Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Cincinnati, OH
Chris Gradone: P · Northwestern · #31.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Northwestern’s specialists
Chris Gradone
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
37.9 gross, but 17 of 65 inside the 20 (26.2%) — 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 24-31vs California | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 40 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 15-23vs Northern Illinois | 8 | 336 | 42.0 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-7vs Western Illinois | 7 | 309 | 44.1 | 55 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-6@ Penn State | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs No. 17 Wisconsin | 7 | 251 | 35.9 | 41 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24@ Minnesota | 6 | 200 | 33.3 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-38vs No. 19 Nebraska | 8 | 295 | 36.9 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-48@ Iowa | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 9-10vs Michigan | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 43-40@ No. 15 Notre Dame | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14@ Purdue | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 33-47vs Illinois | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 45 | 1 | |
| Total | 65 | 2464 | 37.9 | 55 | 17 |
Week 6 · 2014
W 20-14
vs Wisconsin
35.9 yards per punt · 7 punts · 4 inside the 20
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
26%17 of 65Touchback rate
8%5 of 65Yards / punt
37.965 puntsLong
55yards37.9 yards/punt on 65 punts · 26% placed inside the 20 · 5 touchbacks.
Northwestern carries two punters; Gradone has taken 65 of the 70.
How it ended
One season at Northwestern — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.
