Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.2 gross, but 27 of 65 inside the 20 (41.5%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Last confirmed: Colorado, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Louisville, CO
Darragh O'Neill: P · Colorado · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Colorado’s specialists
Darragh O'Neill
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.2 gross, but 27 of 65 inside the 20 (41.5%) — a pinner. pinner
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 17-31vs Colorado State | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 57 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-38@ Massachusetts | 5 | 244 | 48.8 | 62 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-38vs No. 16 Arizona State | 3 | 145 | 48.3 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-12vs Hawai'i | 9 | 416 | 46.2 | 59 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 56-59@ California | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 51 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-36vs Oregon State | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-56@ No. 22 USC | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-40vs No. 25 UCLA | 8 | 319 | 39.9 | 48 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-38vs Washington | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-38@ No. 21 Arizona | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-44@ No. 3 Oregon | 8 | 387 | 48.4 | 62 | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | L 34-38vs Utah | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 43 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 2870 | 44.2 | 62 | 27 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
42%27 of 65Touchback rate
5%3 of 65Yards / punt
44.265 puntsLong
62yards44.2 yards/punt on 65 punts · 42% placed inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2014
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Colorado — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jon Embree → Mike MacIntyre. Worth noting in scheme + development context.