Despite replacing Cameron Dicker in all three kicking phases, the Texas Longhorns finished the 2022 season No. 11 nationally in FEI’s special teams rankings, including No. 7 in punt return efficiency and No. 12 in kickoff efficiency.
Under special teams coordinator Jeff Banks, the Longhorns were able to answer some key questions, finding a placekicker in Bert Auburn, getting strong contributions from Will Stone on kickoffs, and landing a stopgap measure at punter with the addition of Texas Wesleyan transfer Daniel Trejo during preseason camp.
Auburn’s emergence was one of the most important developments for the Longhorns in 2022 as the walk on earned the starting role in preseason camp and never relinquished it, finishing with the fourth-most accurate season in school history, hitting 21-of-26 field-goal attempts.