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Position | Punter Placekicker |
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Born: | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 18, 1996
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
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High school | Unionville (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) |
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Alex Pechin (born November 18, 1996) is an American former football punter and placekicker who played college football for the Bucknell Bison.
Pechin played quarterback at Unionville High School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. [1] Pechin took snaps from Andrew “Poppins” Jones who went on to play for Bryant University. [2]
Pechin led the FCS in punting average his senior season, with an average of 47.3 yards per punt. [3] For his efforts he was named FCS Punter of the Year. [4] He participated in the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl on January 18, 2020. [5] He was named to the STATS FCS All-Decade Team. [6] Pechin was the only player from the Patriot League to attend the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Bench press | ||||
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6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 29+5⁄8 in (0.75 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.69 s | 1.69 s | 2.75 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 13 reps | ||||
All values from NFL Draft [8] [9] |
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