Seamus O'Kelly: P · Texas State · #99.
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Texas State’s specialists
Seamus O'Kelly
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Texas State.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.8 gross, but 9 of 45 inside the 20 (20.0%) — a flipper. flipper
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
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-31@ Baylor | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-20@ UTSA | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs Nevada | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-36@ Southern Miss | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 44 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-20vs UL Monroe | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-31vs Troy | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 44 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-31@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 55 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-77@ Arkansas State | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-44vs South Alabama | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 42 | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 45-21vs Rice | 9 | 355 | 39.4 | 54 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 1836 | 40.8 | 55 | 9 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
20%9 of 45Touchback rate
2%1 of 45Yards / punt
40.845 puntsLong
55yards40.8 yards/punt on 45 punts · 20% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Texas State carries three punters; O'Kelly has taken all 45 punts.
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas State — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
