Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 53 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs Houston | 3 | 176 | 58.7 | 61 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 588 | 51.2 | 61 | 5 |
#49
Will Karoll
Senior punter for Texas Tech. From Mosman, NSW — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
6′4″ · 215 lb · Mosman, NSW · The King’s School
Transferred UCLA → Texas Tech for 2026
The numbers
49
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 punts, 58.7 avg, vs Houston
Inside the 20 · 42%
0%field median 33%60%
5 of his 12 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
The story
Senior punter for Texas Tech. From Mosman, NSW — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
- Signed with Tulane in 2023.
- Transferred from UCLA to Texas Tech in 2026.
Will Karoll
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Across four seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, Tim Skipper and Joey McGuire.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
202312 games
- Signed with Tulaneout of ProKick Australia
202511 games
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
2025UCLA
2026Texas Tech
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 28–26
vs Houston
58.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 punts, +1 punt inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Tulane11-3HC: Slade Nagle · Run-leaning
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Texas Tech3-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Texas Tech carries two punters; Karoll has taken all twelve punts.
The battery
Texas Tech’s specialists
- #47Rylan VaganaLong snapper · Jr.
- #49Will KarollPunter · Sr.12 punts · 49 avg · 5 inside the 20
- #37Ian HersheyPunter · 5th-year
- #48Stone HarringtonKicker · 5th-year4 of 5 on field goals
- #39Jacob HandKicker · Sr.
Where he came from
From Mosman, NSW — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Sandy’s 2021 season.
89%match
Matches Jordan on
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Laine Wilkins's junior season at Houston (2022).
81%match
Matches Laine on
Class year
Weight
Yards / punt
Differs from Laine on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Will Karoll
Background
CAREER HONORS Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2025, Jr.) Honorable Mention All-AAC (2023, Fr.) PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH Arrived at Texas Tech as one of the nation’s most-experienced punters with previous starting experience at both Tulane (2023-24) and UCLA (2025) … will have two seasons of…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology