Last confirmed: Cincinnati, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 235 lb · Wangaratta, VIC · Middletown
James Smith: P · Cincinnati · #37.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cincinnati’s specialists
James Smith
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has four seasons of production at Cincinnati behind him.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.8 gross, but 19 of 32 inside the 20 (59.4%) — a pinner. pinner
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.
Front Office Sports Oct 22Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 55-20vs Austin Peay | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10vs No. 22 Army | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7vs South Florida | 4 | 187 | 46.8 | 60 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13@ No. 16 SMU | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Memphis | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 46 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-10vs Houston | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-17vs East Carolina | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-33@ UCF | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 16 | W 27-24vs No. 20 Tulsa | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 47 | 2 | |
| Total | 32 | 1402 | 43.8 | 60 | 19 |
Week 8 · 2020
W 42-13
at SMU
45.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20
Dominant 29-point win on the road against SMU.
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Luke Fickell — 35-14 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
50%20 of 40Touchback rate
2%1 of 40Yards / punt
43.940 puntsLong
60yards43.9 yards/punt on 40 punts · 50% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 48 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Luke Fickell.
From Wangaratta, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
