Michael Kern
Sophomore (2025) - Cal Through seven games, he has punted 29 times for 1,213 yards. His current long is 60 yards versus Duke and has added anoth five punts over 50 yards. He has forced 12 fair catches and has downed nine punts inside the opponents 20 yard line. Freshman (2024) - Texas In 16 games for the Longhorns, Kern attempted 41 punts for 1,706 yards. He averaged 41.6 yards per punt with a long of 57 yards in his freshman season. Overall, Kern tallied four punts over 50 yards, forced 22 fair catches, placed 10 punts inside the 20 yard line and only had three touchbacks for Texas. Prep An All-America, all-state and all-county honoree. Selected to participate in the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game. Member of a three-peat state championship team at St. Thomas Aquinas. Rated as the No. 5 punter in the nation by On3 and the No. 4 punter in the nation by 247Sports. Punted 25 times for 1,158 yards to average 46.3 yards per punt as a senior. He had 14 out of 25 punts downed inside the 20 and launched three punts on the season of over 60 yards, including a season long 65-yard yard punt against Blanche Ely and a 61-yard punt against Fort Lauderdale.
- SignedUnknown · 6/23/26, 7:15 PMMichael Kern (P) signed with an agency
- TransferredPortal · 2/18/26, 10:19 AMMichael Kern (P) officially transferred from University of California, Berkeley to University of New Mexico
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | OFF SNAPS | PROD | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of New Mexico | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | 10 | 366 | 36.6 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 |  University of California, Berkeley | 11 | 0 | -- | Low | 38 | 1,579 | 41.6 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| 2024 |  University of Texas at Austin | 16 | 0 | -- | Low | 41 | 1,706 | 41.6 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Career | 29 | 0 | -- | Low | 89 | 3,651 | 41.0 | 7 | 27 | 11 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026