Mitch McCarthy

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Mitch McCarthy
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McCarthy with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2026
Profile
Position Punter
Personal information
Born (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 29)
Melbourne, Australia
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school Village Christian (Los Angeles, California)
College
NFL draft 2026: undrafted
CFL draft 2026G: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Stats at CFL.ca

Mitch McCarthy (born 10 October 1997) is an Australian professional gridiron football punter. He played college football for the UCF Knights and Indiana Hoosiers.

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College career

McCarthy first played college football for the UCF Knights from 2022 to 2024. [1] [2] He played in 37 games where he had 115 punts with a 43.0-yard average and a career-long of 64 yards. [2] He then transferred to Indiana University Bloomington to play for the Hoosiers where he played in 14 games and punted 37 times with a 41.6-yard average and a long of 55 yards. [1] [2] He also played in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship where he had five punts with a 48.2-yard average, with two punts inside the 20-yard line and a long of 55 yards, in the 27–21 victory. [3]

Professional career

McCarthy was drafted in the second round, 14th overall, by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2026 CFL global draft and signed with the team on 13 May 2026. [4] He won the team's punter position battle in training camp and played in his first professional game on 4 June 2026, against the Montreal Alouettes, where he punted five times for a 41.4-yard average. [2] On October 26, he was released. [5]

Career statistics

College statistics
SeasonTeamGamesPunting
GPPuntsAvgLngYds
2022 UCF 123943.5601,698
2023 UCF 133641.3641,485
2024 UCF 124044.1561,765
2025 Indiana 143741.6551,541
Career 5115442.7646,573

References

  1. 1 2 "Mitch McCarthy". Indiana Hoosiers . Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mitch McCarthy". Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T". ESPN . Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tiger-Cats add Global Draft pick McCarthy, linebacker Crook". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  5. ↑ Heilman, Michael. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats release 10 players from the practice squad". BGMSportsTrax.com. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
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