Cole Maynard

Cole Maynard
No. 18 – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
PositionPunter
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolHough (Cornelius, North Carolina)
CollegeNorth Carolina (2021–2023)
Western Kentucky (2024–2025)
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Cole Maynard is an American college football punter for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He was named a Consensus All-American in 2025.

Early life

Maynard is from Mooresville, North Carolina, and is the son of former NFL punter Brad Maynard.[1] He attended William A. Hough High School where he played football as a placekicker and punter, being used for kickoffs, punts and longer field goals.[2] He played two seasons at Hough.[3] After high school, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) to play college football.[3]

College career

Maynard played in one game as a true freshman at UNC in 2021 and redshirted, posting one punt for 46 yards.[3] He then had one punt in 2022 while appearing in 14 games as a holder before recording one punt in 2023 while playing in 11 games as a holder.[3] Maynard transferred to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (WKU) in 2024 and became their starting punter, averaging 42.7 yards per punt with a long of 60 while playing in all 14 games.[4] He remained WKU's punter in 2025 and finished the regular season with an average of 48.7 yards per punt, a mark that placed first nationally.[5] He was named first-team All-Conference USA, the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year, and a Consensus All-American.[5][6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wingspan
6 ft 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m)		 185 lb
(84 kg)		 31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)
All values from Pro Day[7]

References

  1. ^ "Cole Maynard". Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
  2. ^ Lyttle, Steve (March 12, 2021). "Hough I-Meck 4A victory has Lake Norman seeing red". The Charlotte Observer.
  3. ^ a b c d "Cole Maynard". North Carolina Tar Heels.
  4. ^ "Tops' Maynard named to Ray Guy Award Watch List". Bowling Green Daily News. August 1, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Maynard named AP All-America first-team punter". WNKY. December 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Maynard Named Consensus All-American". Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. December 19, 2025.
  7. ^ "Cole Maynard College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 18, 2026.

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