The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Foley, Patrick

Jersey Number 27
Patrick Foley
- Prev School:
- Arkansas
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Creighton Prep
Bio
AT UAB:
Currently has the second best career punt average in school history (43.27)...In two seasons, has 81 punts for 3,505 yards.
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024):
Ray Guy Watch List...Averaged 43.7 yards per punt on 41 punts...His average of 43.7 yards per punt was the fourth highest single season average in school history...Had a long of 64 and tallied eight punts of 50+...Downed 11 punts inside the 20 and had seven fair catches.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023 AT UAB):
Ray Guy wWatch List...Averaged 42.9 yards per punt on 40 punts in 2023...Had a long of 69 yards and had 10 punts go 50+ and nine downed inside the 20...His average of 42.9 yards per punt was the sixth highest single season average in school history.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022 AT ARKANSAS):
Did not play in any games.
AS A FRESHMAN (2021 AT ARKANSAS):
Did not play in any games.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated a five-star punter by Kohl’s Kicking and a four-and-a-half-star kicker … Ranked the No. 14 punter in the country by Kohl’s Kicking … Handled both kicking and punting duties for head coach Tim Johnk at Creighton Preparatory School … During his junior season named an all-state, all-metro, all-conference and all-academic state punter … As a senior, was 6-for-7 on field goals with a long of 45 yards and missed his only attempt of the season on a 55-yard try … Converted 28-of-28 point after tries … Also punted 40 times for an average of 40.7 yards per with nine downed inside the 20-yard line … As a junior, made eight-of-eight field goal attempts and 36-of-37 point after tries … Punted 41 times for an average of 39.0 yards per punt.
PERSONAL:
Born November 17, 2002...Son of Tom and Mary Foley.
Currently has the second best career punt average in school history (43.27)...In two seasons, has 81 punts for 3,505 yards.
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024):
Ray Guy Watch List...Averaged 43.7 yards per punt on 41 punts...His average of 43.7 yards per punt was the fourth highest single season average in school history...Had a long of 64 and tallied eight punts of 50+...Downed 11 punts inside the 20 and had seven fair catches.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023 AT UAB):
Ray Guy wWatch List...Averaged 42.9 yards per punt on 40 punts in 2023...Had a long of 69 yards and had 10 punts go 50+ and nine downed inside the 20...His average of 42.9 yards per punt was the sixth highest single season average in school history.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022 AT ARKANSAS):
Did not play in any games.
AS A FRESHMAN (2021 AT ARKANSAS):
Did not play in any games.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated a five-star punter by Kohl’s Kicking and a four-and-a-half-star kicker … Ranked the No. 14 punter in the country by Kohl’s Kicking … Handled both kicking and punting duties for head coach Tim Johnk at Creighton Preparatory School … During his junior season named an all-state, all-metro, all-conference and all-academic state punter … As a senior, was 6-for-7 on field goals with a long of 45 yards and missed his only attempt of the season on a 55-yard try … Converted 28-of-28 point after tries … Also punted 40 times for an average of 40.7 yards per with nine downed inside the 20-yard line … As a junior, made eight-of-eight field goal attempts and 36-of-37 point after tries … Punted 41 times for an average of 39.0 yards per punt.
PERSONAL:
Born November 17, 2002...Son of Tom and Mary Foley.
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