David Shanahan: P · Georgia Tech · #43.
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Georgia Tech’s specialists
David Shanahan
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Georgia Tech.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.2 gross, but 14 of 49 inside the 20 (28.6%) — a flipper. flipper
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.
Sports Illustrated Oct 27Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs No. 10 Florida State | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 35-12vs Georgia State | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-31@ Syracuse | 4 | 193 | 48.3 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs VMI | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 41 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-31@ No. 19 Louisville | 2 | 113 | 56.5 | 58 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-14vs Duke | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-34@ North Carolina | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-31vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-21@ Virginia Tech | 7 | 318 | 45.4 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-23vs No. 4 Miami | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-29vs NC State | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 42-44@ No. 6 Georgia | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-35vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 53 | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 2119 | 43.2 | 61 | 14 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 28-23
vs Miami
44 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
A close one, won by 5 at home.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
29%14 of 49Touchback rate
8%4 of 49Yards / punt
43.249 puntsLong
61yards43.2 yards/punt on 49 punts · 29% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Georgia Tech carries three punters; Shanahan has taken all 49 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia Tech — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 49 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Brent Key. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Kerry, Ireland — one of 16 players from Ireland in FBS this season.
