2025 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Caden Noonkester
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Fourth season at NC State.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.4 gross, but 23 of 56 inside the 20 (41.1%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
NC State’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs East Carolina | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 59 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-31vs Virginia | 4 | 199 | 49.8 | 58 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-24@ Wake Forest | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 42 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-23vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 259 | 51.8 | 66 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-10vs Campbell | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 43 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-36@ No. 16 Notre Dame | 7 | 318 | 45.4 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-53@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-36vs No. 8 Georgia Tech | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 35 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-41@ No. 16 Miami | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-11vs Florida State | 7 | 248 | 35.4 | 44 | 4 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-19vs North Carolina | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 47 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 31-7vs Memphis | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 46 | 2 | |
| Total | 56 | 2433 | 43.4 | 66 | 23 |
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Dave Doeren — 31-21 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
41%23 of 56Touchback rate
7%4 of 56Yards / punt
43.456 puntsLong
66yards43.4 yards/punt on 56 punts · 41% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
NC State carries three punters; Noonkester has taken 56 of the 57.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Doeren.
