Last confirmed: New Mexico State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 144 lb · Phoenix, AZ
Payton Theisler: P · New Mexico State · #16.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
New Mexico State’s specialists
Payton Theisler
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. This is his fourth season at New Mexico State.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.1 gross, but 6 of 63 inside the 20 (9.5%) — 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
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-58@ No. 23 Washington State | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-62@ No. 2 Alabama | 8 | 353 | 44.1 | 65 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31vs San Diego State | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 63 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 52-55@ New Mexico | 3 | 158 | 52.7 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-30vs Fresno State | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-20vs Liberty | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-42@ Central Michigan | 7 | 242 | 34.6 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-41@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-41@ Ole Miss | 7 | 260 | 37.1 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-28vs Incarnate Word | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-35vs UTEP | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-49@ Liberty | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 52 | 2 | |
| Total | 63 | 2651 | 42.1 | 65 | 6 |
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Doug Martin — 15-34 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
10%6 of 63Touchback rate
0%0 of 63Yards / punt
42.163 puntsLong
65yards42.1 yards/punt on 63 punts · 10% placed inside the 20.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
New Mexico State carries three punters; Theisler has taken 63 of the 65.
How it ended
Four seasons at New Mexico State — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Doug Martin.
