Last confirmed: UCLA, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 193 lb · Melbourne
Wade Lees: P · UCLA · #89.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
UCLA’s specialists
Wade Lees
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. He has played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada and Chip Kelly.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.9 gross, but 8 of 49 inside the 20 (16.3%) — 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 17
Sports Illustrated Oct 11Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24@ Cincinnati | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 72 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-23vs San Diego State | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-48vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 67-63@ No. 19 Washington State | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 59 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20@ Arizona | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-48vs Oregon State | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-16@ Stanford | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-32vs No. 24 Arizona State | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs Colorado | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 48 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-49@ No. 8 Utah | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 48 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-52@ USC | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 51 | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs California | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 2100 | 42.9 | 72 | 8 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
16%8 of 49Touchback rate
0%0 of 49Yards / punt
42.949 puntsLong
72yards42.9 yards/punt on 49 punts · 16% placed inside the 20.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Maryland and UCLA — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2020
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Randy Edsall, D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada and Chip Kelly.
From Melbourne, Australia — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
