Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-13@ Florida State | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Duquesne | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 39 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-31vs Louisville | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 347 | 38.3 | 54 | 1 |
#43
Sam Candotti
Former punter at Boston College. 2024: 38.6 yards per punt, 9 punts.
6′2″ · 190 lb · Niddrie, VIC
Boston College 2024 — college career complete
Recruiting
3★
P recruit
No. 1959 nationally · Signed with Boston College
No college snaps yet.
The story
Former punter at Boston College. 2024: 38.6 yards per punt, 9 punts.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2022.
Sam Candotti
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Sam Candotti has been at Boston College through two head coaches in three seasons.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
How it ended
Three seasons at Boston College — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20228 games
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of ProKick Australia
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boston College
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coaches2022–2023
Boston College
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Boston College3-9HC: Jeff Hafley · Pass-leaning
2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
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
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pinner
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
P
His 2023 production profile sits closest to John Mcconnell’s 2022 season.
Matches John on
Weight
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Differs from John on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Charles Bein's sophomore season at Air Force (2021).
Matches Charles on
Weight
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Differs from Charles on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Sam Candotti
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology