Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Florida State | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 41 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 359 | 40.7 | 50 | 1 |
#91
Brody Richter
Senior punter for New Mexico State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 210 lb · Scottsdale, AZ
Transferred Minnesota → New Mexico State for 2026
The numbers
39.9
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 2
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 punts, 40.3 avg, at Florida State
Inside the 20 · 11%
0%field median 33%60%
1 of his 9 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
The story
Senior punter for New Mexico State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Minnesota to New Mexico State in 2026.
Brody Richter
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
His career
202412 games
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- 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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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico State
2025Minnesota
2026New Mexico State
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–14
vs Mercyhurst
43 yards per punt · 1 punts · 43 long
Dominant 37-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
2026 snapshot
Since week 1: +5 punts.
Season context · Team result + system
2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo
2026New Mexico State1-2HC: Tony Sanchez · Balanced
How he plays
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
CFB Index positional classification
The battery
New Mexico State’s specialists
- #41Braydyn SageLong snapper · Fr.
- #45Rocky StallworthLong snapper · Fr.
- #91Brody RichterPunter · Sr.9 punts · 39.9 avg · 1 inside the 20
- #17Ilya UvaydovKicker · Sr.2 of 4 on field goals
- #92David BarkerKicker · Fr.
- #40Kyah FranconeKicker · Fr.
DNA match
Player DNA
Pinner
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dylan Joyce’s 2024 season.
Matches Dylan on
Class year
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Differs from Dylan on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Ross's freshman season at Tennessee (2023).
85%match
Matches Jackson on
Class year
Weight
Yards / punt
Player DNA
Players who play like Brody Richter
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology