#29

Jesse Mirco

Former punter at Vanderbilt. 2024: 48 yards per punt, 51 punts.

P · Vanderbilt · Sr. · #29

6′4″ · 222 lb · Fremantle

All-Conf 1st teamVanderbilt 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

P recruit

No. 1991 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

Last played in 2024.

His full recruiting profile

The story

Former punter at Vanderbilt. 2024: 48 yards per punt, 51 punts.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio State in 2021.
Transferred from Ohio State to Vanderbilt in 2024.
One of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at Vanderbilt, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202111 games

Signed with Ohio State3-star out of ProKick Australia

202413 games

Entered the portal
All-SECfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1991 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🥈

ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach

2021–2024

Clark Lea

Vanderbilt

Played his entire career under Clark Lea.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LONG	IN20
Wk 1	W 34-27vs Virginia Tech	4	187	46.8	60	1
Wk 2	W 55-0vs Alcorn State	2	111	55.5	69	2
Wk 3	L 32-36@ Georgia State	3	105	35.0	42	1
Wk 4	L 27-30@ Missouri	6	280	46.7	54	0
Wk 6	W 40-35vs Alabama	2	76	38.0	46	2
Wk 7	W 20-13@ Kentucky	2	89	44.5	45	1
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Ball State	3	137	45.7	53	1
Wk 9	L 24-27vs Texas	5	241	48.2	60	1
Wk 10	W 17-7@ Auburn	8	423	52.9	64	3
Wk 11	L 7-28vs South Carolina	5	248	49.6	61	2
Wk 13	L 17-24@ LSU	4	207	51.8	57	2
Wk 14	L 23-36vs Tennessee	3	151	50.3	57	3
Bowl	W 35-27vs Georgia Tech	4	195	48.8	69	2
Total		51	2450	47.2	69	21

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024

W 40–35

vs Alabama

38 yards per punt · 2 punts · 2 inside the 20

Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Punting profile

Punter profile · Distance and placement

Where his punts land, not just how far

51 punts · 48.0 avg · long 69

Inside the 20

41%21 of 51

Touchback rate

12%6 of 51

Yards / punt

48.051 punts

Long

69yards

48.0 yards/punt on 51 punts · 41% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

How he plays

Play style

Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.

CFB Index positional classification

Punter archetype · season enumeration

Leg vs placement

51 punts

51Punts

48.0Gross avg

21/51Inside 20

6Touchbacks

48.0 gross, but 21 of 51 inside the 20 (41.2%) — a pinner. ~ our read: pinner

Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.

Starter

Vanderbilt carries two punters; Mirco has taken all 51 punts.

The battery

Vanderbilt’s specialists

#51Daniel GawLong snapper · Sr.
#48Julian AshbyLong snapper · Sr.
#29Jesse MircoPunter · Sr.51 punts · 48 avg · 21 inside the 20
#79Conor WeaslerPunter · Jr.
#88Brock TaylorKicker · Jr.18 of 21 on field goals
#40Mason RohmillerKicker · Sr.
#43Will ConleyKicker · Sr.
#38Will FarisKicker · Sr.

Where he came from

From Fremantle, Australia — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete

Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.

His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kai Kroeger’s 2024 season.

Kai Kroeger

81%match

South Carolina · 2024

All-SEC

Jeremy Crawshaw

Florida · 2022

NFL Rd 6

76%

James Burnip

Alabama · 2023

1st-team All-American

72%

Austin McNamara

Texas Tech · 2021

All-Big 12

72%

Bryce Baringer

Michigan State · 2022

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 6

72%

Matches Kai on

Class year

Height

Yards / punt

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marshall Nichols's senior season at Georgia Tech (2025).

Marshall Nichols

80%match

Georgia Tech · 2025

All-ACC

Tory Taylor

Iowa · 2023

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 4

67%

Hunter Green

San Diego State · 2025

All-Mountain West

64%

Ryan Rehkow

BYU · 2023

All-Big 12

63%

Austin McNamara

Texas Tech · 2023

All-Big 12

63%

Matches Marshall on

Class year

Yards / punt

Weight

Differs from Marshall on

Height (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Jesse Mirco

Mark Vassett

Colorado · 2024

95%

Tommy Doman

Michigan · 2023

88%

Mark Crawford

Minnesota · 2024

88%

Kai Kroeger

South Carolina · 2023

88%

Andrew Stokes

South Florida · 2024

87%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology