The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Greenwell, Kyle
Jersey Number 98
Kyle Greenwell
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Thompson's Station, Tenn.
- High School:
- Independence HS
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2022:)
Honorable Mention All-Conference USA… School record holder in every punting category…Averaged 45.3 yards per punt on 44 punts…Had a long of 60 and has 12 punts of 50+ plus, 12 punts that were downed inside the 20…Also handled all holding duties on FG and PAT and did not have one bad hold this year.
AS A JUNIOR (2021) (COVID WAIVER APPLIED):
Conference USA Honorable Mention...Appeared as UAB's punter in all 13 games...Punted 60 times for a total of 2525 yards, good for a punt average of 42.1...Had a long punt of 73 yards at North Texas, in addition to 12 punts of over 50 yards...Pinned 16 punts inside of the 20 yard line...Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 20
AS A JUNIOR (2020):
Appeared as UAB's punter in all nine games... Punted 46 times for a total of 1,958 yards, good for42.6 yards per punt... Had a long of 61 yards, in addition to eight 50+ yard punts... Pinned 15 punts inside the 20 yard line on the season... Recovered a fumble at South Alabama on Sept. 24.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019):
Midseason addition to the Ray Guy Award...Had 68 punts for 2,860 yards, good for an average of 42.1 yards per punt...Had a long of 66...Had 11 punts of 50+ yards and placed 22 punts inside the 20 yard line...His 68 punts were the fifth most in a season at UAB and his yardage of 2,860 was the third most.
AS A FRESHMAN (2018):
Handled all punting duties as a true freshman...Had 58 punts for 2,323 yards for an average of 40.1 yards per punt...Had a long of 57...Placed 15 of his punts inside the 20 and had eight punts of 50 yards or more...Helped UAB win its first C-USA Championship and bowl game in program history, along with winning a school record 11 games.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Selected as the Special Teams Independence Football Player of the Game in 2017…He averaged 42 net yards per punt as a senior with a long of 72 yards…Ranked the No. 53 player in the state of Tennessee…Chose UAB over Middle Tennessee State University.
PERSONAL:
Son of Ryan and Mitzi Greenwell...Has two sisters, Emma and Ally...Major Undecided...Born on Nov. 8, 1999.
Honorable Mention All-Conference USA… School record holder in every punting category…Averaged 45.3 yards per punt on 44 punts…Had a long of 60 and has 12 punts of 50+ plus, 12 punts that were downed inside the 20…Also handled all holding duties on FG and PAT and did not have one bad hold this year.
AS A JUNIOR (2021) (COVID WAIVER APPLIED):
Conference USA Honorable Mention...Appeared as UAB's punter in all 13 games...Punted 60 times for a total of 2525 yards, good for a punt average of 42.1...Had a long punt of 73 yards at North Texas, in addition to 12 punts of over 50 yards...Pinned 16 punts inside of the 20 yard line...Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 20
AS A JUNIOR (2020):
Appeared as UAB's punter in all nine games... Punted 46 times for a total of 1,958 yards, good for42.6 yards per punt... Had a long of 61 yards, in addition to eight 50+ yard punts... Pinned 15 punts inside the 20 yard line on the season... Recovered a fumble at South Alabama on Sept. 24.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019):
Midseason addition to the Ray Guy Award...Had 68 punts for 2,860 yards, good for an average of 42.1 yards per punt...Had a long of 66...Had 11 punts of 50+ yards and placed 22 punts inside the 20 yard line...His 68 punts were the fifth most in a season at UAB and his yardage of 2,860 was the third most.
AS A FRESHMAN (2018):
Handled all punting duties as a true freshman...Had 58 punts for 2,323 yards for an average of 40.1 yards per punt...Had a long of 57...Placed 15 of his punts inside the 20 and had eight punts of 50 yards or more...Helped UAB win its first C-USA Championship and bowl game in program history, along with winning a school record 11 games.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Selected as the Special Teams Independence Football Player of the Game in 2017…He averaged 42 net yards per punt as a senior with a long of 72 yards…Ranked the No. 53 player in the state of Tennessee…Chose UAB over Middle Tennessee State University.
PERSONAL:
Son of Ryan and Mitzi Greenwell...Has two sisters, Emma and Ally...Major Undecided...Born on Nov. 8, 1999.
Coffee with Coach | 2025 Week 3
Tuesday, September 09
Coffee with Coach | 2025 Week 4
Wednesday, September 03
Coffee with Coach | 2025 Week 2
Tuesday, September 02
UAB Football Postgame Press Conference | Alabama State
Friday, August 29
