Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 210 lb · Louisville, KY
Jake Collins: P · Northwestern · #49.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Northwestern’s specialists
Jake Collins
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. He has played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jeff Brohm, Mike Sanford Jr. and Pat Fitzgerald.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.5 gross, but 29 of 79 inside the 20 (36.7%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-27@ Purdue | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 48 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-21vs Duke | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 47 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-39vs Akron | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 40 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs No. 14 Michigan | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-19@ No. 20 Michigan State | 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 56 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Nebraska | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 18-15@ Rutgers | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 70 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs No. 20 Wisconsin | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 14-10@ Iowa | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | 45 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-14@ Minnesota | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-16vs Illinois | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45@ No. 6 Ohio State | 7 | 288 | 41.1 | 56 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 31-20@ No. 20 Utah | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 47 | 3 | |
| Total | 79 | 3199 | 40.5 | 70 | 29 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
37%29 of 79Touchback rate
5%4 of 79Yards / punt
40.579 puntsLong
70yards40.5 yards/punt on 79 punts · 37% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Northwestern carries three punters; Collins has taken all 79 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Western Kentucky and Northwestern — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Brohm, Mike Sanford Jr. and Pat Fitzgerald.
