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Jersey Number 31
Austin McNamara
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Super-Senior
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- High School:
- Highland
CAREER NOTABLES
Ended his five-year career as Texas Techโs punter with a 45.91 average, the highest in Texas Tech and Big 12 Conference history โฆ his average ranked 10th in NCAA FBS history among punters with at least 150 career punts โฆ easily snapped the Texas Tech career punting mark that was previously set by Taylor Symmank (43.7) from 2012-15 โฆ the previous Big 12 record was set by Quinn Sharp of Oklahoma State (45.88) from 2009-12 โฆ also closed his career as the Texas Tech and Big 12 single-season record holder with a 48.2 average from his 2021 junior campaign โฆ boasted five of the top 10 single-season punting averages in program history and three of the top five overall โฆ joined Maury Buford (1978-81) as the only other Red Raider with multiple averages in the single-season top 10 โฆ had the longest punt in program history after booting an 87-yarder against West Virginia in 2020 โฆ matched the NCAA FBS record by averaging at least 40.0 yards per attempt in 37 different career games, tying the previous record that was set by Shane Lechler of Texas A&M from 1996-99 and Ryan Plackemeier of Wake Forest from 2002-05 (minimum of four punts each game to qualify) โฆ became the first Red Raider in school history to earn All-Big 12 first team accolades three times in a career โฆ one of only seven Red Raiders to garner multiple first team All-Big 12 selections โฆ recognized as the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year as a super senior in 2023, becoming the first Red Raider all-time to garner the award.ย
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2023 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Closed his storied Red Raider career as the best punter in school history โฆ served as Texas Techโs punter and primary field goal holder in all 13 games โฆ averaged 46.3 yards per punt on 55 attempts, the second-highest season average of his career โฆ trailed only the 48.2 clip compiled as a junior in 2021 โฆ his 55 attempts were the second-highest season total of his career, finishing only four shy of his 59 from his 2019 freshman campaign โฆ averaged better than 40.0 yards per punt in all 13 games and more than 45.0 yards an attempt in nine different games โฆ sailed nearly half of his total punts on the season - 21 in total - at least 50 yards โฆ had only seven touchbacks over his 55 attempts โฆ opponents fair caught 27 of his punts, the most in his career โฆ downed 24 punts inside the 20, which was also a career best โฆ mixed distance with a significant hangtime of 4.25 seconds, which ranked among nationโs best by Pro Football Focus โฆ was the best hangtime of his collegiate career โฆ graded out at 87.6 overall by PFF, which ranked third nationally among punters and led the Big 12 Conference โฆ IN THE NCAA RECORD BOOK: placed his name in the NCAA FBS record book by closing his career with a 45.91 punting average, which ranked 10th all-time among punters with at least 150 career attempts โฆ matched the NCAA FBS record in the Independence Bowl with his 37th career game with at least a 40.0 punting average (minimum of four punts each game to qualify) โฆ IN BIG 12 RECORD BOOK: broke the conference record for career punting average as his 45.91 clip narrowly surpassed the previous mark of 45.88 by Quinn Sharp of Oklahoma State from 2009-12 โฆ IN THE TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: his averaged ranked third all-time in program history, giving him five of the top-10 marks in program history โฆ closed his Red Raider career with three of the top-five single-season averages in school history โฆ snapped the career punting average record with 45.91 clip that easily surpassed the previous mark of 43.7 that was set by Taylor Symmank from 2012-15 โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the season ranked 10th in the FBS for punting average (46.3) โฆ that average ranked eighth among punters from a power-five conference โฆ was the third-highest graded punter in the country by PFF โฆ also ranked tied for third in the FBS by PFF in average hangtime (4.25) among punters with at least 20 attempts โฆ as a team, the Red Raiders ranked 19th nationally in net punting with a 41.5 average โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked second in the league for punting average, trailing only BYUโs Ryan Rehkow (48.4) โฆ was the highest-graded punter in the league by PFF and also led in average hangtime by the publication โฆ as a team, Tech ranked third in the Big 12 for net punting โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season by averaging an impressive 49.8 yards per punt over four attempts at Wyoming (9/2), downing two of those inside the 20 โฆ called only twice the following week versus Oregon (9/9) with one attempt going 37 yards and the other 52 yards before downed at the Ducksโ 5 yard line โฆ closed non-conference play by averaging 48.8 yards per punt over four attempts against Tarleton State (9/16) โฆ placed the Texans deep in their own twice in the win with two punts downed inside the 20, including one at the 5 before halftime and another at the 3 in the third quarter โฆ opened Big 12 play with six punts at West Virginia (9/23), averaging 49.0 yards an attempt โฆ booted one punt a season-long 59 yards the following week against Houston (9/30) as part of four attempts for a 49.8 average โฆ needed only three times on punt duty in the win at Baylor (10/7), averaging 48.0 yards with all three attempts downed inside the 20 โฆ consistently put the Bears in bad field position as Baylor started drives at its own 6 in the first quarter, the 11 in the second quarter and 7 midway through the fourth - all after his punts โฆ named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week and the Ray Guy National Punter of the Week โฆ matched his season-low with only two punts again against Kansas State (10/14) with one going 57 yards and the other 45 yards โฆ recorded a 48.0 per punt average at BYU (10/21) on four attempts with three being downed inside the 20 โฆ finished with a 43.8 average on four attempts in win over TCU (11/2) with three punts downed inside the 20 โฆ final punt of the game place TCU at its own 12 with just over two minutes to play and the Red Raiders leading by a touchdown โฆ utilized five times in the win at Kansas (11/11) with an average of 46.4 yards an attempt โฆ key to strong field position again with two punts inside the 10 to start the second half against the Jayhawks โฆ attempted just two punts against UCF (11/18), averaging 47.0 yards with both downed inside the 20 โฆ called on for a season-high eight punts in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/24), finishing with a 41.1 average โฆ closed his illustrious Red Raider career with five punts in the Independence Bowl versus Cal (12/16), averaging 44.6 yards an attempt with four downed inside the 20 โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year, marking the first time a Red Raider had garnered the award โฆ was the first Red Raider to win a major conference award since 2014 when Patrick Mahomes II was tabbed the Big 12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year โฆย recognized on the All-Big 12 first team by the conference coaches for the third time in his career โฆ became the first Red Raider in program history to earn first team honors three times in the Big 12 era โฆ became the 20th player in Big 12 history to garner All-Big 12 first team accolades three times in a career โฆ was a second team All-Big 12 honoree by the Associated Press โฆ semifinalist for the prestigious Ray Guy Award (nationโs best punter) โฆ was the Special Teams Player of the Year in the state of Texas by Dave Campbellโs Texas Football โฆ was also a first team All-Texas honoree by the publication โฆ ALL-STAR GAME INVITATIONS: participated in both the Hula Bowl and the Reeseโs Senior Bowl โฆ just the second Red Raider punter all-time to participate in the Senior Bowl, joining Maury Buford in 1981 โฆ NFL COMBINE: invited to attend the specialist portion of the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis ... 2024 NFL DRAFT: signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals organization immediately following the draft.ย
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2022 SEASON (SENIOR)
Cemented his status as the top punter in program history with his fourth-consecutive season with at least a 44.0 average โฆ was Texas Techโs punter in all 13 games and continued to serve as the primary field goal holder โฆ averaged 44.3 yards per punt in over 50 attempts (2,215 total yards) on the year, which continued to rank among the all-time leaders in program history โฆ his 50 punts marked his most since his 2019 true freshman season (59) โฆ averaged 45.0 yards per punt in seven different games and was above the 40.0 mark in all but one game โฆ called on to punt in all 13 games and had at least one punt go 50 or more yards in 10 different contests โฆ only had three of his 50 punts go into the end zone for a touchback โฆ average pushed up to 44.8 yards an attempt during Big 12 play โฆ graded out at 79.0 as a punter according to Pro Football Focus, the third-highest mark of his career โฆ IN THE TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: his 44.3 average ranked eighth all-time in single-season history โฆ now owns four of the top eight single-season averages in program history, including the top spot from his record-setting 2021 campaign โฆ will enter his 2023 super senior season with a 45.8 career average, which is a full two yards higher than the current school record that was set by Taylor Symmank from 2012-15 โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: his season average ranked 21st in the FBS, marking the fourth-consecutive year to rank among the top-25 punters nationally โฆ was 15th among power-five punters in season punting average โฆ averaged 44.8 yards per attempt against conference foes, which ranked 14th in the FBS โฆ his 44.4 average in wins closed the season tied for 19th overall nationally โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the season ranked third in the league for punting average โฆ moved up to second overall in the league for punting average against conference opponents โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: called on to punt four times in the season-opening win over Murray State (9/3) with three of those downed inside the 20 โฆ averaged 45.8 yards per punt in the win thanks to two attempts going at least 50 yards โฆ followed with a 44.5 average on four attempts versus Houston (9/10) with two punts downed inside the 20 and one punt of 50 or more yards โฆ closed non-conference play with six attempts for a 41.2 average at N.C. State (9/17) โฆ needed only twice for punts in the Big 12 opener versus Texas (9/24), averaging 42.5 yards an attempt with a long of 59 โฆ posted first punt of at least 60 yards a week later at Kansas State (10/1), averaging 45.3 yards an attempt in the process โฆ averaged 41.5 yards per attempt over four punts at Oklahoma State (10/8) with three of those ending in fair catches โฆ had a season-high 54.0 average in the win over West Virginia (10/15) as his two punts went 43 and 65 yards โฆ his 65-yard boot marked his longest of the season and forced the Mountaineers to start their ensuing drive inside their own 20 โฆ inserted to punt only twice again against Baylor (10/22) for a 48.0 average โฆ had one of his best performances of the season at TCU (11/5) with six punts for a 47.0 average โฆ had four of those punts travel at least 50 yards with three also being downed inside the 20 โฆ his three punts downed inside the 20 matched his season high from the opener against Murray State โฆ booted two of his three punts against Kansas (11/12) at least 50 yards, including one that traveled 63 yards .. averaged 46.7 yards per attempt in the win over the Jayhawks โฆ made a season-high seven punts in extremely cold conditions at Iowa State (11/19), finishing with a season-low 39.0 average โฆ had six of his seven punts versus the Cyclones downed via fair catch โฆ closed the regular season with six more attempts in the win over Oklahoma (11/26), which featured a 47.2 average โฆ needed only once in the TaxAct Texas Bowl versus Ole Miss as his lone attempt went 38 yards โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: garnered honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades from the conference coaches โฆ marked the fourth-consecutive season to be recognized on the All-Big 12 postseason teams โฆ tabbed to the All-Big 12 third team by both Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele Magazine โฆย recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 second team for his work in the classroom ...ย preseason candidate on the Ray Guy Award watch list.
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Continued his reign as one of the top punters in college football as a junior โฆ appeared in all 13 games, putting up career numbers for punting average once again โฆ called on to punt 42 times overall, averaging 48.2 yards per punt, the highest average of his career and the highest in Texas Tech and Big 12 history โฆ only five of his 42 punts on the year went for touchbacks โฆ downed 17 of his punts inside the 20 and booted 20 on the year at least 50 yards, both career highs โฆ averaged 45.0 yards per punt in 10 games overall and was above a 40.0 clip in the 12 games called upon to punt (no punts versus Kansas) โฆ graded out at 90.5 for the season, according to Pro Football Focus โฆ was the highest season grade of his collegiate career thus far โฆ ranked fourth among punters nationally for their respective season grades, trailing only Jordan Stout of Penn State (93.2), Ryan Stonehouse of Colorado State (91.4) and Nik Constantinou of Texas A&M (1.1) โฆ from that group, only Constantinou will return for the 2022 football season โฆ was Texas Techโs holder on field goals in addition to his punt duties โฆ IN TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: snapped the single-season school record for punting average, breaking the previous mark of 46.8 that was set by Mark Bounds in 1991 โฆ now has two of the top three punting averages in program history and three of the top six marks โฆ only punter in school history to have three of the top-10 averages now in school history โฆ IN NCAA FBS RECORD BOOK: set the all-time FBS, Big 12 and Texas Tech records for most punts of at least 50 yards in a game after bombing eight late in the season against Oklahoma State โฆ snapped the previous FBS record of seven that was set by Coloradoโs Mark Mariscal in a 2002 home game against Southern California โฆ IN BIG 12 RECORD BOOK: broke the longtime conference record for punting average, snapping the previous mark of 47.6 that was set by Coloradoโs Mark Mariscal in 2002 (minimum 40 punts) โฆ marked the second time already in his career to move into the top 10 in the leagueโs history โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: closed the year ranked ninth among punters with at least 30 attempts on the year โฆ did not officially appear in NCAA rankings due to not averaging the minimum of 3.6 punts per game โฆ helped the Red Raiders close the season ranked sixth nationally in net punting (43.98) as a team โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: was second in the league for punting average among specialists with at least 30 punts on the season โฆ trailed only Michael Turk of Oklahoma, who averaged 51.2 yards per punt on 35 attempts โฆ success helped Texas Tech rank second in the league for net punting as a team โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: called on five times to punt in the season opener against Houston (9/4), averaging 46.0 yards an attempt with one downed inside the 20 yard line โฆ combined for seven punts the rest of non-conference play with four attempts at a 45.3 average versus Stephen F. Austin (9/11) and three at a 42.7 clip against Florida International (9/18) โฆ began Big 12 play by averaging 46.5 yards over two attempts at Texas (9/25) and 46.0 yards on three punts at West Virginia (10/2) โฆ had two of his punts leave West Virginia inside its own 20 and also had two travel at least 50 yards in the win โฆ had another strong performance against TCU with two punts for 99 yards (49.5 average), including a long of 55 yards โฆ not called upon to punt against Kansas, marking the first time the Red Raiders had not punted in a game since facing Louisiana Tech in 2016 โฆ utilized twice on punt duty against Kansas State (10/23) at a 41.0 average โฆ followed with three punts at a 47.3 average at Oklahoma (10/30) with two resulting in the Sooners starting inside their own 20 โฆ averaged 47.5 yards for his two punts in the win over Iowa State (11/13) with the longest going 53 yards โฆ ability as one of the nationโs top punters was on full display again against Oklahoma State (11/20) with nine punts for a 56.4 average โฆ earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolades after falling just shy of the Texas Tech single-game record of 57.0 yards an attempt โฆ marked the fourth-highest average on the year for an FBS punter with a minimum of five punts โฆ was the third-highest average by a FBS punter with at least nine attempts dating back to 2000, trailing only the clips from Wake Forestโs Dom Maggio in a 2019 contest at Clemson (57.7) and San Diego Stateโs Matt Araiza from earlier in 2021 season as part of a 56.8 average versus New Mexico State โฆ eight of his nine punts on the night went at least 50 yards, marking the most all-time in NCAA FBS history โฆ performance included a punt of 70 yards, his longest of the season โฆ closed the regular season with three punts at a 47.7 average at Baylor (11/27) with two that were downed inside the 20 โฆ called on four times in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, averaging 46.0 yards an attempt with two downed inside the 20 โฆ one of his punts was ultimately muffed by Mississippi State, giving the Red Raiders the ball in the red zone just before halftime โฆ placed Mississippi State at its own 1 yard line on his final punt of the night, a booming 60-yard attempt โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: named to the All-Big 12 second team by the conference coaches and Associated Press โฆ tabbed the leagueโs Co-Specialist of the Week on Nov. 22 following the Oklahoma State game โฆ was a preseason candidate for the Ray Guy Award โฆ recognized for work in the classroom as part of the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2020 SEAS0N (SOPHOMORE)
Proved once again to be among the top punters in the country โฆ appeared in nine games as a sophomore, while improving on his already-impressive numbers from his freshman campaign โฆ was only unavailable for the victory over Baylor (11/14) โฆ called on to punt 41 times on the season, averaging 46.3 yards per attempt โฆ boasted 12 punts that went at least 50 yards and had 11 that were downed inside the 20 โฆ recorded at least one punt that was downed inside the 20 in all nine games โฆ averaged at least 43.0 yards per punt in all but one game on the year โฆ brought on at least four times to punt in seven of nine games โฆ IN TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: ranked second all-time in single-season history for punting average, trailing only the school record of 46.8 yards per punt that was set by Mark Bounds in 1991 โฆ now the only Red Raider in school history to have two of the top-five punting averages in school history โฆ set the Texas Tech single-game mark for the longest punt in school history after launching an 87-yard attempt against West Virginia โฆ broke the previous school record of 85 yards that was set by R.W. Moyers versus West Texas State in 1945 โฆ IN BIG 12 RECORD BOOK: his 87-yard punt versus the Mountaineers also snapped the conferenceโs single-game mark of 85 yards that was previously set by Oklahomaโs Tress Way in a 2010 win over Utah State โฆ marked only the ninth punt in league history to go at least 80 yards โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked fifth in the FBS for punting average and fourth among punters who played in at least five games โฆ boasted the longest punt in college football with his 87-yarder against West Virginia โฆ was the only punt of at least 80 yards across the FBS during the season โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: easily led the conference in punting as the next-closest player was Jordy Sandy of TCU with a 41.0 average โฆ averaged 47.0 yards per punt in league games only, which also led the conference by a considerable margin (next closest was Ryan Bujcevski of Texas at 43.4) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: lowest punting average of the year came in season opener versus Houston Baptist (9/12) where he averaged 39.8 yards with one resting inside the 20 โฆ brought on five times for a 47.8 yards per punt average against Texas (9/26), which included a season-high two attempts landing inside the 20 โฆ matched that season high the following week at Kansas State (10/3) with both punts being downed inside the 20 after averaging 48.5 yards per boot โฆ needed six times for punts at Iowa State (10/10) where he averaged 43.5 yards, his lowest clip during conference play โฆ that average was still higher than every other Big 12 punterโs season average, however โฆ one of the best performances of his young career came in the win over West Virginia (10/24) with a 53.4 average that featured his school record 87-yard punt as well as 74-yard attempt in the first quarter โฆ had three punts go at least 50 yards against Oklahoma (10/31) before finishing with a 43.7 average on six attempts โฆ matched his career high with seven punts at TCU (11/7), averaging 47.1 yards with two attempts going at least 50 yards โฆ missed the Baylor win (11/14) and then returned with four punts for a 44.0 yards per attempt average at Oklahoma State (11/28) โฆ closed the season by averaging a season-best 53.5 yards per punt over two attempts against Kansas (12/5) โฆ marked the highest single-game average of his career โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: garnered All-Big 12 first-team accolades from the conference coaches, Associated Press and Phil Steele Magazines โฆ became the first Red Raider since LeโRaven Clark in 2014-15 to collect first-team honors in back-to-back seasons โฆ first specialist in the Big 12 era to be recognized on the first team in back-to-back years and the seventh Red Raider overall, joining Clark (2014-15), Michael Crabtree (2007-08), Joel Filani (2005-06), Jarrett Hicks (2004-05), Kevin Curtis (1999-00) and Montae Reagor (1997-98) โฆ tabbed a second team All-Texas selection by Dave Campbellโs Texas Football โฆ preseason candidate for the Ray Guy Award.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
One of the top punters in the country as only a freshmen โฆ earned the starting job at punter during preseason camp and proceeded to have one of the best seasons in program history โฆ inserted in all 12 games overall with 59 punt attempts โฆ averaged a booming 45.0 yards per punt with his longest attempt going 66 yards โฆ downed 20 of his punts inside the 20 yard line with only five touchbacks โฆ booted 17 punts at least 50 yards and had 26 attempts fair caught โฆ allowed only nine returns with opponents averaging just 5.2 yards โฆ called on to punt at least four times in all 12 games on the year โฆ averaged at least 40 yards per punt in all but one game on the year โฆ placed at least one punt inside the 20 in all but one game as well โฆ IN TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: punting average ranked fourth all-time in the single-season record book, trailing only Mark Bounds (1991), Taylor Symmank (2015) and Alex Reyes (2006) โฆ marked the highest single-season average by a freshman in program history โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked second amongย freshmen nationally with a 45.0 yards per punt average โฆ ranked 16th nationally in the category and 12th among power-five punters โฆ played huge role in Texas Tech ending the year ranked fourth in the FBS for net punting average (42.5) โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked second in the league for punting average, trailing only Kansas Stateโs Devin Anctil โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the year by averaging 48.4 yards over five punts against Montana State (8/31), downing two of those inside the 20 โฆ followed with a 47.0 yard average the next week in a win over UTEP (9/7) โฆ placed four of his seven punts inside the 20 at Arizona (9/14), averaging 45.9 yards per punt โฆ drilled his longest punt of the year in the Big 12 opener at Oklahoma (9/28) at 66 yards โฆ was part of seven punts on the day where he finished with a 48.5 average, his second-highest clip of the season โฆ dropped two punts inside the 20 in the top-25 victory over Oklahoma State (10/5) where he averaged a season-low 33.6 yards per punt โฆ returned to form the next week at Baylor (10/12) with four punts at an 44.5 average and a long of 60 yards โฆ marked one of two punts on the year to travel at least 60 yards โฆ posted six punts against Iowa State (10/19) - his most during Big 12 play - while averaging 46.7 yards per attempt โฆ successfully flipped the field several times at Kansas (10/26) with three of his five punts downed inside the 20 โฆ closed the game averaging 42.2 yards per punt versus the Jayhawks โฆ utilized five times against at West Virginia (11/9), averaging 45.4 yards per attempt with one punt inside the 20 โฆ totaled four punt attempts in each of the final three games against TCU (11/16), Kansas State (11/23) and at Texas (11/29) โฆ downed five punts inside the 20 during that span with two each versus TCU and Kansas State and the other coming in Austin โฆ averaged 47.2 yards per punt against the Horned Frogs followed by a 41.2 clip versus Kansas State โฆ showed off his arm against the Wildcats as well, finding Erik Ezukanma on a 34-yard pass as part of a successful fake punt attempt โฆ closed the year with a season-high 49.2 average at Texas with his longest punt traveling 56 yards โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: tabbed a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Pro Football Focus and The Athletic โฆ became the first Red Raider punter all-time to garner Freshman All-America accolades โฆ tabbed to the All-Big 12 first team by the conference coaches โฆ marked the first time a Texas Tech punter had garnered All-Big 12 first team honors โฆ first freshman to be named to the first team since Michael Crabtree in 2007.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Highland High School in Gilbert, Ariz. โฆ netted a 42.6 yard punting average during his senior year โฆ also drilled 12 field goals, including a 45-yarder โฆ was a perfect 63-of-63 on extra point attempts in 2018 โฆ earned first team All-State honors following his senior campaign โฆ was the Arizona Cardinals and Luis Zendejas Kicker of the Year ... also a member of the schoolโs basketball program ... three-star prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN โฆ rated as the top punter in the 2019 class by 247Sports โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Arizona State, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah State.
PERSONAL
Austin McNamara โฆ born in San Jose, Calif. ... son of Brian and Mindy McNamara ... father played collegiate golf at Long Beach State before earning degrees at the University of Texas and BYU ... mother is also a BYU graduate ... oldest of four siblings ... has a younger brother, Tyler, and two younger sisters, Kaylee and Macie ... earnedย bachelor's degree in sport management, May 2023, from Texas Tech ... currently seeking an essentials of business certificate.
CAREER HIGHS
Punt Attempts: 9, vs. Oklahoma State (2021)
Punt Yards: 508, vs. Oklahoma State (2021)
Punt Average: 56.4, vs. Oklahoma State (2021)
Longest Punt: 87, vs. West Virginia (2020)^
Punts of at least 50 Yards: 8, vs. Oklahoma State (2021)^~
Pass Completions: 1, vs. Kansas State (2019)
Pass Yards: 34, vs. Kansas State (2019)
* Indicates most recent high
^ indicates Big 12 and Texas Tech single-game record
~ indicates NCAA FBS record.
Ended his five-year career as Texas Techโs punter with a 45.91 average, the highest in Texas Tech and Big 12 Conference history โฆ his average ranked 10th in NCAA FBS history among punters with at least 150 career punts โฆ easily snapped the Texas Tech career punting mark that was previously set by Taylor Symmank (43.7) from 2012-15 โฆ the previous Big 12 record was set by Quinn Sharp of Oklahoma State (45.88) from 2009-12 โฆ also closed his career as the Texas Tech and Big 12 single-season record holder with a 48.2 average from his 2021 junior campaign โฆ boasted five of the top 10 single-season punting averages in program history and three of the top five overall โฆ joined Maury Buford (1978-81) as the only other Red Raider with multiple averages in the single-season top 10 โฆ had the longest punt in program history after booting an 87-yarder against West Virginia in 2020 โฆ matched the NCAA FBS record by averaging at least 40.0 yards per attempt in 37 different career games, tying the previous record that was set by Shane Lechler of Texas A&M from 1996-99 and Ryan Plackemeier of Wake Forest from 2002-05 (minimum of four punts each game to qualify) โฆ became the first Red Raider in school history to earn All-Big 12 first team accolades three times in a career โฆ one of only seven Red Raiders to garner multiple first team All-Big 12 selections โฆ recognized as the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year as a super senior in 2023, becoming the first Red Raider all-time to garner the award.ย
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2023 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Closed his storied Red Raider career as the best punter in school history โฆ served as Texas Techโs punter and primary field goal holder in all 13 games โฆ averaged 46.3 yards per punt on 55 attempts, the second-highest season average of his career โฆ trailed only the 48.2 clip compiled as a junior in 2021 โฆ his 55 attempts were the second-highest season total of his career, finishing only four shy of his 59 from his 2019 freshman campaign โฆ averaged better than 40.0 yards per punt in all 13 games and more than 45.0 yards an attempt in nine different games โฆ sailed nearly half of his total punts on the season - 21 in total - at least 50 yards โฆ had only seven touchbacks over his 55 attempts โฆ opponents fair caught 27 of his punts, the most in his career โฆ downed 24 punts inside the 20, which was also a career best โฆ mixed distance with a significant hangtime of 4.25 seconds, which ranked among nationโs best by Pro Football Focus โฆ was the best hangtime of his collegiate career โฆ graded out at 87.6 overall by PFF, which ranked third nationally among punters and led the Big 12 Conference โฆ IN THE NCAA RECORD BOOK: placed his name in the NCAA FBS record book by closing his career with a 45.91 punting average, which ranked 10th all-time among punters with at least 150 career attempts โฆ matched the NCAA FBS record in the Independence Bowl with his 37th career game with at least a 40.0 punting average (minimum of four punts each game to qualify) โฆ IN BIG 12 RECORD BOOK: broke the conference record for career punting average as his 45.91 clip narrowly surpassed the previous mark of 45.88 by Quinn Sharp of Oklahoma State from 2009-12 โฆ IN THE TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: his averaged ranked third all-time in program history, giving him five of the top-10 marks in program history โฆ closed his Red Raider career with three of the top-five single-season averages in school history โฆ snapped the career punting average record with 45.91 clip that easily surpassed the previous mark of 43.7 that was set by Taylor Symmank from 2012-15 โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the season ranked 10th in the FBS for punting average (46.3) โฆ that average ranked eighth among punters from a power-five conference โฆ was the third-highest graded punter in the country by PFF โฆ also ranked tied for third in the FBS by PFF in average hangtime (4.25) among punters with at least 20 attempts โฆ as a team, the Red Raiders ranked 19th nationally in net punting with a 41.5 average โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked second in the league for punting average, trailing only BYUโs Ryan Rehkow (48.4) โฆ was the highest-graded punter in the league by PFF and also led in average hangtime by the publication โฆ as a team, Tech ranked third in the Big 12 for net punting โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season by averaging an impressive 49.8 yards per punt over four attempts at Wyoming (9/2), downing two of those inside the 20 โฆ called only twice the following week versus Oregon (9/9) with one attempt going 37 yards and the other 52 yards before downed at the Ducksโ 5 yard line โฆ closed non-conference play by averaging 48.8 yards per punt over four attempts against Tarleton State (9/16) โฆ placed the Texans deep in their own twice in the win with two punts downed inside the 20, including one at the 5 before halftime and another at the 3 in the third quarter โฆ opened Big 12 play with six punts at West Virginia (9/23), averaging 49.0 yards an attempt โฆ booted one punt a season-long 59 yards the following week against Houston (9/30) as part of four attempts for a 49.8 average โฆ needed only three times on punt duty in the win at Baylor (10/7), averaging 48.0 yards with all three attempts downed inside the 20 โฆ consistently put the Bears in bad field position as Baylor started drives at its own 6 in the first quarter, the 11 in the second quarter and 7 midway through the fourth - all after his punts โฆ named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week and the Ray Guy National Punter of the Week โฆ matched his season-low with only two punts again against Kansas State (10/14) with one going 57 yards and the other 45 yards โฆ recorded a 48.0 per punt average at BYU (10/21) on four attempts with three being downed inside the 20 โฆ finished with a 43.8 average on four attempts in win over TCU (11/2) with three punts downed inside the 20 โฆ final punt of the game place TCU at its own 12 with just over two minutes to play and the Red Raiders leading by a touchdown โฆ utilized five times in the win at Kansas (11/11) with an average of 46.4 yards an attempt โฆ key to strong field position again with two punts inside the 10 to start the second half against the Jayhawks โฆ attempted just two punts against UCF (11/18), averaging 47.0 yards with both downed inside the 20 โฆ called on for a season-high eight punts in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/24), finishing with a 41.1 average โฆ closed his illustrious Red Raider career with five punts in the Independence Bowl versus Cal (12/16), averaging 44.6 yards an attempt with four downed inside the 20 โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year, marking the first time a Red Raider had garnered the award โฆ was the first Red Raider to win a major conference award since 2014 when Patrick Mahomes II was tabbed the Big 12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year โฆย recognized on the All-Big 12 first team by the conference coaches for the third time in his career โฆ became the first Red Raider in program history to earn first team honors three times in the Big 12 era โฆ became the 20th player in Big 12 history to garner All-Big 12 first team accolades three times in a career โฆ was a second team All-Big 12 honoree by the Associated Press โฆ semifinalist for the prestigious Ray Guy Award (nationโs best punter) โฆ was the Special Teams Player of the Year in the state of Texas by Dave Campbellโs Texas Football โฆ was also a first team All-Texas honoree by the publication โฆ ALL-STAR GAME INVITATIONS: participated in both the Hula Bowl and the Reeseโs Senior Bowl โฆ just the second Red Raider punter all-time to participate in the Senior Bowl, joining Maury Buford in 1981 โฆ NFL COMBINE: invited to attend the specialist portion of the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis ... 2024 NFL DRAFT: signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals organization immediately following the draft.ย
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2022 SEASON (SENIOR)
Cemented his status as the top punter in program history with his fourth-consecutive season with at least a 44.0 average โฆ was Texas Techโs punter in all 13 games and continued to serve as the primary field goal holder โฆ averaged 44.3 yards per punt in over 50 attempts (2,215 total yards) on the year, which continued to rank among the all-time leaders in program history โฆ his 50 punts marked his most since his 2019 true freshman season (59) โฆ averaged 45.0 yards per punt in seven different games and was above the 40.0 mark in all but one game โฆ called on to punt in all 13 games and had at least one punt go 50 or more yards in 10 different contests โฆ only had three of his 50 punts go into the end zone for a touchback โฆ average pushed up to 44.8 yards an attempt during Big 12 play โฆ graded out at 79.0 as a punter according to Pro Football Focus, the third-highest mark of his career โฆ IN THE TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: his 44.3 average ranked eighth all-time in single-season history โฆ now owns four of the top eight single-season averages in program history, including the top spot from his record-setting 2021 campaign โฆ will enter his 2023 super senior season with a 45.8 career average, which is a full two yards higher than the current school record that was set by Taylor Symmank from 2012-15 โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: his season average ranked 21st in the FBS, marking the fourth-consecutive year to rank among the top-25 punters nationally โฆ was 15th among power-five punters in season punting average โฆ averaged 44.8 yards per attempt against conference foes, which ranked 14th in the FBS โฆ his 44.4 average in wins closed the season tied for 19th overall nationally โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the season ranked third in the league for punting average โฆ moved up to second overall in the league for punting average against conference opponents โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: called on to punt four times in the season-opening win over Murray State (9/3) with three of those downed inside the 20 โฆ averaged 45.8 yards per punt in the win thanks to two attempts going at least 50 yards โฆ followed with a 44.5 average on four attempts versus Houston (9/10) with two punts downed inside the 20 and one punt of 50 or more yards โฆ closed non-conference play with six attempts for a 41.2 average at N.C. State (9/17) โฆ needed only twice for punts in the Big 12 opener versus Texas (9/24), averaging 42.5 yards an attempt with a long of 59 โฆ posted first punt of at least 60 yards a week later at Kansas State (10/1), averaging 45.3 yards an attempt in the process โฆ averaged 41.5 yards per attempt over four punts at Oklahoma State (10/8) with three of those ending in fair catches โฆ had a season-high 54.0 average in the win over West Virginia (10/15) as his two punts went 43 and 65 yards โฆ his 65-yard boot marked his longest of the season and forced the Mountaineers to start their ensuing drive inside their own 20 โฆ inserted to punt only twice again against Baylor (10/22) for a 48.0 average โฆ had one of his best performances of the season at TCU (11/5) with six punts for a 47.0 average โฆ had four of those punts travel at least 50 yards with three also being downed inside the 20 โฆ his three punts downed inside the 20 matched his season high from the opener against Murray State โฆ booted two of his three punts against Kansas (11/12) at least 50 yards, including one that traveled 63 yards .. averaged 46.7 yards per attempt in the win over the Jayhawks โฆ made a season-high seven punts in extremely cold conditions at Iowa State (11/19), finishing with a season-low 39.0 average โฆ had six of his seven punts versus the Cyclones downed via fair catch โฆ closed the regular season with six more attempts in the win over Oklahoma (11/26), which featured a 47.2 average โฆ needed only once in the TaxAct Texas Bowl versus Ole Miss as his lone attempt went 38 yards โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: garnered honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades from the conference coaches โฆ marked the fourth-consecutive season to be recognized on the All-Big 12 postseason teams โฆ tabbed to the All-Big 12 third team by both Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele Magazine โฆย recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 second team for his work in the classroom ...ย preseason candidate on the Ray Guy Award watch list.
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Continued his reign as one of the top punters in college football as a junior โฆ appeared in all 13 games, putting up career numbers for punting average once again โฆ called on to punt 42 times overall, averaging 48.2 yards per punt, the highest average of his career and the highest in Texas Tech and Big 12 history โฆ only five of his 42 punts on the year went for touchbacks โฆ downed 17 of his punts inside the 20 and booted 20 on the year at least 50 yards, both career highs โฆ averaged 45.0 yards per punt in 10 games overall and was above a 40.0 clip in the 12 games called upon to punt (no punts versus Kansas) โฆ graded out at 90.5 for the season, according to Pro Football Focus โฆ was the highest season grade of his collegiate career thus far โฆ ranked fourth among punters nationally for their respective season grades, trailing only Jordan Stout of Penn State (93.2), Ryan Stonehouse of Colorado State (91.4) and Nik Constantinou of Texas A&M (1.1) โฆ from that group, only Constantinou will return for the 2022 football season โฆ was Texas Techโs holder on field goals in addition to his punt duties โฆ IN TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: snapped the single-season school record for punting average, breaking the previous mark of 46.8 that was set by Mark Bounds in 1991 โฆ now has two of the top three punting averages in program history and three of the top six marks โฆ only punter in school history to have three of the top-10 averages now in school history โฆ IN NCAA FBS RECORD BOOK: set the all-time FBS, Big 12 and Texas Tech records for most punts of at least 50 yards in a game after bombing eight late in the season against Oklahoma State โฆ snapped the previous FBS record of seven that was set by Coloradoโs Mark Mariscal in a 2002 home game against Southern California โฆ IN BIG 12 RECORD BOOK: broke the longtime conference record for punting average, snapping the previous mark of 47.6 that was set by Coloradoโs Mark Mariscal in 2002 (minimum 40 punts) โฆ marked the second time already in his career to move into the top 10 in the leagueโs history โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: closed the year ranked ninth among punters with at least 30 attempts on the year โฆ did not officially appear in NCAA rankings due to not averaging the minimum of 3.6 punts per game โฆ helped the Red Raiders close the season ranked sixth nationally in net punting (43.98) as a team โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: was second in the league for punting average among specialists with at least 30 punts on the season โฆ trailed only Michael Turk of Oklahoma, who averaged 51.2 yards per punt on 35 attempts โฆ success helped Texas Tech rank second in the league for net punting as a team โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: called on five times to punt in the season opener against Houston (9/4), averaging 46.0 yards an attempt with one downed inside the 20 yard line โฆ combined for seven punts the rest of non-conference play with four attempts at a 45.3 average versus Stephen F. Austin (9/11) and three at a 42.7 clip against Florida International (9/18) โฆ began Big 12 play by averaging 46.5 yards over two attempts at Texas (9/25) and 46.0 yards on three punts at West Virginia (10/2) โฆ had two of his punts leave West Virginia inside its own 20 and also had two travel at least 50 yards in the win โฆ had another strong performance against TCU with two punts for 99 yards (49.5 average), including a long of 55 yards โฆ not called upon to punt against Kansas, marking the first time the Red Raiders had not punted in a game since facing Louisiana Tech in 2016 โฆ utilized twice on punt duty against Kansas State (10/23) at a 41.0 average โฆ followed with three punts at a 47.3 average at Oklahoma (10/30) with two resulting in the Sooners starting inside their own 20 โฆ averaged 47.5 yards for his two punts in the win over Iowa State (11/13) with the longest going 53 yards โฆ ability as one of the nationโs top punters was on full display again against Oklahoma State (11/20) with nine punts for a 56.4 average โฆ earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolades after falling just shy of the Texas Tech single-game record of 57.0 yards an attempt โฆ marked the fourth-highest average on the year for an FBS punter with a minimum of five punts โฆ was the third-highest average by a FBS punter with at least nine attempts dating back to 2000, trailing only the clips from Wake Forestโs Dom Maggio in a 2019 contest at Clemson (57.7) and San Diego Stateโs Matt Araiza from earlier in 2021 season as part of a 56.8 average versus New Mexico State โฆ eight of his nine punts on the night went at least 50 yards, marking the most all-time in NCAA FBS history โฆ performance included a punt of 70 yards, his longest of the season โฆ closed the regular season with three punts at a 47.7 average at Baylor (11/27) with two that were downed inside the 20 โฆ called on four times in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, averaging 46.0 yards an attempt with two downed inside the 20 โฆ one of his punts was ultimately muffed by Mississippi State, giving the Red Raiders the ball in the red zone just before halftime โฆ placed Mississippi State at its own 1 yard line on his final punt of the night, a booming 60-yard attempt โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: named to the All-Big 12 second team by the conference coaches and Associated Press โฆ tabbed the leagueโs Co-Specialist of the Week on Nov. 22 following the Oklahoma State game โฆ was a preseason candidate for the Ray Guy Award โฆ recognized for work in the classroom as part of the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2020 SEAS0N (SOPHOMORE)
Proved once again to be among the top punters in the country โฆ appeared in nine games as a sophomore, while improving on his already-impressive numbers from his freshman campaign โฆ was only unavailable for the victory over Baylor (11/14) โฆ called on to punt 41 times on the season, averaging 46.3 yards per attempt โฆ boasted 12 punts that went at least 50 yards and had 11 that were downed inside the 20 โฆ recorded at least one punt that was downed inside the 20 in all nine games โฆ averaged at least 43.0 yards per punt in all but one game on the year โฆ brought on at least four times to punt in seven of nine games โฆ IN TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: ranked second all-time in single-season history for punting average, trailing only the school record of 46.8 yards per punt that was set by Mark Bounds in 1991 โฆ now the only Red Raider in school history to have two of the top-five punting averages in school history โฆ set the Texas Tech single-game mark for the longest punt in school history after launching an 87-yard attempt against West Virginia โฆ broke the previous school record of 85 yards that was set by R.W. Moyers versus West Texas State in 1945 โฆ IN BIG 12 RECORD BOOK: his 87-yard punt versus the Mountaineers also snapped the conferenceโs single-game mark of 85 yards that was previously set by Oklahomaโs Tress Way in a 2010 win over Utah State โฆ marked only the ninth punt in league history to go at least 80 yards โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked fifth in the FBS for punting average and fourth among punters who played in at least five games โฆ boasted the longest punt in college football with his 87-yarder against West Virginia โฆ was the only punt of at least 80 yards across the FBS during the season โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: easily led the conference in punting as the next-closest player was Jordy Sandy of TCU with a 41.0 average โฆ averaged 47.0 yards per punt in league games only, which also led the conference by a considerable margin (next closest was Ryan Bujcevski of Texas at 43.4) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: lowest punting average of the year came in season opener versus Houston Baptist (9/12) where he averaged 39.8 yards with one resting inside the 20 โฆ brought on five times for a 47.8 yards per punt average against Texas (9/26), which included a season-high two attempts landing inside the 20 โฆ matched that season high the following week at Kansas State (10/3) with both punts being downed inside the 20 after averaging 48.5 yards per boot โฆ needed six times for punts at Iowa State (10/10) where he averaged 43.5 yards, his lowest clip during conference play โฆ that average was still higher than every other Big 12 punterโs season average, however โฆ one of the best performances of his young career came in the win over West Virginia (10/24) with a 53.4 average that featured his school record 87-yard punt as well as 74-yard attempt in the first quarter โฆ had three punts go at least 50 yards against Oklahoma (10/31) before finishing with a 43.7 average on six attempts โฆ matched his career high with seven punts at TCU (11/7), averaging 47.1 yards with two attempts going at least 50 yards โฆ missed the Baylor win (11/14) and then returned with four punts for a 44.0 yards per attempt average at Oklahoma State (11/28) โฆ closed the season by averaging a season-best 53.5 yards per punt over two attempts against Kansas (12/5) โฆ marked the highest single-game average of his career โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: garnered All-Big 12 first-team accolades from the conference coaches, Associated Press and Phil Steele Magazines โฆ became the first Red Raider since LeโRaven Clark in 2014-15 to collect first-team honors in back-to-back seasons โฆ first specialist in the Big 12 era to be recognized on the first team in back-to-back years and the seventh Red Raider overall, joining Clark (2014-15), Michael Crabtree (2007-08), Joel Filani (2005-06), Jarrett Hicks (2004-05), Kevin Curtis (1999-00) and Montae Reagor (1997-98) โฆ tabbed a second team All-Texas selection by Dave Campbellโs Texas Football โฆ preseason candidate for the Ray Guy Award.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
One of the top punters in the country as only a freshmen โฆ earned the starting job at punter during preseason camp and proceeded to have one of the best seasons in program history โฆ inserted in all 12 games overall with 59 punt attempts โฆ averaged a booming 45.0 yards per punt with his longest attempt going 66 yards โฆ downed 20 of his punts inside the 20 yard line with only five touchbacks โฆ booted 17 punts at least 50 yards and had 26 attempts fair caught โฆ allowed only nine returns with opponents averaging just 5.2 yards โฆ called on to punt at least four times in all 12 games on the year โฆ averaged at least 40 yards per punt in all but one game on the year โฆ placed at least one punt inside the 20 in all but one game as well โฆ IN TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: punting average ranked fourth all-time in the single-season record book, trailing only Mark Bounds (1991), Taylor Symmank (2015) and Alex Reyes (2006) โฆ marked the highest single-season average by a freshman in program history โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked second amongย freshmen nationally with a 45.0 yards per punt average โฆ ranked 16th nationally in the category and 12th among power-five punters โฆ played huge role in Texas Tech ending the year ranked fourth in the FBS for net punting average (42.5) โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ranked second in the league for punting average, trailing only Kansas Stateโs Devin Anctil โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the year by averaging 48.4 yards over five punts against Montana State (8/31), downing two of those inside the 20 โฆ followed with a 47.0 yard average the next week in a win over UTEP (9/7) โฆ placed four of his seven punts inside the 20 at Arizona (9/14), averaging 45.9 yards per punt โฆ drilled his longest punt of the year in the Big 12 opener at Oklahoma (9/28) at 66 yards โฆ was part of seven punts on the day where he finished with a 48.5 average, his second-highest clip of the season โฆ dropped two punts inside the 20 in the top-25 victory over Oklahoma State (10/5) where he averaged a season-low 33.6 yards per punt โฆ returned to form the next week at Baylor (10/12) with four punts at an 44.5 average and a long of 60 yards โฆ marked one of two punts on the year to travel at least 60 yards โฆ posted six punts against Iowa State (10/19) - his most during Big 12 play - while averaging 46.7 yards per attempt โฆ successfully flipped the field several times at Kansas (10/26) with three of his five punts downed inside the 20 โฆ closed the game averaging 42.2 yards per punt versus the Jayhawks โฆ utilized five times against at West Virginia (11/9), averaging 45.4 yards per attempt with one punt inside the 20 โฆ totaled four punt attempts in each of the final three games against TCU (11/16), Kansas State (11/23) and at Texas (11/29) โฆ downed five punts inside the 20 during that span with two each versus TCU and Kansas State and the other coming in Austin โฆ averaged 47.2 yards per punt against the Horned Frogs followed by a 41.2 clip versus Kansas State โฆ showed off his arm against the Wildcats as well, finding Erik Ezukanma on a 34-yard pass as part of a successful fake punt attempt โฆ closed the year with a season-high 49.2 average at Texas with his longest punt traveling 56 yards โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: tabbed a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Pro Football Focus and The Athletic โฆ became the first Red Raider punter all-time to garner Freshman All-America accolades โฆ tabbed to the All-Big 12 first team by the conference coaches โฆ marked the first time a Texas Tech punter had garnered All-Big 12 first team honors โฆ first freshman to be named to the first team since Michael Crabtree in 2007.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Highland High School in Gilbert, Ariz. โฆ netted a 42.6 yard punting average during his senior year โฆ also drilled 12 field goals, including a 45-yarder โฆ was a perfect 63-of-63 on extra point attempts in 2018 โฆ earned first team All-State honors following his senior campaign โฆ was the Arizona Cardinals and Luis Zendejas Kicker of the Year ... also a member of the schoolโs basketball program ... three-star prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN โฆ rated as the top punter in the 2019 class by 247Sports โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Arizona State, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah State.
PERSONAL
Austin McNamara โฆ born in San Jose, Calif. ... son of Brian and Mindy McNamara ... father played collegiate golf at Long Beach State before earning degrees at the University of Texas and BYU ... mother is also a BYU graduate ... oldest of four siblings ... has a younger brother, Tyler, and two younger sisters, Kaylee and Macie ... earnedย bachelor's degree in sport management, May 2023, from Texas Tech ... currently seeking an essentials of business certificate.
CAREER HIGHS
Punt Attempts: 9, vs. Oklahoma State (2021)
Punt Yards: 508, vs. Oklahoma State (2021)
Punt Average: 56.4, vs. Oklahoma State (2021)
Longest Punt: 87, vs. West Virginia (2020)^
Punts of at least 50 Yards: 8, vs. Oklahoma State (2021)^~
Pass Completions: 1, vs. Kansas State (2019)
Pass Yards: 34, vs. Kansas State (2019)
* Indicates most recent high
^ indicates Big 12 and Texas Tech single-game record
~ indicates NCAA FBS record.
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