Aidan Swanson: P · Clemson · #39.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Clemson’s specialists
Aidan Swanson
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Now in a sixth season at Clemson. The first one came in 2023: ACC Specialist Player of the Week.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.1 gross, but 19 of 57 inside the 20 (33.3%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-34vs No. 1 Georgia | 7 | 302 | 43.1 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-20vs App State | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-35vs NC State | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-14vs Stanford | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-13@ Florida State | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-14@ Wake Forest | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-31vs Virginia | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-33vs Louisville | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 43 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-14@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 52 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-20@ Pittsburgh | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 50 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-17vs No. 16 South Carolina | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 15 | W 34-31vs No. 8 SMU | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 49 | 2 | |
| Bowl | L 24-38@ No. 4 Texas | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 41 | 1 | |
| Total | 57 | 2343 | 41.1 | 54 | 19 |
Season context: team record and system
6 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 64-17 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
33%19 of 57Touchback rate
4%2 of 57Yards / punt
41.157 puntsLong
54yards41.1 yards/punt on 57 punts · 33% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Clemson carries three punters; Swanson has taken 57 of the 60.
How it ended
Six seasons at Clemson — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
