Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · McFarland, WI
Tyler Wedel: P · Northern Illinois · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Northern Illinois’s specialists
Tyler Wedel
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. A 2-star signing who has since put 1 seasons on the field at Northern Illinois.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.7 gross, but 29 of 65 inside the 20 (44.6%) — a pinner. pinner
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
2014 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Presbyterian | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-15@ Northwestern | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-34@ UNLV | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-52@ Arkansas | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-14vs Kent State | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 54 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-34vs Central Michigan | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-41vs Miami (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-17@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-21@ Ball State | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 64 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-24vs Toledo | 8 | 281 | 35.1 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-14@ Ohio | 6 | 257 | 42.8 | 50 | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Western Michigan | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 45 | 3 | |
| Wk 15 | W 51-17@ Bowling Green | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 66 | 3 | |
 Bowl | L 23-52vs Marshall | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 65 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 2708 | 41.7 | 66 | 29 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
45%29 of 65Touchback rate
0%0 of 65Yards / punt
41.765 puntsLong
66yards41.7 yards/punt on 65 punts · 45% placed inside the 20.
Player standing · 2014
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Northern Illinois carries two punters; Wedel has taken all 65 punts.
How it ended
One season at Northern Illinois — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Doeren → Rod Carey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
