Tom Maginness
Tom Maginness
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Tom Maginness has been at North Carolina through three head coaches in three seasons.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens, and Bill Belichick. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–6
vs Richmond
2 NO · 82 YDS · 41 AVG
Dominant 35-point win at home against Richmond.
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · North Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -11 net (20 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #19
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Magnus Haines’s 2025 season.
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Differs from Magnus on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack McCallister's junior season at Washington (2024).
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