Punter, South Alabama, to 2026
Aleksi Pulkkinen
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Helsinki, Finland
- Born
- 2000, in Helsinki
Aleksi Pulkkinen plays punter for South Alabama.
2026 so far
16 punts, 37.9 average
Last game: at Arkansas State, W 56–49
Next game: at Marshall, Oct 20
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Punting
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Alabama | 46 | 1,858 | 40.4 | 67 | 16 |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 49 | 1,979 | 40.4 | 59 | 9 |
| 2026 | South Alabama | 16 | 607 | 37.9 | 53 | 7 |
| On file (2024–26) | 111 | 4,444 | 40.0 | 67 | 32 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Alabama | 40 | P | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | South Alabama | 40 | P | So. | ||
| 2025 | South Alabama | 40 | P | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | South Alabama | 40 | P | Sr. | 6′4″ | 215 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 South Alabama 6 games, 16 punts, 37.9 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 39–14 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Tulane | L 24–28 | 2 | 98 | 53 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Ohio | W 41–36 | 3 | 86 | 40 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Kentucky | L 21–45 | 5 | 188 | 52 | 3 |
| Oct 3 | vs. UL Monroe | W 52–35 | 3 | 112 | 44 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Arkansas State | W 56–49 | 2 | 73 | 48 | 1 |
2025 South Alabama 12 games, 49 punts, 40.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Morgan State | W 38–21 | 3 | 128 | 55 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Tulane | L 31–33 | 2 | 63 | 52 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at Auburn | L 15–31 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 20–38 | 3 | 99 | 52 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at North Texas | L 22–36 | 5 | 189 | 53 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at Troy | L 24–31 | 5 | 249 | 55 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Arkansas State | L 14–15 | 8 | 349 | 53 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Georgia State | W 38–31 | 3 | 135 | 49 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Louisiana | L 22–31 | 3 | 64 | 46 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atUL Monroe | W 26–14 | 6 | 235 | 46 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Southern Miss | W 42–35 | 4 | 180 | 53 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Texas State | L 26–49 | 6 | 249 | 59 | 0 |
2024 South Alabama 11 games, 46 punts, 40.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | atOhio | L 20–27 | 7 | 268 | 47 | 4 |
| Sep 19 | at App State | W 48–14 | 2 | 74 | 37 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at LSU | L 10–42 | 6 | 273 | 50 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | atArkansas State | L 16–18 | 5 | 208 | 46 | 4 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Troy | W 25–9 | 4 | 149 | 46 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.UL Monroe | W 46–17 | 4 | 200 | 67 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Georgia Southern | L 30–34 | 2 | 78 | 44 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atLouisiana | W 24–22 | 3 | 114 | 41 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | atSouthern Miss | W 35–14 | 7 | 262 | 42 | 2 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Texas State | L 38–45 | 4 | 157 | 49 | 0 |
| Dec 14 ✦ | vs. Western Michigan | W 30–23 | 2 | 75 | 38 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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