Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.0 gross, but 7 of 42 inside the 20 (16.7%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Last confirmed: Florida, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 176 lb · Orlando, FL · Boone
Tommy Townsend: P · Florida · #43.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Florida’s specialists
Tommy Townsend
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. He has spent two seasons at Florida.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.0 gross, but 7 of 42 inside the 20 (16.7%) — 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 · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-20vs Miami | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs UT Martin | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 29-21@ Kentucky | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-3vs Tennessee | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-0vs Towson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-13vs No. 7 Auburn | 7 | 330 | 47.1 | 62 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-42@ No. 5 LSU | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-27@ South Carolina | 7 | 313 | 44.7 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-24vs No. 8 Georgia | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 56-0vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 43 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-6@ Missouri | 8 | 366 | 45.8 | 71 | 4 | |
| Wk 14 | W 40-17vs Florida State | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 42 | 0 | |
Bowl | W 36-28@ Virginia | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 1847 | 44.0 | 71 | 7 |
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Dan Mullen — 21-5 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
17%7 of 42Touchback rate
2%1 of 42Yards / punt
44.042 puntsLong
71yards44.0 yards/punt on 42 punts · 17% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Florida carries four punters; Townsend has taken all 42 punts.
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Butch Jones, Jim McElwain, Randy Shannon and Dan Mullen.