Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 40 | 0 |
#19
Billy Gowers
Sophomore punter for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 207 lb · Melbourne, VIC · Xavier College
Transferred Hawai'i → Indiana for 2026
The numbers
39.5
yards per punt · 2026
2 punts · long of 40
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 punts, 39 avg, vs Howard
Swing playSwung Colorado State from 28% to 55% to win.Hawai'i at Colorado State · 31-19
His full recruiting profileThe story
2 punter for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Hawai'i to Indiana in 2026.
- Named All-America (PFF) in 2025.
- Named All-America (PFF) in 2025.
Billy Gowers
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-America (PFF).
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202513 games
- All-America
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥇
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
1 selectors honored him
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Indiana
2025Hawai'i
2026Indiana
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning
2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 55–0
vs Howard
1 NO · 39 YDS · 39 AVG
Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.
With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan Eckley’s 2023 season.
81%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 6
Matches Ryan on
In-20 rate
Weight
Yards / punt
Differs from Ryan on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to John Hoyet Chance's freshman season at Louisiana Tech (2025).
82%match
All-Conference USA
Matches John on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Billy Gowers
Background
Career Notes & Records Appeared in 13 games in one season at Hawai’i (2025) … Collegiate debut game against Stanford (8/23) in 2025 … Pinned 25 career punts inside the 20-yard line – with seven inside the opposition’s 10-yard line … Earned All-America honors (Pro Football Focus) and Freshman All-...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology