Senior punter for North Carolina. 2023: 41.2 yards per punt, 9 punts.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Raleigh, NC
Recruiting
P recruit
No. 2710 nationally · Signed with North Carolina
No college snaps yet.
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4 punter for North Carolina. 2023: 41.2 yards per punt, 9 punts.
Ben Kiernan
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. This is his fifth season at North Carolina. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-ACC. One game to point at: 17 rush yds against Syracuse — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at North Carolina — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mack Brown.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Mack Brown — 38-27 over that span.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs South Carolina | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-34vs App State | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 48 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-13vs Minnesota | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-24@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 59 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-7vs Syracuse | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 9 | 371 | 40.9 | 59 | 5 |
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Joe Doyle’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Stonehouse's senior season at Syracuse (2024).
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Player DNA