Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 10 | 404 | 40.4 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 7 | 278 | 39.7 | 46 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 841 | 40.0 | 47 | 7 |
#89
Jack Smith
Senior punter for Clemson. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 240 lb · Saraland, AL · Saraland HS
The story
Senior punter for Clemson. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2022.
The numbers
40
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 punts, 40.4 avg, at LSU
Inside the 20 · 33%
0%field median 33%60%
7 of his 21 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
Jack Smith
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Fifth season at Clemson, same address the whole way.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Saraland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Game log
Signature game
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 punts.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 39-18 over that span.
2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2026Clemson2-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning, 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
The No. 2,162 recruit in the country is punting in the ACC as a senior.
The battery
Clemson’s specialists
- #40Brodey ConnLong snapper · Sr.
- #43J.R. BucknerLong snapper · Jr.
- #46Jackson ReachLong snapper · Fr.
- #89Jack SmithPunter · Sr.21 punts · 40 avg · 7 inside the 20
- #81Nolan HauserKicker · Jr.9 of 9 on field goals
- #48Charlie ReedKicker · Jr.
- #38Robert Gunn IIIKicker · Sr.
DNA match
Player DNA
Pinner
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Atticus Bertrams’s 2025 season.
Matches Atticus on
Class year
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Differs from Atticus on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Mitch McCarthy's senior season at Indiana (2025).
62%match
Matches Mitch on
Height
Yards / punt
Weight
Differs from Mitch on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jack Smith
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology