Wade Lees: P · UCLA · #89.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
UCLA’s specialists
Wade Lees
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada and Chip Kelly.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.9 gross, but 8 of 49 inside the 20 (16.3%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24@ Cincinnati | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 72 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-23vs San Diego State | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-48vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 67-63@ No. 19 Washington State | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 59 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20@ Arizona | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-48vs Oregon State | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-16@ Stanford | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-32vs No. 24 Arizona State | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs Colorado | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 48 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-49@ No. 8 Utah | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 48 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-52@ USC | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 51 | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs California | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 2100 | 42.9 | 72 | 8 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
16%8 of 49Touchback rate
0%0 of 49Yards / punt
42.949 puntsLong
72yards42.9 yards/punt on 49 punts · 16% placed inside the 20.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Maryland and UCLA — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2020
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Randy Edsall, D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada and Chip Kelly.
From Melbourne, Australia — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
