Punter, Kentucky (from Murray State), 2024–26
Tom O’Hara
- Number
- No. 48
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 201 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Melbourne, VIC
Tom O’Hara plays punter for Kentucky, after Murray State (2024–25).
2026 so far
17 punts, 40.7 average
Last game: at South Carolina, W 35–34
Next game: vs. Vanderbilt, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Punting
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024* | Murray State | 63 | 2,828 | 44.9 | 69 | 22 |
| 2025 | Murray State | 52 | 2,280 | 43.8 | 71 | 15 |
| 2026 | Kentucky | 17 | 692 | 40.7 | 49 | 3 |
| Career | 132 | 5,800 | 43.9 | 71 | 40 | |
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 | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Murray State | 48 | P | So. | ||
| 2025 | Murray State | 48 | P | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Kentucky | 48 | P | Sr. | 6′1″ | 201 |
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
2026 Kentucky 5 games, 17 punts, 40.7 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Youngstown State | W 45–13 | 2 | 84 | 45 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Alabama | L 17–45 | 5 | 204 | 46 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Texas A&M | W 31–21 | 3 | 128 | 45 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. South Alabama | W 45–21 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at South Carolina | W 35–34 | 6 | 244 | 49 | 1 |
2025 Murray State 12 games, 52 punts, 43.8 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at East Tennessee State | L 17–45 | 5 | 177 | 52 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. SE Louisiana | L 24–45 | 4 | 183 | 51 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Georgia State | L 21–37 | 4 | 181 | 52 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at Jacksonville State | L 10–45 | 6 | 298 | 62 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at South Dakota | L 24–49 | 6 | 295 | 56 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Illinois State | L 32–46 | 3 | 120 | 48 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | vs. South Dakota State | L 14–35 | 6 | 281 | 71 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | atYoungstown State | L 17–51 | 5 | 221 | 54 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 7–27 | 4 | 153 | 46 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Northern Iowa | L 14–31 | 2 | 86 | 53 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs. North Dakota | L 17–35 | 3 | 94 | 38 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at Indiana State | W 31–17 | 4 | 191 | 57 | 4 |
2024 Murray State 11 games, 63 punts, 44.9 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Missouri | L 0–51 | 8 | 351 | 59 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Butler | L 17–19 | 4 | 186 | 58 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | W 59–8 | 3 | 140 | 65 | 3 |
| Sep 28 | atNorth Dakota | L 35–72 | 6 | 261 | 56 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | vs.South Dakota | L 0–59 | 6 | 291 | 69 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | atIndiana State | L 27–31 | 6 | 258 | 55 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Illinois State | L 32–40 | 6 | 262 | 50 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | atSouth Dakota State | L 6–52 | 5 | 235 | 58 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Missouri State | L 31–59 | 6 | 264 | 53 | 3 |
| Nov 16 | at Kentucky | L 6–48 | 6 | 286 | 60 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | atSouthern Illinois | L 0–62 | 7 | 294 | 52 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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