Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 10 | 435 | 43.5 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 47 | 2 | |
| Total | 18 | 772 | 42.6 | 48 | 3 |
#25
Alex Smith
Senior punter for Georgia Southern. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 230 lb · Woodstock, GA · Caulfield Grammar School
The numbers
42.9
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
Inside the 20 · 17%
0%field median 33%60%
3 of his 18 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
The play that turned itSwung Jacksonville State from 34% to 73% to win.Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State · 31-27
The story
Senior punter for Georgia Southern. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Georgia Southern in 2023.
Alex Smith
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Fourth season at Georgia Southern, same address the whole way. 2025 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 1 tackles against Clemson — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202313 games
- Signed with Georgia Southernout of Harlem
202512 games
- All-Sun Beltthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Southern
Played his entire career under Clay Helton.
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
40.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 42 long
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 punts, +2 punts inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Clay Helton — 22-20 over that span.
2023Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
2024Georgia Southern8-5HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Georgia Southern1-2HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
The battery
Georgia Southern’s specialists
- #41Chason GlennLong snapper · So.
- #93Gaines WoodLong snapper · Sr.
- #46Gavin KurpisLong snapper · So.
- #25Alex SmithPunter · Sr.18 punts · 42.9 avg · 3 inside the 20
- #95Tripp BryantKicker · So.3 of 4 on field goals
- #97Blake FordKicker · Sr.0 of 1 on field goals
- #99Donal DempseyKicker · So.
- #98TJ HartleyKicker · Sr.
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Fraser Masin’s 2022 season.
Matches Fraser on
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Class year
Differs from Fraser on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Will Karoll's junior season at UCLA (2025).
67%match
Matches Will on
Class year
Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Differs from Will on
Height (higher)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Alex Smith
Background
2025-26 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner’s List 2025 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team 2025 - All-Sun Belt Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele) 2024 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (Phil Steele) 2024 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team (College Football Network) 2024 -…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology