Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | L 17-62@ Auburn | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 49 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 49 | 2 |
#19
John Mcconnell
Senior punter for Marshall. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 190 lb · Morgantown, WV
Marshall 2023 alumnus
The story
4 punter for Marshall. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Marshall in 2021.
- Transferred from Marshall to Akron in 2024.
Recruiting
2★
P recruit
No. 2523 nationally · Signed with Marshall
No college snaps yet.
John Mcconnell
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Marshall to Akron — the move that set up everything since. 2023 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
How it ended
Two seasons at Marshall — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2021
- Signed with Marshall2-star out of Morgantown
202311 games
- All-Sun Beltthird
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Marshall
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2023)
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Charles Huff — 15-11 over that span.
2022Marshall9-4HC: Charles Huff · Run-heavy
2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
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
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
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 2023 production profile sits closest to Rhys Byrns’s 2022 season.
76%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Rhys on
Weight
In-20 rate
Class year
Differs from Rhys on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bronson Long's sophomore season at Charlotte (2025).
Matches Bronson on
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Height
Differs from Bronson on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like John Mcconnell
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology