Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 30 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-32@ Ole Miss | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 49 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 325 | 35.4 | 50 | 5 |
#90
Grant Chadwick
Junior punter for LSU. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 213 lb · Tullahoma, TN · Tullahoma HS
The numbers
36.1
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 punts, 34.8 avg, at Ole Miss
Inside the 20 · 56%
0%field median 33%60%
5 of his 9 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
Swing playSwung Texas A&M from 59% to 82% to win.Texas A&M at LSU · 49-25
The story
Junior punter for LSU. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2024.
- Transferred from Middle Tennessee to LSU in 2025.
Grant Chadwick
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. Grant Chadwick has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. 2024 brought the first one: All-Conference USA.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202412 games
- Signed with Middle Tennessee2-star out of Tullahoma
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
202513 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
28.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 2 inside the 20
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 punts, +1 punt inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026LSU2-1HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
How he plays
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
LSU carries two punters; Chadwick has taken all nine punts. The No. 3,079 recruit in the country is punting in the SEC as a junior.
The battery
LSU’s specialists
- #39Mack MulhernLong snapper · Fr.
- #43Silas HallLong snapper · So.
- #90Grant ChadwickPunter · Jr.9 punts · 36.1 avg · 5 inside the 20
- #99Hayden CraigPunter · Fr.
- #80Scott StarzykKicker · So.5 of 6 on field goals
- #36Aidan CorbelloKicker · Jr.
- #32Gavin HigginsKicker · Fr.
- #45Sean PerretKicker · Fr.
DNA match
Player DNA
Cannon
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Austin McNamara’s 2022 season.
Matches Austin on
Yards / punt
Weight
In-20 rate
Differs from Austin on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Liam Dougherty's sophomore season at Houston (2025).
71%match
Matches Liam on
Class year
Weight
In-20 rate
Differs from Liam on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Grant Chadwick
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology