2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Simon McClannan
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Kansas State.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
48.4 gross, but 15 of 30 inside the 20 (50.0%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kansas State’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Tulane | 3 | 160 | 53.3 | 66 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-31@ Cincinnati | 4 | 200 | 50.0 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-35vs No. 22 Houston | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 59 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Kansas | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 56 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Colorado | 6 | 322 | 53.7 | 58 | 2 | |
| Total | 30 | 1452 | 48.4 | 66 | 15 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 punts, 2 punts inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
50%15 of 30Touchback rate
7%2 of 30Yards / punt
48.430 puntsLong
66yards48.4 yards/punt on 30 punts · 50% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Kansas State carries two punters; McClannan has taken all 30 punts.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
