Carson King: P · Fresno State · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fresno State’s specialists
Carson King
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. The four seasons at Fresno State span three head coaches: Kalen DeBoer, Lee Marks and Jeff Tedford.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.7 gross, but 19 of 52 inside the 20 (36.5%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
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.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-35@ Purdue | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-31vs Eastern Washington | 6 | 211 | 35.2 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 29-0@ Arizona State | 4 | 206 | 51.5 | 57 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-9vs Nevada | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-24@ Wyoming | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 52 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-32@ Utah State | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs UNLV | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-30vs Boise State | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 51 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-42@ San José State | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-25vs New Mexico | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 46 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-33@ San Diego State | 6 | 228 | 38.0 | 50 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 37-10vs New Mexico State | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 2169 | 41.7 | 66 | 19 |
Bowl · 2023
W 37-10
vs New Mexico State · neutral site
66 yards per punt · 1 punts · 66 long
Dominant 27-point win at a neutral site against New Mexico State.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
37%19 of 52Touchback rate
8%4 of 52Yards / punt
41.752 puntsLong
66yards41.7 yards/punt on 52 punts · 37% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Fresno State carries three punters; King has taken all 52 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Fresno State — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Tedford → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
