Kade Reynoldson

Kade Reynoldson punts the ball away versus Ole Miss in the Gator Bowl.

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Kade Reynoldson punts the ball at Georgia Tech.

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Kade Reynoldson punts against North Carolina.

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Position:
Punter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

2026: Returning starting punter ... Freshman All-America pick by The Athletic and 247Sports.com in 2024 ... Honorable Mention All-ACC selection in 2024 ... the John Folmer Most Valuable Special Teams Player of the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl … two-time Academic All-ACC selection (2024-25) … 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honoree … in 27 career games (27 starts), has punted 119 times for 5,248 yards (44.10) with 48 boots downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against eight touchbacks ... owns one carry for 26 yards (26.00) … has 24 punts of 50+ yards … created 54 fair catches ... registered a career-long 63-yard punt against NC State in 2024 ... punted a career-high eight times against Florida State in 2024 ... registered a career-high 365 punting yards against NC State in 2024 ... has played 266 career snaps … enters the 2026 campaign ranked second in Duke history in career punting average.

2025: Academic All-ACC and CSC Academic All-District honoree ... the John Folmer Most Valuable Special Teams Player of the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl … started all 14 games ... punted 44 times for 1,963 yards (44.61) ... added one carry for 26 yards (26.00) … posted the eighth-highest punting average in a season in Duke history … had 21 kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against just two touchbacks ... created 22 fair catches ... ranked fourth in the ACC in total punts downed inside the 20-yard line, fifth in punting average, sixth in fair catches created, 11th in punting yards, tied for 11th in punts of 50+ yards (7) and 12th in total punts … joined Miami’s Dylan Joyce as the league’s only punters to average 44.00+ yards per punt, place 20+ punts inside the 20-yard line and create 20+ fair catches … in only ACC games, ranked third in the league with an average of 44.82 yards per punt … tallied season-long punts of 57 yards at California and at Clemson ... averaged 46.00+ yards per punt in five games with a year-best 50.67 at Clemson to help Duke to its first win in Death Valley since 1980 ... drilled a season-high six punts for a year-high 269 yards against Virginia in the regular season ... had a year-high three punts downed inside the 20-yard line at Syracuse, California and versus Virginia in the ACC Championship Game … against Arizona State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, boomed five punts for 226 yards (45.20) with four fair catches caused and two boots inside the 20-yard line en route to special teams MVP honors ... in Duke single-game bowl history, ranks third in highest punting average, fourth in punting yards and tied for fourth in punts … also served as Duke’s primary holder, helping Todd Pelino convert 14-of-19 field goal attempts and 56-of-56 PATs … ran for 26 yards on a fake punt against Wake Forest in the regular season finale … on the field for 129 snaps.

2024: Second Team Freshman All-America pick by The Athletic ... a 247Sports.com True Freshman All-American Team choice ... Honorable Mention All-ACC selection ... Academic All-ACC honoree ... recipient of the team’s special teams rookie of the year award … started all 13 games ... punted 75 times for 3,285 yards (43.80) ... tied for fourth in Duke history in punts in a season and stood second in punting yards in a campaign ... ranked sixth in the ACC in punting average and posted the eighth-highest mark in Duke history ... had 27 kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against six touchbacks ... created 32 fair catches on punts ... led the ACC with 27 punts downed inside the 20 ... finished with 17 punts of 50+ yards to rank third in the ACC … registered a season-long 63-yard punt against NC State, pinning the Wolfpack at their own four-yard line and setting up a Duke safety ... averaged 52.14 yards per boot at NC State, good for the seventh-highest mark by a Blue Devil in a single game ... drilled a season-high eight punts against Florida State to tie for the 12th most by a Duke freshman ... accumulated a year-high 365 punting yards against NC State to rank seventh on the Duke freshman charts ... the only ACC punter with 15+ punts of 50+ yards and 20+ punts downed inside the 20 ... twice earned a spot on the Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 8” list, following games against Connecticut and Georgia Tech ... set the Duke freshman record for punting yards, tied Kevin Jones (2007) for the most punts by a rookie and stood second in freshman season punting average ... on Duke's freshman single-game punting average chart, ranks first (52.14; NC State), fourth (48.00; Middle Tennessee), fifth (47.67; Elon) and 10th (46.67; Northwestern) ... in Duke single-game bowl history, ranks third in highest punting average (43.20), tied for fourth in punts (five) and fourth in punting yards (216) after performance versus Ole Miss in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl ... on the field for 137 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January 2024.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Attended Somerset College in Queensland, Australia … tabbed an all-state selection and was the MVP for all private school competition … member of ProKick Australia Geelong, an institution that trains punters and kickers … also participated in track & field, claiming the 2019 national championship in pole vault, and the 2021 state championship in the 400-meter hurdles, heptathlon and javelin.

PERSONAL: Son of Stephen and Nicole Reynoldson … father was a member of the Australian Rules Football League as a center half-forward for 11 seasons, playing with the Geelong Cats (1981-86) and the Brisbane Bears (1987-91).