SDSU ranks 6th in ESPN's Special Teams Efficiency (68.8). The unit also ranks 18th in FBS in kickoff return defense (16.82), 39th in net punting (40.34) and 40th in punt return defense (5.48). Individually, Aztec punter Tyler Pastula ranks 7th in FBS in punt yards per game (46.2, 1st in MW), kicker Gabriel Plascencia ranks 10th in FBS in field goal percentage (92.9, 1st in MW) and kickoff returner Ja'Shaun Poke ranks 37th in kickoff return yards per game (20.1, 2nd in MW).
