Jesse Mirco

Jesse Mirco
Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 29
Position	Punter
Class	Graduate Student
Personal information
Born:	Fremantle, Australia
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career history
College	Ohio State (2021–2023); Vanderbilt (2024–present);
Bowl games	2023 Cotton Bowl Classic; 2024 Birmingham Bowl;
High school	ProKick Australia
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-SEC (2024);
	Stats at ESPN;

Jesse Mirco is an Australian college football punter for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life

Mirco 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

Ohio State

Mirco entered the 2021 season as the Buckeyes starting punter, at the age of 24.^[4] In week two of the season, Mirco punted three times, where all three were downed inside the 20 yard line, while two were downed at the one yard line.^[5] Mirco finished the 2021 season punting the ball 31 times for 1,310 yards.^[6] In week five of the 2022 season, he converted a fake punt where he ran for 22 yards in a win over Rutgers.^[7] In week ten, 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.^[8] He finished the 2022 season punting 49 times for 2,223 yards with an average of 45.4 yards per punt,^[9] earning honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors.^[10] Mirco also finished as one of the ten semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award.^[11] For the 2023 season, Mirco was named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist.^[12]

On December 30, 2023, shortly after playing in the 2023 Cotton Bowl, Mirco announced that he would enter the transfer portal.^[13]

Vanderbilt

On January 3, 2024, Mirco announced he would be transferring to Vanderbilt.^[14]

References

^ Means, Stephen (15 December 2020). "Jesse Mirco National Signing Day 2021 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. 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.
^ Schmidt, Lori (24 September 2021). "Jesse Mirco: Meet the Ohio State football punter". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "Jesse Mirco 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. 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. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ Lind, Andrew (21 November 2022). "Ohio State Punter Jesse Mirco Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ Backstrom, Andy (2 August 2023). "Jesse Mirco named to Ray Guy Award preseason". On3.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ Backstrom, Andy (December 30, 2023). "Ohio State: Punter Jesse Mirco enters transfer portal". On3.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ 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.

External links

[1] Means, Stephen (15 December 2020). "Jesse Mirco National Signing Day 2021 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[2] 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.

[3] "Ohio State Buckeyes Sign Class of 2021 Punter Jesse Mirco". Sports Illustrated. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[4] Schmidt, Lori (24 September 2021). "Jesse Mirco: Meet the Ohio State football punter". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[5] Benge, Jacob (23 September 2021). "From the Outback to Ohio: Jesse Mirco's move from Australia". The Lantern. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[6] "Jesse Mirco 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[7] 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. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[8] 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[9] "Jesse Mirco 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[10] Kaufman, Joey (29 November 2022). "Three Ohio State football defensive players receive first team All-Big Ten honors". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[11] Lind, Andrew (21 November 2022). "Ohio State Punter Jesse Mirco Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[12] Backstrom, Andy (2 August 2023). "Jesse Mirco named to Ray Guy Award preseason". On3.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[13] Backstrom, Andy (December 30, 2023). "Ohio State: Punter Jesse Mirco enters transfer portal". On3.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

[14] 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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