#98

Caden Noonkester

Senior punter for NC State. 2025: 43.4 yards per punt, 56 punts.

P · NC State · Sr. · #98

6′6″ · 220 lb · Waxhaw, NC

Returning to NC State for 2026

The numbers

43.4

yards per punt · 2025

56 punts · long of 66 · 23 inside the 20

Best game: 8 punts, 44.8 avg, at Miami

The play that turned itSwung Marshall from 21% to 53% to win.Marshall at NC State · 48-41

The story

4 punter for NC State. 2025: 43.4 yards per punt, 56 punts.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.

The full scouting read

Caden Noonkester

P · NC State · Sr · #98

Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Fourth season at NC State, same address the whole way.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • seasons on the roster
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology