Temple University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster
Dante Atton
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Australia
- High School:
- St. Francis Xavier College
2026 (Senior, Temple): Will compete at the punter position for the 2026 season.
2025 (Junior, Temple): Selected to wear a single-digit - one of the highest honors for a Temple Football player - given to the those who lead on and off the field ... returns as the teams primary punter and holder ... named to the 2025 Ray Guy Award Watch List and was named one of 10 semifinalists for the award in November ... served as a team captain (Howard, Navy, Army). ... set a career high for most punts in a game (12) and punting yards (459) vs Oklahoma ... had a season-long 52 yard punt vs UTSA ... had his longest punt of the season of 57 yards at Charlotte and was once again named to Ray Guy Award's "Ray's 8" ... recorded 4 punts inside the 20 yard line (Oklahoma, Charlotte, Tulsa) ... named American Con- ference special teams player of the week following the Tulsa game ... was named to the "Ray's 8" list four times (UTSA, Charlotte, Tulsa, East Carolina) and was also named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week following the East Carolina game when he had seven punts for a 45.0 average with 3 punts inside-the-20 ... had 2 punts downed inside the one yard line at North Texas ... lettered.
2024 (Sophomore): Entered the season as the teams primary punter and holder ... part of the FG kicking mechanics that has led Maddux Trujillo to become just the third player in NCAA history to kick two 60+ yard FGs in the same season ... set new career-long punt of 58 yards at Oklahoma ... had a carer-high four Inside-the-20 vs. Army ... set career-high 350 punting yards, including a career-long tying 58 yarder at UConn ... collected a career-high 11 punts at Tulane ... had a career-long 66-yard punt at UTSA ... lettered.
2023 (Freshman): Served as teams primary punter and holder ... was part of the 2023 recruiting class ... played in his first ever football game in the season opener vs. Akron ... punted a career high 8 times vs. SMU ... had a career-long 57 yard punt vs. Miami ... lettered.
Personal: Born Dante Kayden Atton in Melbourne, Australia ... list of favorites include: Big Bang Theory (TV show), Barefoot Investor (book), Hacksaw Ridge (movie) ... business management major.
