Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
48.0 gross, but 21 of 51 inside the 20 (41.2%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Jesse Mirco: P · Vanderbilt · #29.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Vanderbilt’s specialists
Jesse Mirco
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Ryan Day and Clark Lea. The first career honor came in 2024: All-SEC.
Play style
Flips the field and drops it inside the 20 — no weakness to punt around.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
48.0 gross, but 21 of 51 inside the 20 (41.2%) — a pinner. pinner
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.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 187 | 46.8 | 60 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Alcorn State | 2 | 111 | 55.5 | 69 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 32-36@ Georgia State | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30@ No. 7 Missouri | 6 | 280 | 46.7 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-35vs No. 1 Alabama | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-13@ Kentucky | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Ball State | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs No. 5 Texas | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 60 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-7@ Auburn | 8 | 423 | 52.9 | 64 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-28vs South Carolina | 5 | 248 | 49.6 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-24@ LSU | 4 | 207 | 51.8 | 57 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-36vs No. 7 Tennessee | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 57 | 3 | |
Bowl | W 35-27vs Georgia Tech | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 69 | 2 | |
| Total | 51 | 2450 | 48.0 | 69 | 21 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
41%21 of 51Touchback rate
12%6 of 51Yards / punt
48.051 puntsLong
69yards48.0 yards/punt on 51 punts · 41% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Vanderbilt carries two punters; Mirco has taken all 51 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Ohio State and Vanderbilt, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Day and Clark Lea.
From Fremantle, Australia — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.