Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.1 gross, but 17 of 35 inside the 20 (48.6%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Zach Harding: P · Army · #46.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Army’s specialists
Zach Harding
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Now in a third season at Army.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.1 gross, but 17 of 35 inside the 20 (48.6%) — a pinner. pinner
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
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-10@ Georgia State | 2 | 112 | 56.0 | 60 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-10vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 249 | 49.8 | 63 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-28@ Ball State | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-20@ Wisconsin | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 51 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 56-70vs No. 16 Wake Forest | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-14vs Air Force | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 57 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 63-10vs Bucknell | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-17vs Massachusetts | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-16@ Liberty | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 54 | 4 | |
| Wk 15 | L 13-17vs Navy | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 50 | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 1544 | 44.1 | 63 | 17 |
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 23-15 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
53%20 of 38Touchback rate
11%4 of 38Yards / punt
44.138 puntsLong
63yards44.1 yards/punt on 38 punts · 53% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Army carries three punters; Harding has taken all 38 punts.
How it ended
Three seasons at Army — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.