2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Bryce McFerson
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Marcus Freeman and Mike Locksley. First career honor, 2025: All-Big Ten.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.5 gross, but 11 of 35 inside the 20 (31.4%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Maryland’s specialists
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-35vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-54vs UCLA | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 58 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-48@ Nebraska | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-45@ No. 5 Ohio State | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-37vs Rutgers | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 39 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20vs Illinois | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 48 | 3 | |
| Total | 35 | 1451 | 41.5 | 58 | 11 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 punts, 3 punts inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
31%11 of 35Touchback rate
0%0 of 35Yards / punt
41.535 puntsLong
58yards41.5 yards/punt on 35 punts · 31% placed inside the 20.
Maryland carries two punters; McFerson has taken all 35 punts. The No. 2,140 recruit in the country is punting in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Marcus Freeman and Mike Locksley.
