Magnus Haines
Magnus Haines
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Albin → Brian Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 52–35
vs Gardner-Webb
2 NO · 102 YDS · 51 AVG
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Ohio
Returning around him
- 65% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (18 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #106
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Pierse Stainton’s 2025 season.
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Differs from Pierse on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Mihalic's sophomore season at Western Michigan (2021).
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Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #15358
Peaked at #15358 this season.
Background
2025: Appeared in all 13 games for the Bobcats…Attempted 40 punts with an average of 42.3 yards per punt…Career-long 68-yard punt against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 25)... Recorded 13 punts inside the 20-yard line. 2022 - 24 (Arkansas State): Appeared in one game… three-time Arkansas State Athletic D...