University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Torney, Nathan
Jersey Number 92
Nathan Torney
- Position:
- Punter
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kyabram, Australia
- High School:
- Kyabram
- Prev School:
- Southern Illinois
Bio
2024 (Junior)
Averaged 39.2 yards on 36 attempts in his inaugural season at Louisiana … booted a long punt of 54 yards in games against Arkansas State (11/9), South Alabama (11/16) and Marshall (12/7) … placed nine punts inside the 20-yard line with 19 attempts resulting in a fair catch … added a 50-yard punt against App State (10/12) … punted only three times in the first four games of the season after not seeing action in the season opener against Grambling (8/31) … set single-game, career-best with 50.0 average against Arkansas State.
2023 (Sophomore - at Southern Illinois)
Appeared in all 13 games as the starting punter, totaling 54 punts for 2,160 yards and averaging 40.0 yards per attempt ... forced 26 fair catches, landed 15 punts inside the 20-yard line, and tallied seven punts of 50+ yards ... turned in a standout performance for the Salukis at Northern Illinois with four punts of 50+ yards, including a season-long 64-yard effort.
2022 (Freshman - at Southern Illinois)
Played in 10 games as a true freshman, missing only one contest in which the team did not punt ... averaged 37.7 yards on 38 punts, registering 17 fair catches, 10 punts inside the 20, and five punts of 50+ yards ... recorded a season-long 60-yard punt at Incarnate Word and added a 58-yard punt at Northwestern while averaging 44.0 yards per attempt.
High School
Competed in the Australian Football League before transitioning to American football ... trained with Chris Sailer Kicking, where he earned a 5-star rating and the designation of “FBS Freshman Year Starter, Scholarship Pick.”
Averaged 39.2 yards on 36 attempts in his inaugural season at Louisiana … booted a long punt of 54 yards in games against Arkansas State (11/9), South Alabama (11/16) and Marshall (12/7) … placed nine punts inside the 20-yard line with 19 attempts resulting in a fair catch … added a 50-yard punt against App State (10/12) … punted only three times in the first four games of the season after not seeing action in the season opener against Grambling (8/31) … set single-game, career-best with 50.0 average against Arkansas State.
2023 (Sophomore - at Southern Illinois)
Appeared in all 13 games as the starting punter, totaling 54 punts for 2,160 yards and averaging 40.0 yards per attempt ... forced 26 fair catches, landed 15 punts inside the 20-yard line, and tallied seven punts of 50+ yards ... turned in a standout performance for the Salukis at Northern Illinois with four punts of 50+ yards, including a season-long 64-yard effort.
2022 (Freshman - at Southern Illinois)
Played in 10 games as a true freshman, missing only one contest in which the team did not punt ... averaged 37.7 yards on 38 punts, registering 17 fair catches, 10 punts inside the 20, and five punts of 50+ yards ... recorded a season-long 60-yard punt at Incarnate Word and added a 58-yard punt at Northwestern while averaging 44.0 yards per attempt.
High School
Competed in the Australian Football League before transitioning to American football ... trained with Chris Sailer Kicking, where he earned a 5-star rating and the designation of “FBS Freshman Year Starter, Scholarship Pick.”
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