Jesse Mirco

Jesse Mirco is an Australian-born American football punter for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Jesse Mirco
Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 29
PositionPunter
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born:Fremantle, Australia
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolProKick Australia

Early life and high school

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

Mirco 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]

References
  1. Means, Stephen. "Jesse Mirco National Signing Day 2021 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. Baird, Nathan. "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. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. Spinner, Caleb. "Jesse Mirco: From the Southern Land to the 'Shoe". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. Schmidt, Lori. "Jesse Mirco: Meet the Ohio State football punter". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. Benge, Jacob. "From the Outback to Ohio: Jesse Mirco's move from Australia". The Lantern. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. "Jesse Mirco 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. Poloha, Josh. "JESSE MIRCO IS ONE OF THE BEST PUNTERS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL THROUGH THE FIRST FIVE WEEKS OF 2022". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. Baird, Nathan. "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.
  10. "Jesse Mirco 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. Kishpaugh, Steven. "Football: 6 Buckeyes Earn Defensive And Special Teams All-Big Ten Honors". The Lantern. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  12. Kaufman, Joey. "Three Ohio State football defensive players receive first team All-Big Ten honors". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  13. Lind, Andrew. "Ohio State Punter Jesse Mirco Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  14. "Ohio State P Jesse Mirco Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". Buckeye Insider. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  15. Backstrom, Andy. "Jesse Mirco named to Ray Guy Award preseason". On3.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  16. Brown, Chase. "OHIO STATE PUNTER JESSE MIRCO LANDS ON RAY GUY AWARD WATCH LIST". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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