John Haggerty: P · Western Kentucky · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Western Kentucky’s specialists
John Haggerty
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. Rated a two-star prospect, with three seasons of snaps at Western Kentucky since. The first career honor came in 2020: All-Conference USA.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
48.3 gross, but 11 of 30 inside the 20 (36.7%) — 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
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-21vs UT Martin | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-33vs Indiana | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-48@ No. 17 Michigan State | 2 | 109 | 54.5 | 61 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 46-52vs UTSA | 2 | 122 | 61.0 | 67 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-20@ Old Dominion | 2 | 118 | 59.0 | 67 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-19@ Florida International | 5 | 250 | 50.0 | 55 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-13vs Charlotte | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-21vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-21@ Rice | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 56 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-17vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 53-21@ Marshall | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 41-49@ UTSA | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 1449 | 48.3 | 67 | 11 |
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Tyson Helton — 23-16 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
33%11 of 33Touchback rate
3%1 of 33Yards / punt
48.733 puntsLong
67yards48.7 yards/punt on 33 punts · 33% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Western Kentucky carries three punters; Haggerty has taken all 33 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Sydney, NSW — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
