Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.7 gross, but 19 of 56 inside the 20 (33.9%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
2025 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Tom Maginness
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for three head coaches at North Carolina: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens and Bill Belichick.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.7 gross, but 19 of 56 inside the 20 (33.9%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
North Carolina’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-48vs TCU | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-3@ Charlotte | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 55 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-6vs Richmond | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-34@ UCF | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38vs Clemson | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-21@ California | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 48 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-17vs No. 16 Virginia | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-10@ Syracuse | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 51 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15vs Stanford | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 12-28@ Wake Forest | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-32vs Duke | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-42@ NC State | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 2391 | 42.7 | 60 | 19 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
34%19 of 56Touchback rate
2%1 of 56Yards / punt
42.756 puntsLong
60yards42.7 yards/punt on 56 punts · 34% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
North Carolina carries two punters; Maginness has taken all 56 punts.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mack Brown → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.