Player Story
Joe Rivera story
Joe Rivera built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a punter from Grinnell, IA wearing No. 7, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Joe Rivera's career was his field-position work: 101 punts, 4,097 punting yards, and 29 punts inside the 20 across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: Joe Rivera moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.