Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 47 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 139 | 48.2 | 54 | 1 |
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Dylan Drennan
Sophomore punter for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Dallas, TX
Transferred Buffalo → Purdue for 2026
The numbers
46.3
yards per punt · 2026
3 punts · long of 54 · 1 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 punts, 54 avg, vs Indiana State
The play that turned itSwung Eastern Michigan from 13% to 51% to win.Eastern Michigan at Buffalo · 31-30
The story
2 punter for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Buffalo in 2024.
- Transferred from Buffalo to Purdue in 2026.
Dylan Drennan
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Pete Lembo and Barry Odom. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC.
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.
2024
- Signed with Buffaloout of Dallas Jesuit
202511 games
- All-MACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
2025Buffalo
2026Purdue
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast 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
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
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 Kade Reynoldson’s 2024 season.
79%match
Matches Kade on
Class year
Height
In-20 rate
Differs from Kade on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Bailey Ettridge's freshman season at Nevada (2025).
78%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Bailey on
Class year
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Differs from Bailey on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dylan Drennan
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology