Austin McNamara: P · Texas Tech · #31.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Texas Tech’s specialists
Austin McNamara
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. The five seasons at Texas Tech span two head coaches: Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. That makes four seasons with an honor, the latest Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year in 2023.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
46.3 gross, but 24 of 55 inside the 20 (43.6%) — a pinner. pinner
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.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 33-35@ Wyoming | 4 | 199 | 49.8 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-38vs No. 13 Oregon | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-3vs Tarleton State | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ West Virginia | 6 | 294 | 49.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-28vs Houston | 4 | 199 | 49.8 | 59 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-14@ Baylor | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38vs Kansas State | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 57 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-27@ BYU | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 57 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-28vs TCU | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 51 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 16-13@ No. 19 Kansas | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-23vs UCF | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-57@ No. 7 Texas | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 55 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-14vs California | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 54 | 4 | |
| Total | 55 | 2548 | 46.3 | 59 | 24 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
44%24 of 55Touchback rate
13%7 of 55Yards / punt
46.355 puntsLong
59yards46.3 yards/punt on 55 punts · 44% placed inside the 20 · 7 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Texas Tech carries two punters; McNamara has taken all 55 punts.
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas Tech, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie, and Joey McGuire. Multi-era developmental context.
