George Caratan: P · UConn · #13.
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UConn’s specialists
George Caratan
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Sam Pittman and Jim Mora.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.2 gross, but 20 of 61 inside the 20 (32.8%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
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.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24vs NC State | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 58 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Florida International | 9 | 410 | 45.6 | 64 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41vs No. 18 Duke | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-34vs Utah State | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ Rice | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 55 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs South Florida | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-21@ Boston College | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-59@ No. 19 Tennessee | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 58 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-44@ No. 21 James Madison | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-3vs Sacred Heart | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-18@ Massachusetts | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 50 | 3 | |
| Total | 61 | 2697 | 44.2 | 64 | 20 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
33%20 of 61Touchback rate
10%6 of 61Yards / punt
44.261 puntsLong
64yards44.2 yards/punt on 61 punts · 33% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.
UConn carries three punters; Caratan has taken all 61 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Arkansas and UConn — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Jim Harbaugh, Sam Pittman, Lou Spanos and Jim Mora.
