Rhys Byrns: P · Louisiana · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Louisiana’s specialists
Rhys Byrns
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches at Louisiana: Billy Napier and Michael Desormeaux. That makes four straight seasons on the honors list: All-Sun Belt again in 2022.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.4 gross, but 12 of 52 inside the 20 (23.1%) — 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 this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs SE Louisiana | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-21vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-33@ Rice | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21@ UL Monroe | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | 50 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs South Alabama | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13@ Marshall | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-18vs Arkansas State | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-39@ Southern Miss | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-23vs Troy | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 60 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-17vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-49@ No. 20 Florida State | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-13@ Texas State | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 57 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-23vs Houston | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 43 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 2258 | 43.4 | 60 | 12 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
23%12 of 52Touchback rate
8%4 of 52Yards / punt
43.452 puntsLong
60yards43.4 yards/punt on 52 punts · 23% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Louisiana, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 62 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
