Austin McNamara - (Punter) Texas Tech

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(04-27-2024, 10:54 PM)Nepa Wrote: "Ended his five-year career as Texas Tech’s punter with a 45.91 average, the highest in Texas Tech and Big 12 Conference history. His average ranked 10th in NCAA FBS history among punters with at least 150 career punts"

Okay, what am I missing here? I went to the 2023 stats for punting (below), and a 45.9 average would put him 27th in the league. Admittedly, Brad Robbins was 30th with a 44.3 average, but McNamara would still be near the bottom of the league if he hit his average. The Bengals can't find someone league average? The Iowa punter had a 48.2 average last year, which would put him 12th.

https://www.footballdb.com/statistics/nfl/player-stats/punting

Because you're going off career college average rather than what he grew to be.
In 2021, McNamara averaged 48.2 YPP.
He adjusted his punts to be less distance-focused and more placement-focused after that season.
He has the leg to be a Top 10 punter in the NFL.


Here's more info into McNamara - https://bnbfootball.com/2024-nfl-draft/punter-rankings/

Quote:[color=var( --e-global-color-text )]Austin McNamara has a powerful leg with a vicious punting motion. He kicks the ball with aggression, but has still shown excellent placement on his kicks. He’s improved his mechanics over his 5 year career as a starter, and has done a nice job of converting his distance into hangtime. McNamara has good size at 6’4″, and it doesn’t slow him down in his punting motion.
McNamara has shown in the past that he can average an impressive yard per punt number (48.2 in 2021), but has instead transitioned his power into elite hangtime. McNamara only allowed returns on 18% of his punts this past season, by far the best percentage for any punter averaging over 45 yards per punt.[/color]

[color=var( --e-global-color-text )]Austin McNamara 2023 Stats
46.3 yards per punt, 24 inside 20 yard line, 7 touchbacks, 49.1% fair catches forced, 59 long, 81.8% unreturnable punts[/color]