#17

Austin Barnes

Punter for East Carolina. 2017: 44 yards per punt, 50 punts.

P · East Carolina · #17

5′11″ · 217 lb · Fairview Heights, IL

East Carolina 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 punter for East Carolina. 2017: 44 yards per punt, 50 punts.

  • Signed as a 2-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2013.
His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

P recruit

No. 3129 nationally · Signed with Eastern Michigan

No college snaps yet.

How it ended

Four seasons at East Carolina — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

  • Signed with Eastern Michigan2-star out of O'Fallon

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#3129 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2014–2017
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches
2014–2015
Ruffin McNeill
East Carolina
2016–2017
Scottie Montgomery
East Carolina
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ruffin McNeill → Scottie Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology