Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.1 gross, but 10 of 35 inside the 20 (28.6%) — a flipper. flipper
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.
Joseph Castle
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Now in a second season at Akron.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.1 gross, but 10 of 35 inside the 20 (28.6%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Akron’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Play by play for 1 of 9 games. The rest are in the game log.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | 9 | 379 | 42.1 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UNLV | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 63 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-41@ Central Michigan | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-25vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-35@ Kent State | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-28vs Ohio | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 1475 | 42.1 | 63 | 10 |
Last game (Wk 10): 1 punt.
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead, all balanced offenses — 6-15 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
29%10 of 35Touchback rate
9%3 of 35Yards / punt
42.135 puntsLong
63yards42.1 yards/punt on 35 punts · 29% placed inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Akron carries two punters; Castle has taken all 35 punts.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Joe Moorhead.