Punter, Michigan State (from Iowa), 2024–26
Rhys Dakin
Lettered 2024–25 at Iowa (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Melbourne, VIC
- Born
- Dec 7, 2004
Wikipedia readers: about 155 a month over the past year
Rhys Dakin plays punter for Michigan State, after Iowa (2024–25).
2026 so far
17 punts, 51.0 average
Last game: vs. Northwestern, L 21–24
Next game: at UCLA, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Honors
Punting
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa | 64 | 2,822 | 44.1 | 61 | 29 |
| 2025 | Iowa | 42 | 1,833 | 43.6 | 65 | 18 |
| 2026 | Michigan State | 17 | 867 | 51.0 | 74 | 7 |
| Career | 123 | 5,522 | 44.9 | 74 | 54 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa | 9 | P | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Iowa | 9 | P | So. | ||
| 2026 | Michigan State | 9 | P | Jr. | 6′4″ | 235 |
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 Michigan State 7 games, 17 punts, 51.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Toledo | W 30–20 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 35–7 | 2 | 101 | 59 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | at Notre Dame | L 10–27 | 4 | 181 | 57 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Nebraska | L 13–31 | 2 | 101 | 52 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Wisconsin | L 3–31 | 3 | 167 | 62 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Illinois | L 37–38 | 2 | 129 | 74 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Northwestern | L 21–24 | 3 | 144 | 58 | 2 |
2025 Iowa 12 games, 42 punts, 43.6 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. UAlbany | W 34–7 | 2 | 100 | 53 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Iowa State | L 13–16 | 5 | 235 | 65 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | at Rutgers | W 38–28 | 3 | 138 | 54 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Indiana | L 15–20 | 3 | 114 | 47 | 3 |
| Oct 11 | atWisconsin | W 37–0 | 4 | 155 | 42 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Penn State | W 25–24 | 2 | 115 | 61 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–3 | 5 | 192 | 46 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Oregon | L 16–18 | 3 | 120 | 48 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at USC | L 21–26 | 3 | 105 | 43 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan State | W 20–17 | 6 | 260 | 53 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | atNebraska | W 40–16 | 3 | 152 | 53 | 2 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–27 | 3 | 147 | 51 | 2 |
2024 Iowa 13 games, 64 punts, 44.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Illinois State | W 40–0 | 5 | 196 | 46 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Iowa State | L 19–20 | 9 | 363 | 49 | 3 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Troy | W 38–21 | 4 | 197 | 52 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | atMinnesota | W 31–14 | 5 | 248 | 55 | 3 |
| Oct 5 | at Ohio State | L 7–35 | 5 | 219 | 55 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Washington | W 40–16 | 2 | 116 | 61 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | atMichigan State | L 20–32 | 4 | 184 | 49 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Northwestern | W 40–14 | 8 | 358 | 52 | 4 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Wisconsin | W 42–10 | 3 | 160 | 57 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at UCLA | L 17–20 | 3 | 117 | 50 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Maryland | W 29–13 | 3 | 132 | 53 | 2 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Nebraska | W 13–10 | 9 | 364 | 54 | 3 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 24–27 | 4 | 168 | 47 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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