Tyler Pastula Season 2024

PositionP
Weight220 lbs
Height6-3
ClassSenior
HometownEaston, Pa.
Previous SchoolUAlbany
Exp.TR

HONORS/AWARDS
* 2024 Ray Guy Award Watch List
* 2024 All-Mountain West First Team
* Ray Guy National Punter of the Week (Nov. 4, 2024)

SENIOR SEASON (2024)
Earned an all-Mountain West First Team selection ... Extended SDSU's streak to five consecutive years of having a specialist earn all-conference honors ... Named the MW Punter of the Year and a first team all-MW selection by College Football Network ... An early season addition to the Ray Guy Award watch list ... A two-time Ray's 8 selection and the week ten Ray Guy National Punter of the Week ... Started all 12 games in his final collegiate season ... Punted 58 times for 2,675 yards (46.1 avg.) with 18 landing inside the 20-yard line and 17 going for at least 50 yards ... Also owned a NET average of 41.4 yards per game ... His 46.12 punting average ranked third in SDSU single-season history and fourth in FBS this season ... Punted three times for 110 yards in his SDSU debut against Texas A&M-Commerce ... Had a season high seven punts for 340 yards (48.6 avg.) against Oregon State on Sept. 7 ... Had three of his punts go 50-plus yards and three land inside the 20 ... His 48.6 average was a career-high (min. 4 punts) ... Punted six times for 274 yards with two touchbacks, two fair catches, two inside the 20 and two of 50-plus at California on Sept. 14 ... Had five punts total 236 yards at Central Michigan on Sept. 28 ... Had two land inside the 20-yard line and one go further than 50 yards ... Honored as a Ray's 8 selection for his performance in the conference opener against Hawai'i on Oct. 5 (week six) ... Recorded five punts for 238 yards (47.6 avg.) with a long of 65 yards ... Had two punts of 50-plus yards and two land inside the 20 ... Matched his season high with seven punts at Wyoming on Oct. 12 ... Totaled 330 yards, including a 75-yarder in the first quarter which ranked tied for fourth longest in FBS at the end of the regular season ... Punted four times for 141 yards against Washington State on Oct. 12 ... Surpassed 10,000 career punting yards which made him the 8th active punter to reach the career milestone at the time ... Named the Ray Guy National Punter of the Week for his performance at No. 15/19 Boise State on Nov. 1 ... Punted four times for 201 yards (50.2 avg.) with two inside the 20-yard line ... His longest was a 79-yard boot that tied for the longest in FBS this season and tied for sixth longest in SDSU program history ... The 50.2 average and net average were both career bests (min. 4 punts) ... Punted four times for 186 yards against New Mexico on Nov. 8 ... Three of his four punts landed inside the 20 and his longest was 64 yards ... Had six punts for 289 yards at UNLV on Nov. 16 ... Matched his season best of three punts going 50-plus yards with a long of 58 ... Had six punts total 286 yards at Utah State on Nov. 23 ... Two punts went for 50-plus yards ... Only punted once in the season finale against Air Force on Nov. 30 ... His final collegiate punt went 44 yards.

PRIOR TO SAN DIEGO STATE

Becomes an Aztec for his final collegiate season after two years at the University of Delaware (2020-21) and two years at the University at Albany (2022-23) … Named 2023 All-CAA Second Team Special Teams and Phil Steele All-CAA Third Team as well as a 2021 All-CAA First Team selection … Also named to the 2022 FCS Punter of the Year preseason watch list … Has served as his team’s primary punter all four years, including his true freshman season at Delaware … In his career, has punted 201 times for 8,461 yards (42.09 avg) … Owns 63 punts landing inside the 20-yard line and 35 punts of over 50 yards, including a career-long of 73.

HIGH SCHOOL
A Pennsylvania native, played high school at Easton Area High School, where he averaged 40 yards per punt in his career ... As a senior, he punted 34 times for 972 yards helping his team to an 8-5 record.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Punts: 9 at Baylor (9/3/22), vs. James Madison (10/23/21)
Punt Yards: 406 at Baylor (9/3/22)
Punt Avg. (min. 2 att.): 51.7 at South Dakota State (12/15/23)
Net Punt Pavg. (min. 2 att.): 50.2 at Boise State (11/1/24)
Punt Long: 79 at Boise State (11/1/24)
Punt Fair Catches: 4 vs. Villanova (11/20/21)
Punts Inside 20: 5 at Stony Brook (10/16/21)