Last confirmed: UConn, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Wilmington, NC
Justin Wain: P · UConn · #42.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
UConn’s specialists
Justin Wain
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. He has spent three seasons at UConn.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.8 gross, but 0 of 74 inside the 20 (0.0%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Maine | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Navy | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 13-10vs Virginia | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31vs Syracuse | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-42@ No. 6 Houston | 12 | 493 | 41.1 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-9vs Cincinnati | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-42@ South Florida | 9 | 361 | 40.1 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-24vs UCF | 5 | 175 | 35.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-41@ East Carolina | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-21vs Temple | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-30@ Boston College | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-38vs Tulane | 6 | 214 | 35.7 | 56 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 3017 | 40.8 | 56 | 0 |
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Bob Diaco — 11-26 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
0%0 of 74Touchback rate
0%0 of 74Yards / punt
40.874 puntsLong
56yards40.8 yards/punt on 74 punts · 0% placed inside the 20.
UConn carries two punters; Wain has taken all 74 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons at UConn — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Pasqualoni → Bob Diaco. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
