Joseph Castle
Joseph Castle
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 51–7
vs Duquesne
2 NO · 93 YDS · 46 AVG
Dominant 44-point win at home against Duquesne.
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Akron
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #104 · 2026 recruiting class #129
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan Hanson’s 2024 season.
Matches Ryan on
Differs from Ryan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan Flintoft's freshman season at Stanford (2023).
Matches Aidan on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #15526
Peaked at #15526 this season.
Background
2025: Named to the All-MAC Academic Team... Appeared in all 12 games… punted 47 times for 2,015 yards, averaging 42.9 yards per punt… recorded a season-long 68-yard punt against Wyoming (8/28)… pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 15 times… placed 11 punts 50 yards or longer… recorded a seaso...