Punter, NC State, 2021–25
Caden Noonkester
Lettered 2022–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 98
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waxhaw, NC
Caden Noonkester played punter at NC State (2021–25).
Punting
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NC State | 98 | P | RS | ||
| 2022 | NC State | 98 | P | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | NC State | 98 | P | So. | ||
| 2024 | NC State | 98 | P | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | NC State | 98 | P | Sr. | 6′6″ | 220 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 NC State 12 games, 56 punts, 43.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. East Carolina | W 24–17 | 4 | 184 | 59 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Virginia | W 35–31 | 4 | 199 | 58 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | at Wake Forest | W 34–24 | 5 | 200 | 42 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 21–23 | 5 | 259 | 66 | 3 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Campbell | W 56–10 | 3 | 121 | 43 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Notre Dame | L 7–36 | 7 | 318 | 56 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | at Pittsburgh | L 34–53 | 5 | 223 | 54 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 48–36 | 2 | 67 | 35 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Miami | L 7–41 | 8 | 358 | 52 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Florida State | W 21–11 | 7 | 248 | 44 | 4 |
| Nov 29 | vs. North Carolina | W 42–19 | 2 | 88 | 47 | 1 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 31–7 | 4 | 168 | 46 | 2 |
2024 NC State 13 games, 48 punts, 43.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Western Carolina | W 38–21 | 2 | 75 | 45 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tennessee | L 10–51 | 6 | 276 | 58 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 30–20 | 3 | 130 | 55 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Clemson | L 35–59 | 4 | 164 | 49 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 24–17 | 8 | 398 | 58 | 7 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Wake Forest | L 30–34 | 3 | 117 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Syracuse | L 17–24 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at California | W 24–23 | 5 | 203 | 57 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Stanford | W 59–28 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Duke | L 19–29 | 4 | 176 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atGeorgia Tech | L 29–30 | 5 | 217 | 53 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | atNorth Carolina | W 35–30 | 4 | 157 | 54 | 2 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs.East Carolina | L 21–26 | 2 | 74 | 38 | 2 |
2023 NC State 13 games, 71 punts, 42.6 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at UConn | W 24–14 | 3 | 136 | 47 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Notre Dame | L 24–45 | 6 | 243 | 45 | 4 |
| Sep 16 | vs. VMI | W 45–7 | 2 | 82 | 44 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | atVirginia | W 24–21 | 8 | 400 | 67 | 2 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Louisville | L 10–13 | 8 | 326 | 51 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Marshall | W 48–41 | 7 | 271 | 55 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | atDuke | L 3–24 | 6 | 247 | 55 | 4 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Clemson | W 24–17 | 9 | 369 | 52 | 4 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Miami | W 20–6 | 5 | 223 | 48 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | atWake Forest | W 26–6 | 3 | 150 | 52 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atVirginia Tech | W 35–28 | 6 | 258 | 53 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs.North Carolina | W 39–20 | 4 | 154 | 49 | 2 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | L 19–28 | 4 | 163 | 44 | 0 |
2022 NC State 5 games, 29 punts, 43.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | vs.Wake Forest | W 30–21 | 3 | 136 | 55 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Boston College | L 20–21 | 6 | 277 | 54 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | atLouisville | L 10–25 | 6 | 228 | 53 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atNorth Carolina | W 30–27 | 7 | 319 | 67 | 2 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Maryland | L 12–16 | 7 | 287 | 52 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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