Tom Sheldon: P · North Carolina · #39.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
North Carolina’s specialists
Tom Sheldon
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. Second season at North Carolina.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.8 gross, but 0 of 45 inside the 20 (0.0%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 30-35vs California | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-47vs No. 17 Louisville | 4 | 214 | 53.5 | 66 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 53-23@ Old Dominion | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 57 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27vs Duke | 8 | 361 | 45.1 | 62 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-33@ Georgia Tech | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 61 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-33vs No. 21 Notre Dame | 3 | 159 | 53.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-59@ No. 14 Virginia Tech | 10 | 482 | 48.2 | 58 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 2061 | 45.8 | 66 | 0 |
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Larry Fedora, all balanced offenses — 11-14 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
0%0 of 45Touchback rate
0%0 of 45Yards / punt
45.845 puntsLong
66yards45.8 yards/punt on 45 punts · 0% placed inside the 20.
North Carolina carries three punters; Sheldon has taken 45 of the 70.
How it ended
Two seasons at North Carolina — the college career is complete.
From Echuca, Australia — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
