#31

Austin McNamara

Senior punter for Texas Tech. 2023: 46.3 yards per punt, 55 punts.

P · Texas Tech · Sr. · #31

6′4″ · 210 lb · Gilbert, AZ

All-Conf 1st teamTexas Tech 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

P recruit

No. 1664 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech

No college snaps yet.

His full recruiting profile

The story

4 punter for Texas Tech. 2023: 46.3 yards per punt, 55 punts.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2019.
  • Named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year in 2023.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Texas Tech, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201912 games

  • Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Highland

20209 games

  • All-Big 12first

202111 games

  • All-Big 12second

202313 games

  • All-Big 12first
  • Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Yearwinner

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1664 national
CFB
College
Texas Tech
2019–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

6 honors · 1 category
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ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches
2019–2021
Matt Wells
Texas Tech
2022–2023
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

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