#39

Kai Kroeger

Former punter at South Carolina. 2024: 47.8 yards per punt, 47 punts.

P · South Carolina · Sr. · #39

6′4″ · 213 lb · Lake Forest, IL

All-Conf 1st teamSouth Carolina 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former punter at South Carolina. 2024: 47.8 yards per punt, 47 punts.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Carolina in 2020.
  • Named All-America (The Athletic) in 2022.
  • Named All-America (ESPN) in 2022.
His career, year by year

Recruiting

3★

P recruit

No. 2080 nationally · Signed with South Carolina

No college snaps yet.

His full recruiting profile

How it ended

Five seasons at South Carolina, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — his college career is complete.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202010 games

  • Signed with South Carolina3-star out of Lake Forest

202212 games

  • All-Americafirst · 2 selectors
  • All-SECfirst

202312 games

  • All-SEC

202413 games

  • All-SECfirst

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2080 national
CFB
College
South Carolina
2020–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 2 categories
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ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2022)

2 selectors honored him

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches
2020
Will Muschamp
South Carolina
2021–2024
Shane Beamer
South Carolina
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Will Muschamp → Shane Beamer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology