Player Story
Matt Ference story
Matt Ference built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a punter from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 36, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Matt Ference's career was his field-position work: 307 punts, 12,886 punting yards, and 48 punts inside the 20 across 58 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois. 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. His career also includes 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 58 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Matt Ference moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.