Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Notre Dame | 6 | 275 | 45.8 | 58 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 329 | 49.9 | 58 | 0 |
#29
Charlie Durkin
Senior punter for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Akron, OH · Archbishop Hoban
Transferred Kent State → Rice for 2026
The story
4 punter for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Kent State in 2022.
- Transferred from Kent State to Rice in 2026.
The numbers
47
yards per punt · 2026
7 punts · long of 58
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 punts, 45.8 avg, at Notre Dame
Charlie Durkin
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Kenni Burns, Mark Carney and Scott Abell. His first career honor landed in 2025: MAC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Kent Stateout of Archbishop Hoban
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Rice
2025–2026era →
Scott Abell
Rice
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Rice
2025Kent State
2026Rice
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kent State1-11HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–3
1 NO · 54 YDS · 54 AVG
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · J. Brown — 11 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 98 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andrew Osteen’s 2021 season.
Matches Andrew on
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Weight
Differs from Andrew on
Height (lower)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Derek Adams's sophomore season at Northwestern (2021).
Matches Derek on
Class year
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Player DNA
Players who play like Charlie Durkin
Background
Grad transfer punter from Kent State who handled the Golden Flashes” punting duties last season. Kent State 2025 Averaged 41.4 on 49 punts which ranked seventh in the MAC… Had six punts of better than 50 yards, including a career-best 63-yard effort at Florida State… Named the MAC Special Teams P...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology