Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-30@ Michigan | 5 | 245 | 49.0 | 67 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-31vs Marshall | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 317 | 42.5 | 67 | 2 |
#96
Archer Trafford
Senior punter for East Carolina. 2023: 45.3 yards per punt, 7 punts.
6′1″ · 221 lb · Shreveport, LA
East Carolina 2023 alumnus
The story
4 punter for East Carolina. 2023: 45.3 yards per punt, 7 punts.
- Transferred from Mississippi State to East Carolina in 2023.
Archer Trafford
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Archer Trafford has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
How it ended
Three seasons at East Carolina — his college career is complete.
His career
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
East Carolina
Played his entire career under Mike Houston.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2022Mississippi State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy
2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pinner
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jonn Young’s 2021 season.
75%match
All-AAC
Matches Jonn on
Class year
Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Differs from Jonn on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Craw's freshman season at TCU (2024).
86%match
Matches Ethan on
Class year
Yards / punt
Weight
Differs from Ethan on
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Archer Trafford
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology