Chris MacDonald Class: Senior Hometown: Mesa, Ariz. High School: Red Mountain Height / Weight: 6-4 / 215 Position: P Experience: 1L

Transferred to Texas State after playing the first two years of his career at Arizona State ... in his first season at Texas State, averaged 43.39 yards per punt to rank ninth among NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision players ... prior to joining the Texas State program, averaged 42.82 yards during two collegiate seasons at Arizona State ... at ASU dropped 26 punts inside opponents' 20-yard line ... is a Preseason All-Southland Conference pick this year.

2006: Made an immediate impact on the Texas State program while averaging 43.39 yards per punt for the Bobcats ... dropped 10 of his 46 punts inside opponents' 20-yard line ... also had 10 punts of 50 or more yards ... as mentioned above, ranked ninth among FCS punters as a junior ... averaged 45.5 yards per punt in league games en route to being named First-Team All-Southland Conference ... averaged 44 yards per punt in Texas State's season opener against Tarleton State then averaged 44.9 yards on eight punts at Kentucky ... two of his punts at UK were for 50+ yards, including a 60-yarder ... opened SLC play by averaging 45 yards per punt against Stephen F. Austin ... the following week averaged 48 yards on six punts at McNeese State ... had a season-high 65-yard punt against the Cowboys ... had a 64-yarder the following week against Southeastern Louisiana and averaged 54.5 yards per punt ... in final game of the year, averaged a season-high 55.8 yards per punt in win at Sam Houston State ... had four punts of 50+ yards in the game, including a 64-yarder.

2005 at Arizona State: Averaged 42.3 yards on 33 punts as a sophomore ... had 10 punts downed inside opponents' 20-yard line ... averaged 46.5 yards on a pair of punts in the Sun Devils' opener against Temple ... averaged 50.5 yards on two punts against then, fifth-ranked LSU ... both punts against the nationally-ranked Tigers were downed inside the 20 ... 50.5 yards per punt against LSU was a season high ... averaged 48.2 yards on six punts, had a season-long of 67 yards and a total of three punts downed inside the 20 against No. 1 USC ... followed up the USC game with a 47.1 punting average against No. 25 Oregon ... had two of his seven punts downed inside the 20 against the Ducks.

2004 at Arizona State: Earned Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News, Rivals.com and the Football Writers Association of America ... was a First-Team Pac-10 All-Academic selection ... ranked third in the Pac-10 and 15th in the nation with a 43.1 yards per punt average on 64 kicks ... recorded 11, 50-yard punts during the year ... placed 16 kicks inside opponents' 20-yard line ... recorded three tackles (two solos) on the season ... also completed a pair of passes for 60 yards on fake punt plays ... placed three punts inside the 20 in the season opener against UTEP ... averaged a season-high 51.3 yards per punt, including two, 50-yard kicks against Iowa ... against Oregon State, booted three 50-yard punts, including a long of 61 yards and placed two inside the 20-yard line ... kicked two, 50-yard punts against Stanford, including a 60-yarder ... kicked a career-long 72-yard punt and completed a pass for 34 yards against Washington State ... was red-shirted at Arizona State and was a member of the scout team in 2003.

Red Mountain High School: Earned All-East Valley Region honors in 2002 ... was a member of the All-Tribune and All-Arizona Republic teams ... earned first-team all-state honors ... selected as the team MVP ... started at wide receiver, defensive back, punter and kicker ... played all special teams ... led his team in scoring with 63 points ... drilled a school-record 53-yard field goal in the playoffs ... made 9-of-13 field goals and averaged 41.0 yards per punt as a senior ... helped his team to the state 5A championship in 2001 and 2002 ... led his team with 22.3 yards per catch in 2002 ... coached by Jim Jones.

Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1984 in El Paso, Texas ... son of Lloyd and Paula MacDonald ... applied arts major at Texas State.