Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.3 gross, but 4 of 63 inside the 20 (6.3%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Last confirmed: San Diego State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Lindenhurst, IL · El Camino College
Tanner Blain: P · San Diego State · #91.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
San Diego State’s specialists
Tanner Blain
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at San Diego State since.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.3 gross, but 4 of 63 inside the 20 (6.3%) — 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 · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs New Hampshire | 8 | 295 | 36.9 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-40vs California | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-28@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 52 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-42@ South Alabama | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 26-7vs UNLV | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-3@ Fresno State | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 57 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-3vs San José State | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-13@ Utah State | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-0vs Hawai'i | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 46-16@ Nevada | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-34@ Wyoming | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-63vs Colorado State | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24@ Wyoming | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 75 | 0 | |
Bowl | W 34-10vs Houston | 7 | 257 | 36.7 | 42 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 2602 | 41.3 | 75 | 4 |
Bowl · 2016
W 34-10
vs Houston · neutral site
36.7 yards per punt · 7 punts · 42 long
Dominant 24-point win at a neutral site against Houston.
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Rocky Long, all run-heavy offenses — 22-6 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
6%4 of 63Touchback rate
0%0 of 63Yards / punt
41.363 puntsLong
75yards41.3 yards/punt on 63 punts · 6% placed inside the 20.
San Diego State carries two punters; Blain has taken all 63 punts.
How it ended
Two seasons at San Diego State — his college career is complete.
His career