Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.7 gross, but 19 of 53 inside the 20 (35.8%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Last confirmed: Notre Dame, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Carrollton, GA
Tyler Newsome: P · Notre Dame · #85.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Notre Dame’s specialists
Tyler Newsome
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. This is his fourth season at Notre Dame.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.7 gross, but 19 of 53 inside the 20 (35.8%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
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
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs No. 14 Michigan | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 57 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-16vs Ball State | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 22-17vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 298 | 59.6 | 63 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-27@ Wake Forest | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 43 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17vs No. 7 Stanford | 4 | 205 | 51.3 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-23@ No. 24 Virginia Tech | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 58 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-14vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-22@ Navy | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Northwestern | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-13vs Florida State | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-3vs No. 12 Syracuse | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17@ USC | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 59 | 2 | |
Bowl | L 3-30@ No. 2 Clemson | 8 | 367 | 45.9 | 61 | 3 | |
| Total | 53 | 2367 | 44.7 | 63 | 19 |
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Brian Kelly — 36-15 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
36%19 of 53Touchback rate
17%9 of 53Yards / punt
44.753 puntsLong
63yards44.7 yards/punt on 53 punts · 36% placed inside the 20 · 9 touchbacks.
Notre Dame carries three punters; Newsome has taken all 53 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Notre Dame — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 50 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brian Kelly.