Punter, South Alabama, 2014–⁠18

Corliss Waitman

Number: No. 87
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 205 lb
Class (2018): Junior
Hometown: Milton, FL
Born: Jul 21, 1995

Corliss Waitman played punter at South Alabama (2014–⁠18).

Punting

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

160

621

3,167

2,792

5–⁠76–⁠74–⁠83–⁠9

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2015	South Alabama	4	160	40.0	49	0
2016	South Alabama	17	621	36.5	53	0
2017	South Alabama	70	3,167	45.2	66	0
2018	South Alabama	67	2,792	41.7	58	16
Career		158	6,740	42.7	66	16

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2014	South Alabama	87	P	Yr 1
2015	South Alabama	87	P	Yr 2
2016	South Alabama	87	P	Yr 3
2017	South Alabama	87	P	Yr 4
2018	South Alabama	87	P	Jr. (Yr 5)	6′2″	205

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

2018 South Alabama 12 games, 67 punts, 41.7 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 1	vs.Louisiana Tech	L 26–⁠30	4	192	54	1
Sep 8	atOklahoma State	L 13–⁠55	10	397	58	3
Sep 15	vs.Texas State	W 41–⁠31	5	202	43	2
Sep 22	atMemphis	L 35–⁠52	5	225	53	0
Sep 29	atApp State	L 7–⁠52	9	344	52	3
Oct 6	atGeorgia Southern	L 13–⁠48	4	169	53	0
Oct 13	vs.Alabama State	W 45–⁠7	3	139	56	0
Oct 23	vs.Troy	L 17–⁠38	5	213	53	2
Nov 3	atArkansas State	L 14–⁠38	9	391	55	2
Nov 10	vs.UL Monroe	L 10–⁠38	7	316	57	0
Nov 17	atLouisiana	L 38–⁠48	2	68	47	0
Nov 23	vs.Coastal Carolina	W 31–⁠28	4	136	46	3

2017 South Alabama 12 games, 70 punts, 45.2 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 2	atOle Miss	L 27–⁠47	5	232	54
Sep 8	vs.Oklahoma State	L 7–⁠44	7	339	58
Sep 16	vs.Alabama A&M	W 45–⁠0	3	129	53
Sep 23	vs.Idaho	L 23–⁠29	6	278	54
Sep 30	atLouisiana Tech	L 16–⁠34	6	233	48
Oct 11	atTroy	W 19–⁠8	8	380	57
Oct 21	vs.UL Monroe	W 33–⁠23	2	83	43
Oct 26	atGeorgia State	L 13–⁠21	5	232	51
Nov 4	vs.Louisiana	L 14–⁠19	6	302	60
Nov 11	vs.Arkansas State	W 24–⁠19	8	327	51
Nov 18	atGeorgia Southern	L 0–⁠52	9	411	66
Dec 2	atNew Mexico State	L 17–⁠22	5	221	55

2016 South Alabama 12 games, 17 punts, 36.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 3	atMississippi State	W 21–⁠20	5	194	46
Sep 10	vs.Georgia Southern	L 9–⁠24	1	18	18
Sep 17	atLouisiana	L 23–⁠28	1	35	35
Sep 24	vs.Nicholls	W 41–⁠40	1	39	39
Oct 1	vs.San Diego State	W 42–⁠24	1	41	41
Oct 15	atArkansas State	L 7–⁠17	1	49	49
Oct 20	vs.Troy	L 21–⁠28	2	84	46
Oct 29	vs.Georgia State	W 13–⁠10	1	53	53
Nov 19	vs.Presbyterian	W 31–⁠7	1	35	35
Nov 26	atIdaho	L 31–⁠38	1	38	38
Dec 3	vs.New Mexico State	W 35–⁠28	1	27	27
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Air Force	L 21–⁠45	1	8	8

2015 South Alabama 2 games, 4 punts, 40.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 5	vs.Gardner-Webb	W 33–⁠23	1	35	35	0
Sep 19	atSan Diego State	W 34–⁠27	3	125	49	0

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

Before the draft

Drill	Pro day 2020
Height	6′1⅝″
Weight	213 lb

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 57 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

Season	Team	G	Tkl
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	2	–
2022	Denver Broncos	17	–
2024	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	–
2025	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	–
2026 (so far)	San Francisco 49ers	5	–
NFL career		57	–

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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