James Burnip: P · Alabama · #86.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Alabama’s specialists
James Burnip
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. The four seasons at Alabama span two head coaches: Nick Saban and Kalen DeBoer. All-SEC in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.4 gross, but 19 of 52 inside the 20 (36.5%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-0vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 152 | 50.7 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-16vs South Florida | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-10@ Wisconsin | 5 | 246 | 49.2 | 64 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-34vs No. 2 Georgia | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 48 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 35-40@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-25vs South Carolina | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 59 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ No. 11 Tennessee | 7 | 327 | 46.7 | 59 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-0vs No. 21 Missouri | 5 | 246 | 49.2 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-13@ No. 14 LSU | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 62 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-7vs Mercer | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-24@ Oklahoma | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 62 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-14vs Auburn | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 49 | 3 | |
 Bowl | L 13-19vs Michigan | 4 | 204 | 51.0 | 61 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 2359 | 45.4 | 64 | 19 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
37%19 of 52Touchback rate
8%4 of 52Yards / punt
45.452 puntsLong
64yards45.4 yards/punt on 52 punts · 37% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Selector Grid · 2023
Alabama carries three punters; Burnip has taken all 52 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at Alabama — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 53 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 1 selector
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Mount Macedon, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
