11/5/2026 2:00:00 PM | Football
Junior punter ranks in the top 15 in punt average
The Geelong, Australia, native has booted a career-long 74 yard punt this season and broke the programs single-game punting average record at Kansas State (min. 3 punts) by averaging 59.3 yards per punt.
Dougherty has punted 50+ yard punts in four of the seven games he has seen action and has averaged 46.9 yards per punt on the season – 13th most in the country (min. 20 punts).
The junior's 81.3 PFF punt grade ranks 11th nationally and has pinned 60% of his 20 punts punts inside the 20 – the highest percentage in the country.