FSU football: How Mycah Pittman differs from Andrew Parchment
By Kelvin Hunt
Punt Returner
Another major difference between Pittman and Parchment is Pittman can return punts. FSU is effectively killing two birds with one stone because they have needs at wide receiver and punt returner.
The Noles were among one of the worst punt return units in the nation, averaging fewer than five yards per return. Heck, they allowed too many balls to hit the ground and lost a ton of yardage from balls rolling forever because they were afraid to catch the ball. FSU only returned 17 punts for 71 yards last season.
If they did catch the ball, they’d often fair catch the ball with no threat of a return, despite having some room to work with at times. Pittman has 15 punt returns for 151 yards(10.07 yards per return average).
The Noles have not averaged 10+ yards per punt return since the 2018 season (DJ Matthews). If Pittman isn’t the receiving threat we all hope he’ll be in 2022, he can at least become a difference-maker at punt return and help give the Noles better field position. Here’s why I believe he’ll be more of a difference-maker.