Serious question... can we redshirt the punter if he never punts?
Asking for a friend.
Replies to: Serious question... can we redshirt the punter if he never punts?
The punter is going to the NFL.
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Re: Serious question... can we redshirt the punter if he never punts?
If you dress but do not participate at any point in the game then that game doesn't count against your participation limit. Taking the field on any play counts.
So, yes, if you never punt, AND never fake a punt with your punter on the field, and you achieve that feat 12 times in a 16 game season (because, if you are that dominant....) then your punter wouldn't burn a year of eligibility.
The closest anyone has ever come was Kurt Milne for Hawaii in 2006 (5 games with no punts)
Post season doesn't count towards eligibility
You're correct on everything else, though.
You'd only have to achieve that feat 8 times during the regular season, and then you could play all of the playoff games.
Re: Post season doesn't count towards eligibility
A little deeper dive found that even Milne was credited with participating in 10 of 12 games, so presumably took the field at least once in three of those games likely for fake punts taken by an upback (as he had no passing/rushing/receiving stats in those games)
Yes. But being on the field for the fake counts as a game he participated in.
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