Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 59 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 57 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Northwestern | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 45 | 2 | |
| Total | 13 | 559 | 44.0 | 59 | 6 |
#35
Damon Greaves
Senior punter for Colorado. From Busselton, Australia — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Busselton · Prokick Australia
The numbers
43
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 punts, 40.8 avg, at Georgia Tech
Inside the 20 · 46%
0%field median 33%60%
6 of his 13 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 Colorado. From Busselton, Australia — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
- Signed with Kansas in 2023.
- Transferred from Kansas to Colorado in 2025.
Damon Greaves
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Lance Leipold and Deion Sanders.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202312 games
- Signed with Kansasout of ProKick Australia
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Colorado
Played his entire career under Deion Sanders.
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
51 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 punts, +2 punts inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Colorado2-1HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Colorado carries two punters; Greaves has taken all 13 punts.
The battery
Colorado’s specialists
- #60Brady RadzLong snapper · Sr.
- #45Luke WhitingLong snapper · Sr.
- #64Nelson WilliamsLong snapper · Fr.
- #50Trey YoungLong snapper · So.
- #35Damon GreavesPunter · Sr.13 punts · 43 avg · 6 inside the 20
- #38Daniel GerlachPunter · Sr.
- #46Elliot ArnoldKicker · So.1 of 2 on field goals
- #39Cadel AyalaKicker · So.
Where he came from
From Busselton, Australia — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rhys Byrns’s 2022 season.
87%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Rhys on
In-20 rate
Weight
Yards / punt
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan Flintoft's junior season at Stanford (2025).
74%match
Matches Aidan on
Class year
Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Differs from Aidan on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Damon Greaves
Background
AT COLORADO HONORS All Big 12 Honorable Mention 2025 (Jr.) Played in all 12 games of the 2025 season. Took all 67 punts and 43 holds on field goal’s and PAT’s. On his 67 punts he averaged 42.4 yards and had 15 inside the 20 and 13 of 50 yards or more. He was tied for 4th in the Big 12 in punts…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology