Texas Tech unique groups depth chart, assessment

Particular groups

Projected depth chart

Kicker: Trey Wolff, Sr. Gino Garcia, Jr.

Punter: Austin McNamara, Sr. Brook Honore’, Fr.

Deep snapper: Jackson Knotts, So. Henry Teeter, Sr. or Haydon Wiginton, Fr. or Jacob Mauch, So.

Kick returner: Xavier White, Sr. or Chadarius Townsend, Sr. or Marquis Waters, Sr. or Myles Cost, Jr.

Punt returner: Adrian Frye, Sr. Drew Hocutt, So. Coy Eakin, Fr.

In a nutshell: Tech returns one of the nation’s major punters and his deep snapper, as properly as a number of other knowledgeable exclusive-teams pieces. The problem is whether the Purple Raiders can get rid of a person of the Significant 12’s finest kickers of 2021 — the two in conditions of accuracy and coming by beneath strain — and not pass up a conquer.

Stock: Down. Not for the reason that of Austin McNamara. He established faculty and Large 12 solitary-season information with a 48.2-yard punting typical final season, primary Tech to fifth in the FBS in internet punting (43.98). His 46.3-garden common in excess of a few seasons places him placement to crack Taylor Symmank’s faculty job record of 43.7. Also again are main return specialists Adrian Frye and Chadarius Townsend, deep snapper Jackson Knotts and protection-unit standouts Tyrique Matthews, Patrick Curley and Bryce Ramirez. The latter 3 had been credited with five, 4 and 3 tackles, respectively, covering punts and kicks. Having said that, Tech dodged a sixth straight getting rid of record final period thanks in portion to Jonathan Garibay producing two match-successful discipline targets in a 15-for-16 year. Battling to swap Garibay are Trey Wolff, hoping to regain his 2019 variety when he went 20 for 22, and Houston Baptist transfer Gino Garcia, whose 32 occupation area goals include six of 48 yards or lengthier.