Punter, Northwestern (from Kent State), 2016–⁠21

Derek Adams

Number: No. 36
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 195 lb
Class (2021): Senior
Hometown: Manheim, PA

Derek Adams played punter at Kent State (2016–⁠19) and Northwestern (2020–⁠21).

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record

3,063

3,447

1,245

2,543

1,840

2,408

3–⁠92–⁠102–⁠107–⁠67–⁠2AP 103–⁠9

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2016	Kent State	76	3,063	40.3	67	0
2017	Kent State	79	3,447	43.6	74	0
2018	Kent State	31	1,245	40.2	77	8
2019	Kent State	59	2,543	43.1	76	6
2020	Northwestern	44	1,840	41.8	60	15
2021	Northwestern	58	2,408	41.5	58	16
Career		347	14,546	41.9	77	45

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2016	Kent State	36	P	Yr 1
2017	Kent State	36	P	Yr 2
2018	Kent State	36	P	Yr 3
2019	Kent State	36	P	Yr 4
2020	Northwestern	36	P	Yr 5
2021	Northwestern	36	P	Sr. (Yr 6)	5′11″	195

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

2021 Northwestern 12 games, 58 punts, 41.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 3	vs.Michigan State	L 21–⁠38	5	195	48	1
Sep 11	vs.Indiana State	W 24–⁠6	4	175	53	1
Sep 18	atDuke	L 23–⁠30	5	224	55	2
Sep 25	vs.Ohio	W 35–⁠6	4	189	54	2
Oct 2	atNebraska	L 7–⁠56	4	193	51	2
Oct 16	vs.Rutgers	W 21–⁠7	7	279	55	3
Oct 23	atMichigan	L 7–⁠33	6	256	52	1
Oct 30	vs.Minnesota	L 14–⁠41	3	148	53	0
Nov 6	vs.Iowa	L 12–⁠17	7	242	40	2
Nov 13	atWisconsin	L 7–⁠35	4	161	58	2
Nov 20	vs.Purdue	L 14–⁠32	2	82	44	0
Nov 27	atIllinois	L 14–⁠47	7	264	46	0

2020 Northwestern 9 games, 44 punts, 41.8 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Oct 24	vs.Maryland	W 43–⁠3	2	82	51	0
Oct 31	atIowa	W 21–⁠20	6	250	44	3
Nov 7	vs.Nebraska	W 21–⁠13	6	261	58	4
Nov 14	atPurdue	W 27–⁠20	6	240	44	0
Nov 21	vs.Wisconsin	W 17–⁠7	10	379	48	2
Nov 28	atMichigan State	L 20–⁠29	4	186	49	2
Dec 12	vs.Illinois	W 28–⁠10	2	92	54	1
Dec 19	vs.Ohio State	L 10–⁠22	4	169	53	2
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Auburn	W 35–⁠19	4	181	60	1

2019 Kent State 13 games, 59 punts, 43.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 29	atArizona State	L 7–⁠30	9	401	60	0
Sep 7	vs.Kennesaw State	W 26–⁠23	3	129	56	0
Sep 14	atAuburn	L 16–⁠55	7	306	54	0
Sep 21	vs.Bowling Green	W 62–⁠20	2	85	51	0
Oct 5	atWisconsin	L 0–⁠48	6	283	51	0
Oct 12	atAkron	W 26–⁠3	2	68	43	0
Oct 19	atOhio	L 38–⁠45	4	119	41	0
Oct 26	vs.Miami (OH)	L 16–⁠23	7	311	62	0
Nov 5	atToledo	L 33–⁠35	3	133	47	2
Nov 14	vs.Buffalo	W 30–⁠27	6	252	46	1
Nov 23	vs.Ball State	W 41–⁠38	4	206	76	2
Nov 29	atEastern Michigan	W 34–⁠26	4	173	48	0
Dec 20 ✦	vs.Utah State	W 51–⁠41	2	77	41	1

2018 Kent State 4 games, 31 punts, 40.2 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Oct 20	vs.Akron	L 23–⁠24	8	371	77	4
Oct 30	atBowling Green	W 35–⁠28	9	372	57	4
Nov 6	atBuffalo	L 14–⁠48	9	293	52	0
Nov 15	vs.Toledo	L 34–⁠56	5	209	53	0

2017 Kent State 12 games, 79 punts, 43.6 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 2	atClemson	L 3–⁠56	11	511	66
Sep 9	vs.Howard	W 38–⁠31	5	204	54
Sep 16	atMarshall	L 0–⁠21	6	279	53
Sep 23	atLouisville	L 3–⁠42	8	369	57
Sep 30	vs.Buffalo	L 13–⁠27	4	194	51
Oct 7	atNorthern Illinois	L 3–⁠24	9	412	74
Oct 14	vs.Miami (OH)	W 17–⁠14	6	246	46
Oct 21	atOhio	L 3–⁠48	9	392	60
Oct 31	vs.Bowling Green	L 16–⁠44	3	133	46
Nov 8	atWestern Michigan	L 20–⁠48	7	278	51
Nov 14	vs.Central Michigan	L 23–⁠42	3	108	40
Nov 21	atAkron	L 14–⁠24	8	321	56

2016 Kent State 12 games, 76 punts, 40.3 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 3	atPenn State	L 13–⁠33	6	246	46
Sep 10	vs.North Carolina A&T	L 36–⁠39	9	316	40
Sep 17	vs.Monmouth	W 27–⁠7	3	112	50
Sep 24	atAlabama	L 0–⁠48	9	414	67
Oct 1	vs.Akron	L 27–⁠31	6	269	54
Oct 8	atBuffalo	W 44–⁠20	3	117	46
Oct 15	atMiami (OH)	L 14–⁠18	7	253	49
Oct 22	vs.Ohio	L 10–⁠14	7	281	49
Oct 29	atCentral Michigan	W 27–⁠24	4	149	39
Nov 8	vs.Western Michigan	L 21–⁠37	3	119	42
Nov 15	atBowling Green	L 7–⁠42	9	381	56
Nov 25	vs.Northern Illinois	L 21–⁠31	10	406	57

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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