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Punter, Miami (from Cincinnati), 2009–13
Pat O’Donnell
Lettered 2010–12 at Cincinnati; 2013 at Miami (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 34
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Lake Worth, FL
- Born
- Feb 22, 1991, in Lake Worth Beach, Florida
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Pat O’Donnell played punter at Cincinnati (2009–12) and Miami (2013). The Chicago Bears took O’Donnell in round 6, No. 191 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: Big East champions, 2009, 2011 and 2012
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cincinnati | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 50 | 0 |
| 2010 | Cincinnati | 52 | 2,178 | 41.9 | 61 | 0 |
| 2011 | Cincinnati | 63 | 2,760 | 43.8 | 76 | 0 |
| 2012 | Cincinnati | 59 | 2,467 | 41.8 | 65 | 0 |
| 2013* | Miami | 53 | 2,498 | 47.1 | 71 | 0 |
| Career | 234 | 10,168 | 43.5 | 76 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cincinnati | 34 | P | |
| 2010 | Cincinnati | 34 | P | |
| 2011 | Cincinnati | 34 | P | |
| 2012 | Cincinnati | 34 | P | |
| 2013 | Miami | 34 | P | 6′5″ |
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
2013 Miami 12 games, 53 punts, 47.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 34–6 | 4 | 179 | 54 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Florida | W 21–16 | 8 | 392 | 60 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at South Florida | W 49–21 | 3 | 135 | 58 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 45–30 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at North Carolina | W 27–23 | 4 | 164 | 51 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Wake Forest | W 24–21 | 4 | 177 | 58 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Florida State | L 14–41 | 3 | 160 | 58 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 24–42 | 5 | 276 | 63 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Duke | L 30–48 | 4 | 171 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Virginia | W 45–26 | 7 | 344 | 71 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Pittsburgh | W 41–31 | 4 | 177 | 52 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Louisville | L 9–36 | 6 | 274 | 60 | 0 |
2012 Cincinnati 13 games, 59 punts, 41.8 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 34–10 | 5 | 216 | 46 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Delaware State | W 23–7 | 2 | 76 | 44 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 27–24 | 5 | 223 | 51 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 52–14 | 3 | 124 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Fordham | W 49–17 | 2 | 98 | 63 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Toledo | L 23–29 | 5 | 208 | 49 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atLouisville | L 31–34 | 5 | 191 | 53 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Syracuse | W 35–24 | 6 | 249 | 54 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Temple | W 34–10 | 5 | 208 | 58 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Rutgers | L 3–10 | 4 | 175 | 54 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.South Florida | W 27–10 | 7 | 300 | 65 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | at UConn | W 34–17 | 6 | 242 | 43 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs.Duke | W 48–34 | 4 | 157 | 45 | 0 |
2011 Cincinnati 12 games, 63 punts, 43.8 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Tennessee | L 23–45 | 3 | 126 | 51 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Akron | W 59–14 | 3 | 123 | 53 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. NC State | W 44–14 | 3 | 179 | 76 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atMiami (OH) | W 27–0 | 7 | 297 | 59 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Louisville | W 25–16 | 6 | 245 | 59 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atSouth Florida | W 37–34 | 4 | 214 | 64 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atPittsburgh | W 26–23 | 5 | 219 | 49 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. West Virginia | L 21–24 | 6 | 256 | 61 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atRutgers | L 3–20 | 7 | 300 | 55 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atSyracuse | W 30–13 | 4 | 216 | 61 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.UConn | W 35–27 | 8 | 285 | 55 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Vanderbilt | W 31–24 | 7 | 300 | 61 | 0 |
2010 Cincinnati 12 games, 52 punts, 41.9 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Fresno State | L 14–28 | 8 | 304 | 51 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Indiana State | W 40–7 | 4 | 173 | 47 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atNC State | L 19–30 | 6 | 243 | 58 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Oklahoma | L 29–31 | 6 | 295 | 61 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 45–3 | 3 | 132 | 50 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atLouisville | W 35–27 | 2 | 89 | 48 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.South Florida | L 30–38 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Syracuse | L 7–31 | 5 | 214 | 48 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atWest Virginia | L 10–37 | 8 | 326 | 49 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Rutgers | W 69–38 | 3 | 119 | 45 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atUConn | L 17–38 | 2 | 86 | 45 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 10–28 | 4 | 156 | 46 | 0 |
2009 Cincinnati 2 games, 7 punts, 37.9 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 70–3 | 4 | 138 | 45 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Oregon State | W 28–18 | 3 | 127 | 50 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅛″ |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 156 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Chicago Bears | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Chicago Bears | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Chicago Bears | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 5 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 156 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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