Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 4 | 209 | 52.3 | 70 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 262 | 52.6 | 70 | 2 |
#31
Max Fletcher
Senior punter for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 190 lb · Melbourne, VIC · ProKick
Returning to Cincinnati for 2026
The story
4 punter for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas in 2022.
- Transferred from Arkansas to Cincinnati in 2024.
The numbers
52.4
yards per punt · 2026
5 punts · long of 70 · 2 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 punts, 53 avg, vs Western Carolina
His full recruiting profileMax Fletcher
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Sam Pittman and Scott Satterfield. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Boston College — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20229 games
- Signed with Arkansas3-star out of ProKick Australia
2024
- Entered the portal
202513 games
- All-Big 12
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy
2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Cincinnati2-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 62–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (23 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Evan Crenshaw’s 2025 season.
82%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Evan on
Class year
Weight
In-20 rate
Differs from Evan on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Loecher's junior season at Oregon State (2022).
61%match
Matches Luke on
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Differs from Luke on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Max Fletcher
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology