Punter, Georgia Southern, 2023–⁠26

Alex Smith

Number: No. 25
Height: 6′6″
Weight: 230 lb
Class (2026): Senior
Hometown: Woodstock, GA

Alex Smith plays punter for Georgia Southern.

2026 so far

29 punts, 42.7 average

Last game: at Old Dominion, W 23–⁠15

Next game: vs. App State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, punting yards

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record

1,871

2,479

2,397

1,237

6–⁠78–⁠57–⁠63–⁠4*

* The season in progress, so far.

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2023	Georgia Southern	47	1,871	39.8	58	18
2024	Georgia Southern	58	2,479	42.7	63	18
2025	Georgia Southern	56	2,397	42.8	55	14
2026	Georgia Southern	29	1,237	42.7	48	8
Career		190	7,984	42.0	63	58

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2023	Georgia Southern	25	P	Fr.
2024	Georgia Southern	25	P	So.
2025	Georgia Southern	25	P	Jr.
2026	Georgia Southern	25	P	Sr.	6′6″	230

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 Georgia Southern 7 games, 29 punts, 42.7 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 5	vs.Charleston Southern	W 31–⁠0	4	161	42	0
Sep 12	atClemson	L 7–⁠22	10	435	48	1
Sep 19	atJacksonville State	L 27–⁠31	4	176	47	2
Sep 26	vs.Houston	L 28–⁠42	2	82	42	0
Oct 3	atCoastal Carolina	W 31–⁠24	4	175	48	1
Oct 10	vs.James Madison	L 24–⁠27	2	76	47	2
Oct 15	atOld Dominion	W 23–⁠15	3	132	47	2

2025 Georgia Southern 12 games, 56 punts, 42.8 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 30	atFresno State	L 14–⁠42	7	276	48	1
Sep 6	atUSC	L 20–⁠59	7	282	50	2
Sep 13	vs.Jacksonville State	W 41–⁠34	2	82	42	2
Sep 20	vs.Maine	W 45–⁠17	3	136	50	1
Sep 27	atJames Madison	L 10–⁠35	8	349	48	1
Oct 9	vs.Southern Miss	L 35–⁠38	5	233	55	2
Oct 25	atArkansas State	L 24–⁠34	6	247	45	2
Nov 6	atApp State	W 25–⁠23	3	128	46	1
Nov 15	vs.Coastal Carolina	W 45–⁠40	4	166	44	1
Nov 22	vs.Old Dominion	L 10–⁠45	7	323	54	1
Nov 29	atMarshall	W 24–⁠19	2	81	42	0
Dec 29 ✦	vs.App State	W 29–⁠10	2	94	50	0

2024 Georgia Southern 13 games, 58 punts, 42.7 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 31	vs.Boise State	L 45–⁠56	4	159	43	1
Sep 7	atNevada	W 20–⁠17	6	244	47	3
Sep 14	vs.South Carolina State	W 42–⁠14	3	152	63	0
Sep 21	atOle Miss	L 13–⁠52	8	327	49	2
Sep 28	atGeorgia State	W 38–⁠21	5	214	51	3
Oct 12	vs.Marshall	W 24–⁠23	7	325	57	4
Oct 19	vs.James Madison	W 28–⁠14	2	89	50	1
Oct 24	atOld Dominion	L 19–⁠47	5	210	48	1
Nov 2	atSouth Alabama	W 34–⁠30	5	212	45	2
Nov 16	vs.Troy	L 20–⁠28	3	132	45	0
Nov 23	atCoastal Carolina	W 26–⁠6	3	120	46	1
Nov 30	vs.App State	W 29–⁠20	3	127	44	0
Dec 19 ✦	vs.Sam Houston	L 26–⁠31	4	168	47	0

2023 Georgia Southern 13 games, 47 punts, 39.8 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 2	vs.The Citadel	W 34–⁠0	2	71	37	1
Sep 9	vs.UAB	W 49–⁠35	1	39	39	0
Sep 16	atWisconsin	L 14–⁠35	3	109	43	0
Sep 23	atBall State	W 40–⁠3	5	207	58	3
Sep 30	vs.Coastal Carolina	W 38–⁠28	5	220	53	2
Oct 14	atJames Madison	L 13–⁠41	5	193	43	1
Oct 21	vs.UL Monroe	W 38–⁠28	5	226	56	2
Oct 26	vs.Georgia State	W 44–⁠27	4	152	51	2
Nov 4	atTexas State	L 24–⁠45	2	72	42	0
Nov 11	atMarshall	L 33–⁠38	6	231	44	3
Nov 18	vs.Old Dominion	L 17–⁠20	4	149	42	3
Nov 25	atApp State	L 27–⁠55	3	129	50	1
Dec 16 ✦	vs.Ohio	L 21–⁠41	2	73	38	0

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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