Brian Radford

Brian Radford

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Wilson, N.C.

High School:
Hunt

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 217

Position:
P

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  • Updated Career Statistics

    2008: Finished among the league's most accurate punters, averaging 37.7 yards for his 60 punts... Had 23 punts fair caught, 25 downed inside the 20 and just six went for touchbacks... Was three-for-four kicking field goals last season, including a clutch, career-best 39-yarder versus Montana in the National Championship that made the score 24-7... Has booted a career-long 52-yard punt four different times.

    2007: Increased his average nearly seven yards from his freshman campaign, helping the Spiders finish 17th nationally and second in the conference in net punting with an average of 35.2 yards per game... He averaged 38.7 yards to rank fourth in the league... Had 15 punts downed inside the 20 yards line (just two were downed inside the 20 as a freshman)... The 17-16 win at No. 6 James Madison was a field-position battle and Radford came up big, averaging 40 yards on his five punts and downing a career-high three inside the 20... Booted his career-long punt of 52 twice (at Vanderbilt, at Delaware)... The 52-yarder at UD pinned the Blue Hens at their three-yard line with score tied 31-31 in the fourth quarter... His average of 45.2 yards on his four punt at Vanderbilt set a career high.

    2006: Punted the ball 30 times and averaged 32.0 yards... Boomed a career-long 45-yarder against Northeastern... Also handled kick off duties.

    2005: Redshirted.

    High School: Three-time Wilson Daily Times All-Area honoree... All-Big Eight punter for head coach Randy Raper... Big Eight Specialist of the Year as a senior... Launched 82 percent of his kickoffs into the endzone for touchbacks... Member of the National Honor Society... Also earned three varsity letters in baseball and soccer... Two-time Offensive Player of the Year in baseball.

    Personal: Son of Mike and Maureen Radford... Born Dec. 16, 1986... His father Mike was a grad assistant wrestling coach at Richmond (1976-78) and the head golf coach (1976-78)... His brother Chris was an All-Conference punter for the Spiders in 2005... His father also was a three-time Southern Conference wrestling champion at East Carolina and earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in 1976.

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