It’s been a storybook rise for redshirt senior punter Stefan Flintoft, who just might be the best player at his position on the team.
Flintoft leads the Pac-12 Conference and ranks fourth nationally with an average of 46.8 yards per punt, though it hasn’t exactly afforded him celebrity status on campus.
“I’m not Dorian or Wilton, you know,” Flintoft said, referring to quarterbacks Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Wilton Speight.
Flinoft gets plenty of recognition from teammates and coaches for helping the Bruins win the battle of field position. He has a conference-leading 17 punts of 50-plus yards this season and is trying to join Jeff Locke (2010), Aaron Perez (2008) and Kirk Maggio (1989) as the only UCLA punters to own season averages of more than 45 yards.