Jesse Mirco

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Jesse Mirco
Vanderbilt Commodores–No. 29
Position Punter
ClassGraduate Student
Personal information
Born: Fremantle, Australia
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolProKick Australia
Career highlights and awards

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

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Early life

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 season as the Buckeyes starting punter, at the age of 24. [4] In week two of the season, Mirco punted three times, where all three were downed inside the 20 yard line, while two were downed at the one yard line. [5] Mirco finished the 2021 season punting the ball 31 times for 1,310 yards. [6] In week five of the 2022 season, he converted a fake punt where he ran for 22 yards in a win over Rutgers. [7] In week ten, Mirco punted seven times for 352 yards with an average of 50.4 yards, including two punts over 50 yards, and downed a punt inside the five yard line. [8] He finished the 2022 season punting 49 times for 2,223 yards with an average of 45.4 yards per punt, [9] earning honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors. [10] Mirco also finished as one of the ten semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award. [11] For the 2023 season, Mirco was named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist. [12]

On December 30, 2023, shortly after playing in the 2023 Cotton Bowl, Mirco announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [13]

Vanderbilt

On January 3, 2024, Mirco announced he would be transferring to Vanderbilt. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Means, Stephen (15 December 2020). "Jesse Mirco National Signing Day 2021 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  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.
  3. ↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes Sign Class of 2021 Punter Jesse Mirco". Sports Illustrated. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Schmidt, Lori (24 September 2021). "Jesse Mirco: Meet the Ohio State football punter". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Benge, Jacob (23 September 2021). "From the Outback to Ohio: Jesse Mirco's move from Australia". The Lantern. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jesse Mirco 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Poloha, Josh (5 October 2022). "JESSE MIRCO IS ONE OF THE BEST PUNTERS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL THROUGH THE FIRST FIVE WEEKS OF 2022". Eleven Warriors. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Baird, Nathan (10 November 2022). "Jesse Mirco caused a ruckus, Ohio State's windy tales and C.J. Stroud on Hendon Hooker: Buckeye Bits". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jesse Mirco 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Kaufman, Joey (29 November 2022). "Three Ohio State football defensive players receive first team All-Big Ten honors". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Lind, Andrew (21 November 2022). "Ohio State Punter Jesse Mirco Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Backstrom, Andy (2 August 2023). "Jesse Mirco named to Ray Guy Award preseason". On3.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Backstrom, Andy (December 30, 2023). "Ohio State: Punter Jesse Mirco enters transfer portal". On3.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  14. ↑ Smith, Kaiden (January 3, 2024). "Ohio State transfer punter Jesse Mirco commits to Vanderbilt". On3.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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