Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Rhode Island | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs Penn State | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 49 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 48-49@ Toledo | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 55 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 421 | 47.0 | 55 | 6 |
#7
Dante Atton
Senior punter for Temple. From Melbourne, VIC — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Melbourne, VIC · St. Francis Xavier College
The numbers
46.8
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 punts, 46 avg, vs Penn State
Inside the 20 · 67%
0%field median 33%60%
6 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 Temple. From Melbourne, VIC — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
- Signed with Temple in 2023.
Dante Atton
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Dante Atton has been at Temple through three head coaches in four seasons.
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.
202311 games
- Signed with Templeout of St Francis Xavier
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Stan Drayton, Everett Withers, and K.C. Keeler. Multi-era developmental context.
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Rhode Island
47 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
Dominant 24-point win at home against Rhode Island.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 punts, +1 punt inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
2024Temple3-9HC: Everett Withers · Balanced
2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Temple1-2HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
How he plays
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Temple carries two punters; Atton has taken all nine punts.
The battery
Temple’s specialists
- #46Michael PerilloLong snapper · Fr.
- #97Sam WolfendenLong snapper · Jr.
- #7Dante AttonPunter · Sr.9 punts · 46.8 avg · 6 inside the 20
- #91Luke SwordPunter · Fr.
- #98Carl HardinKicker · Sr.4 of 6 on field goals
- #32Darren WuKicker · Sr.
- #90Luke CochraneKicker · Fr.
Where he came from
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
DNA match
Player DNA
Pinner
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alex Weir’s 2023 season.
Matches Alex on
Yards / punt
Height
In-20 rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Angus Davies's junior season at Tulsa (2025).
74%match
Matches Angus on
Class year
In-20 rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Dante Atton
Background
2026 (Senior, Temple): Will begin the season as the incumbent punter ... earned preseason All-American Conference recognition from Phil Steele (first team) and Athlon Sports (second). 2025 (Junior, Temple): Selected to wear a single-digit - one of the highest honors for a Temple Football player…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology