Patrick Rea
Patrick Rea
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Patrick Rea has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 7 rush yds, 1 tackles against Weber State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Curt Cignetti → Bob Chesney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 63–27
vs Old Dominion
3 NO · 116 YDS · 38 AVG
Dominant 36-point win at home against Old Dominion.
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · James Madison
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (37 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #127 · 2026 recruiting class #80
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Robert LeFevre’s 2021 season.
Matches Robert on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Reis Vernon's junior season at Kansas (2022).
Matches Reis on
Background
2025: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Played in all 14 games, serving as team's primary punter and holder Had 48 punts for 1,968 yards, averaging 41.0 yards per punt Had six punts over 50 yards, 16 punts inside the 20 and three touchbacks Season-long 61-yard punt at Marshall (N...