Jesse Mirco

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Jesse Mirco
Vanderbilt Commodores
Position Punter
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: Fremantle, Australia
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolProKick Australia

Jesse Mirco is an Australian-born American football punter for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Early life and high school

Mirco attended ProKick Australia and was rated as a 3-star recruit and the number five punter by 247Sports. [1] Mirco would decide to commit to play college football at the Ohio State University. [2] [3]

College career

Ohio State

Mirco entered the 2021 as the Buckeyes starting punter, at the age of 24 years. [4] [5] In week two of the 2021 season, Mirco punted three times, where all three were downed inside the 20 yard line, while two were downed at the one yard line. [6] Mirco finished the 2021 season punting the ball 31 times, for 1,310 yards. [7] In week five of the 2022 season, Mirco converted a fake punt where he ran for 22 yards, as he helped Ohio State beat Rutgers. [8] In week ten, Mirco punted seven times for 352 yards with an average of 50.4 yards, including two punts over 50 yards, and a punt downed inside the five yard line. [9] Mirco finished the 2022 season punting 49 times for 2,223 yards with an average of 45.4 yards per punt. [10] For his performance on the season, Mirco was named honorable mention all Big Ten. [11] [12] Mirco also finished as one of the ten semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award. [13] [14] For the 2023 season, Mirco was named to the Ray Guy Award watch list. [15] [16]

On December 30, 2023, shortly after playing in the 2023 Cotton Bowl, Mirco announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [17]

Vanderbilt

On January 3, 2024, Mirco announced he would be transferring to Vanderbilt. [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ Baird, Nathan (5 September 2020). "Jesse Mirco signs with Ohio State football, becoming the first official Buckeye in 2021 class". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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