Michael Kern

New Mexico Lobos · #19 · Punter · Junior

2025 season

PUNTS

tied 82nd of 153

AVG

41.5

not ranked

Section

Overview

Next game

at Hawai'i

Oct 17

Punting

Season	Team	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS
2024	TEX	41	41.6	57	1,706
2025	CAL	39	41.5	60	1,620
2026	UNM	12	37.2	46	446
Career		92	41.0	60	3,772

Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.

Stats

Punting

Season	Team	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS
2024	TEX	41	41.6	57	1,706
2025	CAL	39	41.5	60	1,620
2026	UNM	12	37.2	46	446
Career		92	41.0	60	3,772

Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.

Glossary

ATT: Punt Returns
AVG: Gross Average Punt Yards; Average Punt Return Yards
IN20: Punts Inside20
IN20%: Punts Inside20 Percentage
LNG: Long Punt
NET: Net Average Punt Yards
PUNTS: Punts
TB: Touchbacks
TB%: Touchback Percentage
YDS: Punt Yards; Punt Return Yards

Bio

Team	New Mexico Lobos
Position	Punter
Class	Junior
Height / weight	6' 4" / 195 lbs
Birthplace	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jersey	#19
Status	Active

Career history

New Mexico Lobos 2026 · 1 season
California Golden Bears 2025 · 1 season
Texas Longhorns 2024 · 1 season

Splits

Season

Season, home and away

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Season	12	37.2	46	446	1	8.33	7	58.33	1	-6	-6.0	36.0
Home	3	38.3	39	115	0	0.00	3	100.00	0	-6	0.0	40.3
Away	9	36.8	46	331	1	11.11	4	44.44	1	-6	-6.0	35.2

Season

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Season	38	41.6	60	1,579	3	7.89	11	28.95	0	0	0.0	38.3

Season

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Season	31	40.5	52	1,255	2	6.45	7	22.58	0	0	0.0	37.1

Game log

Season

Date	Opp	Result	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS
9/12	vs MERC	W 70-7	3	38.3	39	115
9/19	@ OU	L 14-6	7	35.9	40	251
9/26	@ NMSU	W 42-18	2	40.0	46	80
10/3	vs UTEP	W 61-7	1	66.0	66	66
2026 total			12	37.2	46	446

The season total counts every game. A game appears above only when the source recorded something for him in it, so the rows can be fewer.

Date	Opp	Result	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS
8/30	@ ORST	W 34-15	2	36.5	40	73
9/6	vs TXSO	W 35-3	2	47.5	55	95
9/13	vs MINN	W 27-14	5	47.0	53	235
9/20	@ SDSU	L 34-0	6	41.8	48	251
9/27	@ BC	W 28-24	2	41.5	42	83
10/4	vs DUKE	L 45-21	5	43.4	60	217
10/17	vs UNC	W 21-18	7	37.0	47	259
10/24	@ VT	L 42-34 2OT	1	44.0	44	44
11/22	@ STAN	L 31-10	5	39.8	50	199
11/29	vs SMU	W 38-35	3	41.0	50	123
12/24	@ HAW	L 35-31	1	41.0	41	41
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl
Total			39	41.5	60	1,620

Date	Opp	Result	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS
8/31	vs CSU	W 52-0	1	39.0	39	39
9/7	@ MICH	W 31-12	3	39.3	42	118
9/14	vs UTSA	W 56-7	4	45.8	52	183
9/21	vs ULM	W 51-3	2	45.5	49	91
9/28	vs MSST	W 35-13	1	40.0	40	40
10/26	@ VAN	W 27-24	4	36.3	42	145
11/9	vs FLA	W 49-17	3	38.3	42	115
11/16	@ ARK	W 20-10	6	39.8	42	239
11/23	vs UK	W 31-14	2	43.5	44	87
11/30	@ TA&M	W 17-7	3	40.0	43	120
12/7	vs UGA	L 22-19 OT	2	39.0	39	78
SEC Championship
12/21	vs CLEM	W 38-24	1	42.0	42	42
College Football Playoff First Round Presented by Allstate
1/1	vs ASU	W 39-31 2OT	3	48.7	57	146
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
1/10	vs OSU	L 28-14	6	43.8	51	263
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Total			41	41.6	57	1,706