Senior punter for Mississippi State. 2023: 35.1 yards per punt, 9 punts.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Enterprise, AL
The story
4 punter for Mississippi State. 2023: 35.1 yards per punt, 9 punts.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearAndrew Osteen
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Andrew Osteen has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Mississippi State — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Joe Moorhead, Mike Leach, and Greg Knox. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023
W 31–24
vs Arizona
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-24vs Arizona | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-41vs LSU | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-37@ South Carolina | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-28vs Western Michigan | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 7-3@ Arkansas | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 35 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-27@ Auburn | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-24vs Kentucky | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 39 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 316 | 36.1 | 40 | 5 |
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Joshua Sloan’s 2020 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Shane McDonough's junior season at NC State (2022).
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Player DNA