#95

Joseph Castle

P · Akron · Fr. · #95

Returning to Akron for 2026
Fr. · North Huntingdon, Pa. → Norwin
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Joseph Castle

P · Akron · Jr · #95

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Akron
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced

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.

P

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan Hanson’s 2024 season.

Ryan Hanson

89%match

James Madison · 2024

All-Sun Belt
#2

Peter Moore

Virginia Tech · 2022

87%
#3

Ethan Duane

Buffalo · 2024

All-MAC
86%
#4

Jack Stonehouse

Missouri · 2022

86%
#5

James Ferguson-Reynolds

Boise State · 2022

85%

Matches Ryan on

In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Height

Differs from Ryan on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan Flintoft's freshman season at Stanford (2023).

Stanford · 2023

#2

Kyle Greenwell

UAB · 2020

82%
#3

Brady Hodges

Louisville · 2023

81%
#4

Tom Weston

Minnesota · 2025

All-Big Ten
81%
#5

Connor Stutz

UConn · 2024

80%

Matches Aidan on

Class year
Height
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #15526

Final rank
#15526
Avg #15624.0
Finalist prob 0%

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...

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