Player Story
Kris Albarado story
Kris Albarado built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a punter from Lake Charles, LA wearing No. 17, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Kris Albarado's career was his field-position work: 204 punts, 8,080 punting yards, and 16 punts inside the 20 across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with USC. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.
The arc is straightforward: Kris Albarado moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.