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Jersey Number 49
Will Karoll
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
- High School:
- The Kingโs School
CAREER HONORS
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week - Sept. 14 (2026, Sr.)
- Ray Guy Award "Ray's 8" - Sept. 14 (2026, Sr.)
- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2025, Jr.)
- Honorable Mention All-AAC (2023, Fr.)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
- Arrived at Texas Tech as one of the nationโs most-experienced punters with previous starting experience at both Tulane (2023-24) and UCLA (2025) โฆ will have two seasons of eligibility as a Red Raider following the passing of the NCAA 5-for-5 rule ... arrival gives Texas Tech its third Australian punter in the last decade.
- Appeared in 38 games prior to joining the Red Raiders, punting 129 times for 5,603 yards over that stretch to the tune of a 43.4 yards per punt average โฆ has totaled 32 punts of 50-plus yards in his career with a long of 78 while at Tulane โฆ downed 36 punts over this career inside the opponentโs 20-yard line.
- 2025 SEASON (JUNIOR AT UCLA): an honorable All-Big Ten selection by the conference coaches in his lone season as a Bruin โฆ began the season on the Ray Guy Award watch list, which is presented to the nationโs top punter โฆ appeared in all 12 games, ultimately punting 44 times for 1,913 yards at an average of 43.5 yards per punt โฆ booted eight punts for at least 50 yards and had 13 downed inside the opponentโs 20-yard line with only two touchbacks โฆ served as UCLAโs primary holder on field goals and extra-points through the first five games of the season in addition to punting duties.
- Sailed a season-long punt of 63 yards midway through the season at Indiana (10/25) โฆ previously had a 61-yard punt just a week prior in a win over Maryland (10/18) โฆ was one of three punts of 50-plus yards against the Terrapins, a season high โฆ highest two single-game averages came during that two-game stretch, finishing with a 48.1 clip versus Marland and then a 48.8 average at Indiana.
- Attempted at least two punts in 11 of 12 games overall with the lone exception being against Penn State (10/4) โฆ was not called on to punt once against the Nittany Lions โฆ averaged at least 40.0 yards per punt in eight different games overall.
- 2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT TULANE): appeared in all 14 games as a sophomore for a Green Wave program that played for its second American title in as many years โฆ compiled a 42.8 punt average after making 42 attempts for 1,796 yards on the season โฆ finished with 11 punts of 50-plus yards overall and had 11 punts downed inside the opponent 20-yard line. ย
- Sailed a punt 78 yards early in the season against Oklahoma (9/14), marking the third-longest punt in Tulane history and the longest since 1999 โฆ was the third-longest punt in the history of the American Conference as well.
- 2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT TULANE): earned the starting job in his collegiate debut, appearing in 12 games as a true freshman โฆ called on to punt 43 times for 1,894 yards at a 44.0 yards per punt average to earn honorable mention All-AAC honors โฆ average ranked as the eighth-highest single season clip in Tulane history โฆ recorded 14 punts of at least 50 yards and had 12 that were downed inside the opponentโs 20-yard line โฆ helped boost a Tulane unit that ranked 33rd nationally in net punting (40.6) and third in the American โฆ his individual average ranked fourth in the league โฆ
- Part of a Tulane program that played in the American Conference Championship Game en route to an 11-3 season that also featured two of his future coaches at Texas Tech in defensive backs coach Rob Greene and defensive coordinator Shiel Wood โฆ snapped the American Conference Championship records for most punts (8), yardage (356) and longest punt (65 yards) when the Green Wave faced SMU (12/2).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended The Kingโs School in his native country of Australia โฆ member of Prokick Australia, one of the top training programs for punters and kickers.
PERSONAL
- Will Karoll โฆ son of Trent and Penny Karoll โฆ has an older sister, Mia.
- Grew up playing rugby in his native Australia, all while rooting for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League โฆ father was an Australian Football League standout in the mid-2000s and led the Melbourne Football Club in goals in 2008.
- An applied personal finance major at Texas Tech.
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