2013 Football Roster
Roster
Kris Albarado
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lake Charles, LA
- High School:
- St. Louis HS
@Albarado19
What They're Saying
CAREER: He averages 38.9 yards on his 139 career punts, with 43 pinning opponents within the 20-yard line and 19 traveling at least 50 yards.
2015: Albarado, known for his accuracy in placing punts deep in opponents' territory, returns for his third season as USC's punter as a senior in 2015.
2014: Albarado was USC's starting punter for his second season as a junior in 2014. He averaged 41.4 yards on his 60 punts in 2014, with 16 pinning opponents within the 20 (26.7%) and 15 traveling at least 50 yards. Only 4 of his 60 punts were touchbacks. He also made a tackle in 2014.
He did not have to punt in the Fresno State opener. He averaged 47.8 yards on 4 punts and had a tackle at Stanford. He averaged 37.5 yards on a career-high 10 punts at Boston College, with 1 pinning BC within the 20. Against Oregon State, he averaged 40.5 yards on his 6 punts, with 4 pinning the Beavers within the 20 and 2 traveling 50-plus yards. Against Arizona State, he averaged 59.5 yards on his 2 punts (with a career-long 65-yarder). At Arizona, he averaged 38.8 yards on his 6 punts (2 pinned Arizona within the 20). He averaged 36.2 yards on 5 punts against Colorado, with 2 pinning the Buffaloes within the 20. At Utah, he averaged 50.2 yards on his 5 punts, with 3 traveling 50-plus yards. At Washington State, he averaged 41.2 yards on 5 punts, with 2 pinning the Cougars within the 20 and 1 traveling 50-plus yards. Against California, he averaged 36.7 yards on 3 punts. At UCLA, he averaged 43.2 yards on his 6 punts with 3 pinning the Bruins within the 20 and 2 traveling at least 50 yards. Against Notre Dame, his only punt pinned ND within the 20. Against Nebraska, he averaged 40.1 yards on his 7 punts (2 others were blocked), with a 53-yarder and 1 that pinned the Cornhuskers within the 20.
2013: Albarado served as USC's punter as a sophomore in 2013, averaging 37.1 yards on 79 punts while appearing in all 14 games. Some 27 of his 79 punts (34.2%) pinned opponents within the 20-yard line and he booted 4 in excess of 50 yards. Only 4 of his 79 punts were touchbacks. He also had 2 tackles. He made 2013 All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
At Hawaii, he made his career debut by averaging 43.3 yards on his 6 punts, with a 64-yarder, and 4 of his punts pinned UH within the 20. Against Washington State, he averaged 40.3 yards on his 6 punts (with one pinning the Cougars within the 20). He averaged 44.0 yards on his 4 punts against Boston College, with a 55-yarder and 2 pinning the Eagles within the 20. Five of his 7 punts (he averaged 35.4 per punt) against Utah State pinned the Aggies within the 20-yard line, including 2 inside the 5, to help him earn Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week. He averaged 42.8 yards on his 5 punts at Arizona State (with a 54-yarder). Four of his 6 punts against Arizona pinned the Wildcats within the 20, including 3 inside the 10-yard line (2 of those were downed at the 4-yard line), as he averaged 35.7 yards per punt. He averaged 37.3 yards on his 6 punts at Notre Dame, with 3 pinning the Irish within the 20. He averaged 38.4 on 7 punts, with 2 touchbacks, against Utah and he made a tackle. At Oregon State, he averaged 36.2 yards on his 6 punts, with 2 pinning the Beavers within the 20. At California, he averaged 31.5 yards on his 4 punts. He averaged 35.3 yards on his 6 punts against Stanford, with 3 pinning the Cardinal within the 20. At Colorado, he averaged 30.2 yards on his 6 punts, with 2 pinning CU within the 20. Against UCLA, he averaged 33.5 yards on his 6 punts (with a 51-yarder), with 1 pinning the Bruins within the 20. He averaged 36.0 yards on his 4 punts against Fresno State.
2012: Albarado was the backup punter as a redshirt freshman in 2012, but did not see any action.
2011: Albarado redshirted as a freshman punter in 2011, his first year at USC.
HIGH SCHOOL: His 2010 honors included Max Preps All-American Medium Schools second team and All-State 4A as a senior punter at St. Louis High in Lake Charles (La.). He averaged 45.3 yards on his 24 punts (with a long of 65 yards) and put 8 punts within the 20-yard line in 2010. As a junior in 2009, he averaged 41.8 yards on his 38 punts, with 19 punts within the 20. He averaged 40.7 yards on his 37 punts (with 8 within the 20) as a sophomore in 2008.
PERSONAL: He received his bachelor's degree in policy, planning and development at USC in the spring of 2015 and is working on a second bachelor's degree in sociology.
| P | YDS | AVG | LG | TAC | LS/YDS | DFL | FR | |
| 2013 (So.)... | 79 | 2928 | 37.1 | 64 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 (Jr.)... | 60 | 2485 | 41.4 | 65 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER... | 139 | 5413 | 38.9 | 65 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
GAME-BY-GAME WITH KRIS ALBARADO
| P | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| Stanford* | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 55 |
| Bost. Coll.* | 10 | 375 | 37.5 | 54 |
| Ore. St.* | 6 | 243 | 40.50 | 57 |
| Arizona St.* | 2 | 119 | 59.5 | 65 |
| Arizona* | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 48 |
| Colorado* | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 44 |
| Utah* | 5 | 251 | 50.2 | 61 |
| Wash. St.* | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 52 |
| California* | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 43 |
| UCLA* | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 52 |
| Notre Dame* | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 |
| Nebraska(HB)* | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 53 |
| 2014 (Jr.)...* | 60 | 2485 | 41.4 | 65 |
| P | WITHIN 20 | 50+ YARDS | |
| Stanford* | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bost. Coll.* | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Ore. St.* | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Arizona St.* | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Arizona* | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Colorado* | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Utah* | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Wash. St.* | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| California* | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA* | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Notre Dame* | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nebraska(HB)* | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 (Jr.)* | 60 | 16 | 15 |
| P | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| Hawaii* | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 64 |
| Wash. St.* | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 47 |
| Bost. Coll.* | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 55 |
| Utah St.* | 7 | 248 | 35.4 | 49 |
| Arizona St.* | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 54 |
| Arizona* | 6 | 214 | 35.7 | 46 |
| Notre Dame* | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 46 |
| Utah* | 7 | 269 | 38.4 | 41 |
| Oregon St.* | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | 46 |
| California* | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 36 |
| Stanford* | 6 | 212 | 35.3 | 40 |
| Colorado* | 6 | 181 | 30.2 | 42 |
| UCLA* | 6 | 201 | 33.5 | 51 |
| Fres. St. (LV)* | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 40 |
| 2013 (So.)...* | 79 | 2928 | 37.1 | 64 |
| P | WITHIN 20 | 50+ YARDS | |
| Hawaii* | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Wash. St.* | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Bost. Coll.* | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Utah St.* | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Arizona St.* | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona* | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Notre Dame* | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Utah* | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon St.* | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| California* | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford* | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Colorado* | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| UCLA* | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Fres. St. (LV)* | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 (So.) | 79 | 27 | 4 |
| *Starter |
