Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 51 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-45vs Georgia | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 42 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 417 | 41.9 | 51 | 3 |
#37
Gavin Rush
Sophomore punter for Arkansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 209 lb · Franklin, TN
The numbers
41.7
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 punts, 39.5 avg, at Utah
Inside the 20 · 30%
0%field median 33%60%
3 of his 10 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
The story
Sophomore punter for Arkansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sources
In Their Words
123 windows · 2026 fan posts
arkansas×45.9pass×30.4home×48.0rushing×24.4
“This Arkansas defense seems to have a very effective Stockton rush”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
From Franklin, TN.
Arkansas’s specialists
- #51Adam JohnstonLong snapper · Sr.
- #59Max SchmidlyLong snapper · Sr.
- #37Gavin RushPunter · So.10 punts · 41.7 avg · 3 inside the 20
- #34Jesse EhrlichPunter · Sr.1 punt · 54 avg
- #41Connor SmithPunter · Fr.
- #30Max GilbertKicker · Sr.3 of 4 on field goals
- #39Braeden McAlisterKicker · Sr.
- #46Charlie Von Der MedenKicker · Jr.
Career arc
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Game log
Signature game
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 punts, +1 punt inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Arkansas1-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Pass-leaning
Starter
Arkansas carries three punters; Rush has taken ten of the 11.
The battery
Arkansas’s specialists
- #51Adam JohnstonLong snapper · Sr.
- #59Max SchmidlyLong snapper · Sr.
- #37Gavin RushPunter · So.10 punts · 41.7 avg · 3 inside the 20
- #34Jesse EhrlichPunter · Sr.1 punt · 54 avg
- #41Connor SmithPunter · Fr.
- #30Max GilbertKicker · Sr.3 of 4 on field goals
- #39Braeden McAlisterKicker · Sr.
- #46Charlie Von Der MedenKicker · Jr.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology