
Ryan Dougherty brings elite punting pedigree and special-teams value to East Carolina
Ryan Dougherty is a punter with clear special-teams upside: East Carolina lists him as a former Florida all-state punter who averaged 41.8 yards in high school, and 247Sports identifies him as a committed specialist for the Pirates.[7][2] What makes him interesting is the projection baked into that profile—he looks like a volume-and-field-position player rather than just a raw stat line, which matters if your team wants hidden-yardage value and reliability in the kicking game.[7][2]