Billy Kinney: P · West Virginia · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
West Virginia’s specialists
Billy Kinney
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Third season at West Virginia.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.0 gross, but 13 of 41 inside the 20 (31.7%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
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.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-14vs Tennessee | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-17vs Youngstown State | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6vs Kansas State | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 32 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-34@ No. 25 Texas Tech | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-22vs Kansas | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-30@ Iowa State | 8 | 332 | 41.5 | 51 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 58-14vs Baylor | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-41@ No. 15 Texas | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 47-10vs TCU | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 45 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 41-45@ Oklahoma State | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 44 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 56-59vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 43 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 18-34vs No. 17 Syracuse | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 46 | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 1680 | 41.0 | 54 | 13 |
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 25-13 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
32%13 of 41Touchback rate
7%3 of 41Yards / punt
41.041 puntsLong
54yards41.0 yards/punt on 41 punts · 32% placed inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks.
How it ended
Three seasons at West Virginia — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dana Holgorsen.
