Jack Ansell: P · Purdue · #30.
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Purdue’s specialists
Jack Ansell
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Purdue.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.7 gross, but 19 of 60 inside the 20 (31.7%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-39vs Fresno State | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-17@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-35vs Syracuse | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-38vs Wisconsin | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-19vs Illinois | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-20@ Iowa | 7 | 289 | 41.3 | 54 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-41vs No. 3 Ohio State | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-31@ Nebraska | 7 | 329 | 47.0 | 65 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-41@ No. 2 Michigan | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-30vs Minnesota | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 45 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-23@ Northwestern | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-31vs Indiana | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 43 | 3 | |
| Total | 60 | 2444 | 40.7 | 65 | 19 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
32%19 of 60Touchback rate
10%6 of 60Yards / punt
40.760 puntsLong
65yards40.7 yards/punt on 60 punts · 32% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.
Purdue carries three punters; Ansell has taken 60 of the 62.
How it ended
Three seasons at Purdue — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Ryan Walters. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Warrnambool, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
