Last confirmed: Massachusetts, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Westwood, MA
Brian McDonald: P · Massachusetts · #96.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Massachusetts’s specialists
Brian McDonald
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
37.7 gross, but 10 of 57 inside the 20 (17.5%) — 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 him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-30vs Boston College | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 49 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 38-41vs Colorado | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-34@ Vanderbilt | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-48@ Penn State | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 42-47vs Bowling Green | 6 | 194 | 32.3 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-42@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-17@ Kent State | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-14vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-42@ Toledo | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-10vs Ball State | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 38 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-30@ Akron | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 40 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-41vs Buffalo | 8 | 387 | 48.4 | 67 | 2 | |
| Total | 57 | 2150 | 37.7 | 67 | 10 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
18%10 of 57Touchback rate
11%6 of 57Yards / punt
37.757 puntsLong
67yards37.7 yards/punt on 57 punts · 18% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 8.8 | 0.2 | 53.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.6 | 0.1 | 53.0 | 0.0 |
Player standing · 2014
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Massachusetts carries two punters; McDonald has taken all 57 punts.
How it ended
One season at Massachusetts — his college career is complete.
