Sophomore punter for USC. From Melbourne, VIC — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
6′3″ · 205 lb · Melbourne, VIC · St. Bede's College / Memphis
The story
Sophomore punter for USC. From Melbourne, VIC — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
The numbers
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
Best game: 1 punts, 56 avg, at Rutgers
Lachlan Carrigan
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to USC
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35@ Rutgers | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 196 | 49.0 | 56 | 2 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 39–0
vs Fresno State
45 yards per punt · 1 punts · 45 long
Dominant 39-point win at home against Fresno State.
Since week 2: +1 punt, +1 punt inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
CFB Index positional classification
USC carries six punters; Carrigan has taken all four punts.
USC’s specialists
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
Player DNA
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tom Snee’s 2021 season.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Grant Chadwick's freshman season at Middle Tennessee (2024).
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2026: Carrigan, who transferred to USC in January of 2026 from Memphis, looks to compete to be USC’s punter in 2026. MEMPHIS: Carrigan averaged 43.4 yards on 46 punts totaling 1,994 yards, of which 20 pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line and 7 went for 50+ yards, while appearing in all 13…