Gehrig Heil, Hawai'i P: the 2026 season story
Gehrig Heil is a freshman punter for Hawai'i (Mountain West). He ranks 41st of 232 punters in Division I by the Player Index, which judges every punter on the measures that matter at the position, adjusted for the opponents he faced.
Scouting report
Why it matters. Knowing the one or two things a player does best, and where he is ordinary, says more than any single total. Gehrig Heil's strongest measure is touchbacks at 2%, 25th of 134 (the average is 6%). His weakest is gross punt average at 43.7, 59th of 134 (the average is 43.6).
Against every punter
Why it matters. Splitting the measures into how much, how well and how many big plays shows what kind of punter he is. Among ranked punters he sits, on average, in the 69th percentile for efficiency and 77th for impact.
The season, game by game
Why it matters. A season average can hide a player who is great one week and absent the next; game by game shows how dependable he is. Over 9 games, Gehrig Heil's best came in week 6 at Arizona State and his quietest in week 7 against New Mexico.
Where he does his damage
Why it matters. Where and how a player makes his plays shows how his team uses him and what a defense has to take away.
National and conference
Why it matters. A national rank shows how a player stacks up beyond his own league, where the competition can be very different. Gehrig Heil is 34th of 134 FBS punters and 3rd of 10 in the Mountain West. Next up nationally is Palmer Williams of Baylor, 0.01 ahead on the index.
Punters like him
Why it matters. Comparing a player with his closest statistical matches puts his season in context beyond the rankings. His closest match this season is Christian Teeter of Georgia State.
