Jesse Mirco is an Australian-born American football punter for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
| Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 29 | |
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| Position | Punter |
| Class | Graduate Student |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Fremantle, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
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| High school | ProKick Australia |
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Early life and high school
editMirco 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
editOhio State
editMirco 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
editOn January 3, 2024, Mirco announced he would be transferring to Vanderbilt.[18]
References
edit- ^ Means, Stephen (15 December 2020). "Jesse Mirco National Signing Day 2021 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes Sign Class of 2021 Punter Jesse Mirco". Sports Illustrated. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Spinner, Caleb (16 September 2021). "Jesse Mirco: From the Southern Land to the 'Shoe". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Schmidt, Lori (24 September 2021). "Jesse Mirco: Meet the Ohio State football punter". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Benge, Jacob (23 September 2021). "From the Outback to Ohio: Jesse Mirco's move from Australia". The Lantern. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Jesse Mirco 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Jesse Mirco 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Kishpaugh, Steven (29 November 2022). "Football: 6 Buckeyes Earn Defensive And Special Teams All-Big Ten Honors". The Lantern. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (29 November 2022). "Three Ohio State football defensive players receive first team All-Big Ten honors". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Lind, Andrew (21 November 2022). "Ohio State Punter Jesse Mirco Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Ohio State P Jesse Mirco Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". Buckeye Insider. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Backstrom, Andy (2 August 2023). "Jesse Mirco named to Ray Guy Award preseason". On3.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Brown, Chase (2 August 2023). "OHIO STATE PUNTER JESSE MIRCO LANDS ON RAY GUY AWARD WATCH LIST". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Backstrom, Andy (December 30, 2023). "Ohio State: Punter Jesse Mirco enters transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Kaiden (January 3, 2024). "Ohio State transfer punter Jesse Mirco commits to Vanderbilt". On3.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.