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 three-star recruit and the number five punter by 247Sports. [1] Mirco committed to play college football at the Ohio State University. [2]

College career

Ohio State

Mirco entered the 2021 season as the Buckeyes starting punter at the age of 24. [3] In week 2, he punted three times, where all three were downed inside the 20 yard line, while two were downed at the one-yard line. [4] Mirco finished the 2021 season with 31 punts for 1,310 yards. [5] In week 5 of the 2022 season, he converted a fake punt where he ran for 22 yards in a win over Rutgers. [6] In week 10, 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. [7] He finished the 2022 season with 49 punts for 2,223 yards and an average of 45.4 yards per punt, [5] earning all-Big Ten Conference honorable mention. [8] Mirco was one of the ten semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award. [9] For the 2023 season, Mirco was named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist. [10]

On December 30, 2023, shortly after playing in the 2023 Cotton Bowl, Mirco announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [11]

Vanderbilt

On January 3, 2024, Mirco announced he would be transferring to Vanderbilt. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Means, Stephen (December 15, 2020). "Jesse Mirco National Signing Day 2021 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ Baird, Nathan (September 5, 2020). "Jesse Mirco signs with Ohio State football, becoming the first official Buckeye in 2021 class". Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ Schmidt, Lori (September 24, 2021). "Jesse Mirco: Meet the Ohio State football punter". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ Benge, Jacob (September 23, 2021). "From the Outback to Ohio: Jesse Mirco's move from Australia". The Lantern. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Jesse Mirco College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ Poloha, Josh (October 5, 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 December 5, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Baird, Nathan (November 10, 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 November 23, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ Kaufman, Joey (November 29, 2022). "Three Ohio State football defensive players receive first team All-Big Ten honors". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ Lind, Andrew (November 21, 2022). "Ohio State Punter Jesse Mirco Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". Ohio State Buckeyes on SI. SI.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ Backstrom, Andy (August 2, 2023). "Jesse Mirco named to Ray Guy Award preseason". LettermenRow.com. On3.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  11. ↑ Backstrom, Andy (December 30, 2023). "Ohio State: Punter Jesse Mirco enters transfer portal". LettermenRow.com. On3.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  12. ↑ 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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