Joe Doyle

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Memphis Tigers v Mississippi State Bulldogs

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-1
Weight:
199
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.
High School:
Farragut HS
Prev School:
Tennessee

Honors

• 2022 First-Team All-AAC Team (PFF)
• 2022 Third-Team All-AAC Team (Phil Steele)
• 2021 Second-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2018 USA Today Freshman All-America
• 2018 Ray Guy Award Finalist
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021)
• 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2022 (Redshirt Senior)

• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Appeared in all 13 games on the season
• Totaled 49 punts for 2,249 yards for an average of 45.9 yards to go with seven touchbacks, 23 fair catches, 17 punts inside the 20-yard line and 17 punts of 50 yards or more on the season
• Ranked ninth in the NCAA and second in the AAC in punting (45.9)
• Punted eight times for a season-best 400 yards and an average of 50 yards per punt in win over North Texas
• AAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Temple)
• Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week (North Texas)
• Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 (North Texas)
• Ray Guy Award Preseason Watchlist
• First-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)

2021 (Redshirt Junior)

• Ray Guy Award Watch List
• AAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Nicholls)
• Appeared in all 12 games for the Tigers, seeing action at punter and field goal kicker
• Punted 41 times on the season for an average of 46.0 per attempt with four touchbacks, 14 fair catches, 16 inside the 20-yard line and 16 punts of over 50 yards
• Connected on 7-of-12 field goals on the year with a long of 51
• Hit all five of his field goal attempts against Nicholls
• His season-long, 51-yard field goal came in victory over Mississippi State

2020 (at Tennessee)

• Holder for all 10 games.

2019 (at Tennessee)

• Finished with a 41.4 average on 21 punts
• Hit two 50+ yard punts against Mississippi State, including a season-long 57-yarder while downing two punts inside the 10
• Had three punts in the game versus BYU for an average of 45.7 yards with two 50+ yard punts and two downed inside the 20
• Punted one time in the season opener against Georgia State for 47 yards and was downed inside the 20

2018 (at Tennessee)

• Played in all 12 games en route to freshman All-America honors
• Averaged 41.1 yards per punt with 23 punts down inside the 20-yard line and 12 punts of 50 or more yards
• Led the SEC with 65 punts but only allowed eight returns for 15 yards – the fewest by and full-time punter in the SEC
• Led the SEC with 2,673 yards punting
• His 23 I20 punts ranked tied for second on the SEC and tied for 16th in the nation
• Hit a career-long 71-yarder against No. 2 Georgia, the longest punt since Trevor Daniel hit a 72-yard punt at South Carolina in 2017
• Tennessee’s punt return defense set a school record by allowing only 2.0 yards per return
• Booted six punts for an average of 38.0 yards per punt, landing two inside the 10, in his collegiate debut versus West Virginia
• Had four punts inside the 20-yard-line versus UTEP
• Landed two punts inside Auburn’s 10-yard-line, including a 64-yarder that was downed at the 2
• Punted seven times versus Kentucky, including a crucial 31-yarder that landed at the UK 3-yard-line and resulted in a quick three-and-out
• Booted two punts inside the 20 and averaged a career-high 51.0 yards per punt at South Carolina.

2017 (at Tennessee)

• Did not see action

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• 2017 Under Armour All-American punter
• 2017 All-State punter
• Only punter selected for both the Army and Under Armour All-American Games
• 2016 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Semifinalist
• Son of Lisa and Michael Doyle
• Has two brothers, Andrew and Aaron and three sisters, Rachel, Hannah and Sarah