West Virginia University Athletics

•  Has played in 26 career games

Preseason Honors

• All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (Phil Steele)

2017 (r-Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team
• Finished with 70 punts for 2,863 yards, averaging 40.9 yards per punt with a long of 58 yards
• Ranked No. 4 in the Big 12 in punting
• Had nine punts of more than 50 yards on the season and placed 22 punts inside the opponents 20
• Best game of the season came against Utah, finishing with nine punts for 424 yards and an average of 47.1
• Had four punts of 50 or more yards, placed three inside the Utah 20 and had a long punt of 51 yards
• Averaged 40.7 yards per punt; long of 49 yards at Oklahoma
• Solid effort vs. Texas averaging 40.4 yards on eight punts
• Placed two punts inside the 20 and had long of 54 yards
• WVU Special Teams Champion: Kansas State, averaging almost 40 yards per punt in rain at and placing two inside the Wildcat 20
• Good day vs. Iowa State with a 44.3 punting average, a long of 51 yards and two punts inside the 20, including one inside the five
• Averaged 43.6 yards per punt against Oklahoma State with a season-long punt of 58 yards
• Long punt went for 48 yards at Baylor and placed two punts inside the 20
• Long punt went for 48 yards vs. Texas Tech
• Averaged 41.2 yards per punt at TCU with a long punt of 48 yards. Also placed two punts inside the TCU 20
• Strong day punting against Delaware State with three punts for 148 yards and a 49.3 average. Long punt went for 56 yards and placed two punts inside the Hornet 20
• Punted a career-high nine times for 324 yards against Virginia Tech, placing two inside the 20

 2016 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Saw action in 13 games
• WVU Special Teams Champion: Youngstown State, Texas
• Finished with 59 punts for 2,462 yards, an average of 41.7 yards per punt and a long of 63 yards
• Ranked No. 4 in the Big 12 in punting (41.7); No. 48 nationally
• Had seven punts of 50 or more yards on the season and placed 17 punts inside the opponents 20
• Also had 22 punts which were fair caught and seven of more than 50 yards
• Strong bowl game against Miami, averaging 44.1 yards on eight punts with a career-long 63-yard punt
• Also placed three punts inside the 20
• Averaged 40.0 yards in the snow, wind and cold vs. Oklahoma with a long punt of 47 yards
• Great effort at Texas swinging field position for the Mountaineers. Finished with five punts for a 44.6 avg., two punts of 50 yards and placed two inside the Longhorn 20
• Three punts for a 42. 7 avg. vs. Kansas with a long of 47 yards
• Three punts at Oklahoma State for 136 yards at a 45.3 average; long punt went for 49 yards
• Five punts vs. TCU for a 43.2 avg. with a long of 47 yards and placed two punts inside the 20
• One punt at Texas Tech for 45 yards
• Three punts for a 41.0 avg. and a long of 46 yards vs. BYU
• Great day punting against Youngstown State with four punts for a 49.2 avg. Long punt went for 55 yards
• Booted five punts vs. Missouri for 227 yards and a 45.4 average
• Long punt went for 53 yards, and placed one punt inside the 20 vs. Missouri

 2015 (r-Fr.)

• Did not see game action

2014 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

 High School

• Played for coach John Kelley at University High
• Had severe ankle injury as a senior
• Punted 18 times for 754 yards, an average of 41.9 yards per punt
• Selected to play in the Chesapeake Bowl
• Earned first-team All-State honors as a junior
• Made 34 PATs and 9-of-10 field goal attempts with a long of 43 yards
• Averaged 54.8 yards on 59 kickoffs and 33.5 yards on 33 punts

 Personal

• Son of Scott and Jayne Kinney
• One of two children
• Graduated in May 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in management
• Currently pursuing a master’s degree in corporate and organizational communications
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll