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Jersey Number 49
Will Karoll
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
- High School:
- The King’s School
CAREER HONORS
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2025, Jr.)
- Honorable Mention All-AAC (2023, Fr.)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
- Arrived at Texas Tech as one of the nation’s most-experienced punters with previous starting experience at both Tulane (2023-24) and UCLA (2025) … will spend his final year of eligibility as a Red Raider, giving Texas Tech its third Australian punter in the last decade.
- Appeared in 38 games prior to joining the Red Raiders, punting 129 times for 5,603 yards over that stretch to the tune of a 43.4 yards per punt average … has totaled 32 punts of 50-plus yards in his career with a long of 78 while at Tulane … downed 36 punts over this career inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
- 2025 SEASON (JUNIOR AT UCLA): an honorable All-Big Ten selection by the conference coaches in his lone season as a Bruin … began the season on the Ray Guy Award watch list, which is presented to the nation’s top punter … appeared in all 12 games, ultimately punting 44 times for 1,913 yards at an average of 43.5 yards per punt … booted eight punts for at least 50 yards and had 13 downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line with only two touchbacks … served as UCLA’s primary holder on field goals and extra-points through the first five games of the season in addition to punting duties.
- Sailed a season-long punt of 63 yards midway through the season at Indiana (10/25) … previously had a 61-yard punt just a week prior in a win over Maryland (10/18) … was one of three punts of 50-plus yards against the Terrapins, a season high … highest two single-game averages came during that two-game stretch, finishing with a 48.1 clip versus Marland and then a 48.8 average at Indiana.
- Attempted at least two punts in 11 of 12 games overall with the lone exception being against Penn State (10/4) … was not called on to punt once against the Nittany Lions … averaged at least 40.0 yards per punt in eight different games overall.
- 2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT TULANE): appeared in all 14 games as a sophomore for a Green Wave program that played for its second American title in as many years … compiled a 42.8 punt average after making 42 attempts for 1,796 yards on the season … finished with 11 punts of 50-plus yards overall and had 11 punts downed inside the opponent 20-yard line.
- Sailed a punt 78 yards early in the season against Oklahoma (9/14), marking the third-longest punt in Tulane history and the longest since 1999 … was the third-longest punt in the history of the American Conference as well.
- 2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT TULANE): earned the starting job in his collegiate debut, appearing in 12 games as a true freshman … called on to punt 43 times for 1,894 yards at a 44.0 yards per punt average to earn honorable mention All-AAC honors … average ranked as the eighth-highest single season clip in Tulane history … recorded 14 punts of at least 50 yards and had 12 that were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line … helped boost a Tulane unit that ranked 33rd nationally in net punting (40.6) and third in the American … his individual average ranked fourth in the league …
- Part of a Tulane program that played in the American Conference Championship Game en route to an 11-3 season that also featured two of his future coaches at Texas Tech in defensive backs coach Rob Greene and defensive coordinator Shiel Wood … snapped the American Conference Championship records for most punts (8), yardage (356) and longest punt (65 yards) when the Green Wave faced SMU (12/2).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended The King’s School in his native country of Australia … member of Prokick Australia, one of the top training programs for punters and kickers.
PERSONAL
- Will Karoll … son of Trent and Penny Karoll … has an older sister, Mia.
- Grew up playing rugby in his native Australia, all while rooting for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League … father was an Australian Football League standout in the mid-2000s and led the Melbourne Football Club in goals in 2008.
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