Nick Verdugo
Nick Verdugo
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Matt Entz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 56–7
vs Southern
1 NO · 50 YDS · 50 AVG
Dominant 49-point win at home against Southern.
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Fresno State
Returning around him
- 17% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #90 · 2026 recruiting class #70
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Carson Bay’s 2023 season.
Matches Carson on
Differs from Carson on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Seamus O'Kelly's freshman season at Texas State (2020).
Matches Seamus on
Differs from Seamus on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #15390
Peaked at #15390 this season.
Background
2025 (JUNIOR): Was Fresno State’s punter in all 13 games this season … had 52 punts for 2,096 yards … averaged 40.3 yards per punt … had 15 punts land inside the 20 yard line … had a career-long 57-yard punt in the regular season finale at San Jose State (Nov. 29) … had above a 40-yard average in...