Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 61 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ App State | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 45 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 474 | 43.3 | 61 | 3 |
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Ian Kelly
Freshman punter for Charlotte. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 160 lb · Bluffton, SC · Hilton Head Christian
The numbers
43.1
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 punts, 39 avg, at Ole Miss
Inside the 20 · 27%
0%field median 33%60%
3 of his 11 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
The story
Freshman punter for Charlotte. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesIan Kelly
The receipt: 1 tackles against The Citadel — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
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2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 punts, +1 punt inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Charlotte0-3HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Starter
Charlotte carries two punters; Kelly has taken eleven of the 13.
The battery
Charlotte’s specialists
- #40Charlie BeckerLong snapper · Fr.
- #33Henry SearcyLong snapper · Fr.
- #44Ian KellyPunter · Fr.11 punts · 43.1 avg · 3 inside the 20
- #95Bronson LongPunter · Sr.2 punts · 45 avg
- #84Aiden BuiKicker · Fr.
- #99Charlie BirtwistleKicker · So.
Background
At Charlotte Freshman, 2025 (0/0): Did not see game action, earning a redshirt High School Attended Hilton Head Christian Academy as an athlete for soccer, football, and basketball A kicker and punter for the varsity football team, appearing in 24 games Scored 130 points kicking with an…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology