Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-3vs Bryant | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs South Florida | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 57 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 245 | 50.5 | 57 | 2 |
#46
James Wagenseller
Senior punter for Army. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 225 lb · Poway, CA · Poway (USMAPS)
The numbers
49
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 2
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 punts, 48 avg, vs South Florida
Inside the 20 · 40%
0%field median 33%60%
2 of his 5 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
James Wagenseller
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Third season at Army, same address the whole way.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
Career arc
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Army
Played his entire career under Jeff Monken.
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–3
vs Bryant
53 yards per punt · 1 punts · 53 long
Dominant 56-point win at home against Bryant.
2026 snapshot
Since week 1: +4 punts, +2 punts inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 20-9 over that span.
2024Army12-2HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2025Army7-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2026Army1-1HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
How he plays
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Army carries five punters; Wagenseller has taken all five punts.
The battery
Army’s specialists
- #66Drew PrietoLong snapper · Sr.
- #53JB CookLong snapper · So.
- #38Owen SteckerLong snapper · Fr.
- #55Owen WalterLong snapper · Sr.
- #40Robby BelmarezLong snapper · Fr.
- #67Ryan SnipesLong snapper · Jr.
- #46James WagensellerPunter · Sr.5 punts · 49 avg · 2 inside the 20
- #93Andrew AstonePunter · So.
- #36Grant HorvathPunter · Fr.
- #98Matthew FaulkPunter · Jr.
- #16Ryker FloydPunter · Fr.
- #95Dawson JonesKicker · Jr.2 of 3 on field goals
- #15Alex KrishanKicker · Fr.
- #90Bryson HoseaKicker · Jr.
- #17Cole BowersKicker · Fr.
- #97Jake HulsteinKicker · Jr.
- #91Joey ScardinaKicker · So.
- #96Luca GuerraKicker · So.
DNA match
Player DNA
Pinner
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nik Constantinou’s 2022 season.
88%match
All-SEC
Matches Nik on
Weight
Height
Yards / punt
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Joyce's sophomore season at Miami (2024).
84%match
Matches Dylan on
Class year
Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Player DNA
Players who play like James Wagenseller
Background
2025: Served as the starting punter, recording a 43.12-yard average across 32 total punts, with two touchbacks, 13 punts inside the 20, and three punts of at least 50 yards…vs. Tarleton State (8/29): Punted four times with a long of 46 yards and a 38.5-yard average…at Kansas State (9/6): Punted…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology