Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.1 gross, but 17 of 34 inside the 20 (50.0%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.

2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
John Hoyet Chance
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Conference USA.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.1 gross, but 17 of 34 inside the 20 (50.0%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
TCU’s specialists
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 45 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Arkansas State | 3 | 158 | 52.7 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-21@ UCF | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17vs No. 10 BYU | 6 | 280 | 46.7 | 66 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-6@ Baylor | 8 | 323 | 40.4 | 58 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24vs West Virginia | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 22-16vs Kansas | 8 | 348 | 43.5 | 55 | 2 | |
| Total | 34 | 1466 | 43.1 | 66 | 17 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 punts, 2 punts inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
50%17 of 34Touchback rate
0%0 of 34Yards / punt
43.134 puntsLong
66yards43.1 yards/punt on 34 punts · 50% placed inside the 20.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
TCU carries two punters; Chance has taken all 34 punts.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
3 weekly honors (2025)
Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sonny Cumbie and Sonny Dykes.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to TCU