Shane McDonough: P · NC State · #97.
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NC State’s specialists
Shane McDonough
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.4 gross, but 10 of 40 inside the 20 (25.0%) — 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
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-20@ East Carolina | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-3vs Charleston Southern | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-14vs Texas Tech | 7 | 272 | 38.9 | 59 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-30@ No. 5 Clemson | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 19-17vs Florida State | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 57 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-24@ No. 18 Syracuse | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 22-21vs Virginia Tech | 8 | 317 | 39.6 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-21vs No. 20 Wake Forest | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 1656 | 41.4 | 59 | 10 |
Week 6 · 2022
W 19-17
40.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20
A close one, won by 2 at home.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
25%10 of 40Touchback rate
5%2 of 40Yards / punt
41.440 puntsLong
59yards41.4 yards/punt on 40 punts · 25% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
NC State carries two punters; McDonough has taken 40 of the 69.
How it ended
One season at NC State — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Doc Holliday and Dave Doeren.
