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Jersey Number 29
Charlie Durkin
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- Archbishop Hoban
Grad transfer punter from Kent State who handled the Golden Flashes” punting duties last season.
Kent State
2025
Averaged 41.4 on 49 punts which ranked seventh in the MAC… Had six punts of better than 50 yards, including a career-best 63-yard effort at Florida State… Named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week in Kent State’s 42-35 overtime win over Akron in his return to his hometown… Placed three of his six punts at or inside the 10… One of those punts was checked back on an Akron player and was recovered by Kent State to set up the first touchdown of the game… Place 14 of 49 punts inside the 20 and forced.
2024
Did not see action
2023
Made his collegiate debut in 2023 as a rotational punter for the Golden Flashes where he averaged 34 yards per punt and pinned 3 inside the 20… Had 8 punts against Miami where he averaged 34,13 and had a long of 46 yards… Had a season-long 53-yard punt at Ohio.
2022
Did not see action during a redshirt season.
Archbishop Homan High School
First-Team Division II All-Ohio as a senior for coach Tim Tyrrell, helping Hoban to the state title game appearance after winning the Division II title as a junior… Rated a five-star punter and 4.5-star kicker by Kohl's Kicking and ranked number two punter and number three kicker in Ohio…Averaged 38 yards per punt and went 4/6 on field goals and 58/59 on extra points with a long of 40.
Personal
Full Name: Charlie Durkin … Birthday: December 20… Parents: Jeff and Cathie Durkin … Two brothers,. one sister.
Kent State
2025
Averaged 41.4 on 49 punts which ranked seventh in the MAC… Had six punts of better than 50 yards, including a career-best 63-yard effort at Florida State… Named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week in Kent State’s 42-35 overtime win over Akron in his return to his hometown… Placed three of his six punts at or inside the 10… One of those punts was checked back on an Akron player and was recovered by Kent State to set up the first touchdown of the game… Place 14 of 49 punts inside the 20 and forced.
2024
Did not see action
2023
Made his collegiate debut in 2023 as a rotational punter for the Golden Flashes where he averaged 34 yards per punt and pinned 3 inside the 20… Had 8 punts against Miami where he averaged 34,13 and had a long of 46 yards… Had a season-long 53-yard punt at Ohio.
2022
Did not see action during a redshirt season.
Archbishop Homan High School
First-Team Division II All-Ohio as a senior for coach Tim Tyrrell, helping Hoban to the state title game appearance after winning the Division II title as a junior… Rated a five-star punter and 4.5-star kicker by Kohl's Kicking and ranked number two punter and number three kicker in Ohio…Averaged 38 yards per punt and went 4/6 on field goals and 58/59 on extra points with a long of 40.
Personal
Full Name: Charlie Durkin … Birthday: December 20… Parents: Jeff and Cathie Durkin … Two brothers,. one sister.
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