#86

James Burnip

Former punter at Alabama. 2024: 45.4 yards per punt, 52 punts.

P · Alabama · Sr. · #86

6′6″ · 236 lb · Mount Macedon, VIC

Alabama 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former punter at Alabama. 2024: 45.4 yards per punt, 52 punts.

  • Named All-America (PFF) in 2023.
  • Named All-America (PFF) in 2023.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Alabama — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202314 games

  • All-Americafirst
  • All-SECsecond

202413 games

  • All-SEC

Career arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Alabama
2021–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 2 categories
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ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

1 selectors honored him

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ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM

All-SEC 2nd team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches
2021–2023
Nick Saban
Alabama
2024era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology