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HISTORY — From College Profile
Third-Team All-ACC (2022)
2022 – Senior Season
Starting punter in all 14 games • Third-Team All-ACC • Finished the season with a 46.8 average on 48 punts • Landed 18 punts inside the 20 and 14 punts were 50+ yards • Averaged 49.5 yards on two punts in season opener against FAMU • Punted twice at App State and averaged 46.0 yards • Named Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week after averaging a 54.2 yards on five punts against Georgia State • He notched the two longest punts of his career with boots of 64 and 70 yards against the Panthers • Averaged 48.4 yards on five punts against Notre Dame • Punted three times and averaged 40.3 yards against Virginia Tech • Had two punts against Miami average 40.5 yards • Punted twice and averaged 47.0 yards at Duke • Called upon to punt four times and averaged 46.0 yards per punt and placed three inside the 20 • Averaged a career-best 55.0 yards on three punts with a long of 64 yards at Virginia • Punted three times for a 41.7 average at Wake Forest, landing one inside the 20 • Punted five times for a 45.2 average vs. Georgia Tech, landing three inside of the 20 • Punted a season high seven times against NC State • Landed two of his three punts inside the 20 against Clemson • Averaged 44.67 yards on three punts against Oregon.
2021 – Junior Season
Starting punter in all 13 games • Finished the season with a 43.7 average on 45 punts • Landed 12 punts inside the 20 and seven punts were 50+ yards • Averaged 42.3 yards on four punts in the season opener at Virginia Tech • Punted once for 53 yards against Georgia State • Did not punt against Virginia • Punted four times for a 47.0 yard average at Georgia Tech with two landing inside the 20 • Had his busiest game to date this year with seven punts for a 43.7 average against Duke • Averaged 40.5 yards on two punts against Florida State • Punted five times for a 48.0 yard average that included a season-long 56 yarder against Miami • Had two punts for an average of 47.0 yards at Notre Dame • Punted four times and averaged 38.5 yards against Wake Forest • Averaged 43.0 yards on six punts at Pittsburgh • Punted once for 46 yards against Wofford • Had two punts blocked at NC State and averaged 36.0 yards on four punts • Punted five times and averaged 46.6 yards against South Carolina at the Duke's Mayo Bowl • Equaled his season-long punt with a 56-yard effort against the Gamecocks • Had one tackle on special teams.
2020 – Sophomore Season
Starting punter for all 12 games, playing in 10 • His services were not needed at Virginia and at No. 9 Miami • All-ACC Academic Team selection • Averaged 43.7 yards on 34 punts • Landed 16 punts inside the 20 and eight went for 50+ yards • Named a Ray Guy Award Top 4 Player after his best game at Carolina came against No. 2 Notre Dame by averaging 50.6 yards on seven punts with five landing inside the 20 and three punts of 50+ yards • Enjoyed a strong start to 2020 with a 45.5 average with a pair of 50+ yard punts against Syracuse • Averaged 45 yards on three punts against Virginia Tech • Hit two punts for a 42.5 yard average at Duke • His four punts in the Orange Bowl against No. 5 Texas A&M averaged 43.8 yards.
Starting punter for all 13 games • Averaged 41.3 yards on 60 punts • Landed 13 punts inside the 20 and eight went for 50+ yards • Averaged 41.6 yards on five punts with a long of 48 yards in his collegiate debut against South Carolina • Punted 10 times for an average of 46.0 yards with two inside the 20 at Wake Forest • Hit a 57-yarder and had two others of 56 yards against the Demon Deacons • Averaged 42.8 yards on four punts against App State, including a 58-yarder • Hit a season-long 63 yard punt as part of a 45.0 average over seven punts against Clemson • Averaged 44.3 yards on three punts at Pitt.
Wakefield High School
Listed as the No. 11 punter nationally by 247Sports.com • Ranked the No. 12 punter nationally by kicking guru Chris Sailer • Ranked the No. 33 kicker nationally by ESPN • Considered a two-star prospect by 247Sports • Won Sailer’s 2018 Vegas Punt Champion competition, earning an invite to the elite Top 12 Camp • Handled all special teams kicking duties for Wakefield • Averaged 45.8 yards per punt as a senior and placed 23 of his 39 punts inside the 20 • Posted a 44.2 yards per punt and 67 yards per kickoff average as a junior • Coached by Brandon Kelley.
Son of Cora and Mike Kiernan • Born in Dublin, Ireland, and lived their 15 years before moving to North Carolina • Birthday is Jan. 21.
-- 6/15/23
2022
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| punting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 20 | LONG | NO | TB | YDS | YPP |
| 18.0 | 70.0 | 49.0 | 2.0 | 2281.0 | 46.6 |
2021
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| punting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 20 | LONG | NO | TB | YDS | YPP |
| 12.0 | 56.0 | 45.0 | 2.0 | 1966.0 | 43.7 |
2020
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| punting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 20 | LONG | NO | TB | YDS | YPP |
| 16.0 | 62.0 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 1485.0 | 43.7 |
2019
| punting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 20 | LONG | NO | TB | YDS | YPP |
| 5.0 | 63.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 2479.0 | 41.3 |
Physical Attributes:
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| Height: | 6-0 |
| Weight: | 215 |
| Forty: | 5.12 |
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Combine Results:
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