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Donovan Gagen

Position Punter/Kicker
Height 5'11''
Weight 185 lbs.
Class Senior
Hometown Belleville, Ill.
High School Althoff Catholic HS

Career Honors: 2020: Academic All-Big 12 Football Second Team.

2020 (Sr.): Academic All-Big 12 Football Second Team … Made six appearances for the Jayhawks this season … Punted three times for a total of 110 yards, good for an average punt of 36.7 yards … His long punt of the season was a 42-yarder. Played in the first (Coastal Carolina) and third (Oklahoma State) games of the season, but did not record any stats … at West Virginia: Saw playing time in Morgantown for the Jayhawks … Has yet to record any statistics this season … at Kansas State: Registered his first punt of the season in the first quarter of the annual Dillons Sunflower Showdown, punting 32 yards … On the afternoon, he punted three times for a total of 110 yards … Iowa State: Has made appearances in five of the Jayhawks’ six games so far this season … at Oklahoma: Played again the Sooners but did not record any statistics.

2019 (Jr.): Played in 10 of the Jayhawks’ 12 games on the season … Punted once, which went 42 yards. Indiana State: Saw playing time but did not record any stats … at Boston College: His lone punt against the Eagles went for 42 yards, a career best for him while playing for the Jayhawks … West Virginia: Took to the gridiron in KU’s Big 12 Conference season opener, but did not record any statistics …at TCU: Saw playing time in Fort Worth, but did not record any stats … Oklahoma: Took to the field for the fifth time this season in the Crimson and Blue … Did not record any statistics on the day … at Texas: Did not record any statistics in his sixth appearance of the season for the Jayhawks in Austin … Played in the Jayhawks’ past four games (Texas Tech, Kansas State at Oklahoma State and at Iowa State) but did not have any stats.

2018 (So.): Appeared in five games on special teams …  Recorded two punts for a total of 65 yards … Punted two inside the 20-yard line … Nicholls: Credited with one punt for 32 yards inside the Nicholls’ 20-yard line … at Central Michigan: Recorded one punt for 33 yards inside the Central Michigan 20-yard line … Rutgers: Served as the holder on four field goals and five PATs.

2017 (Fr. at Hutchinson CC): Appeared in 11 games as a freshman … Recorded 53 punts for a total of 2,015 yards … Longest punt of the season was 64 yards … Averaged 38 yards per punt … Pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 16 times.