Jesse Mirco

Jesse Mirco
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997
Fremantle, Western Australia
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:ProKick Australia
College:Ohio State (2021–2023)
Vanderbilt (2024)
Position:Punter
CFL draft:2025G: 2nd round, 15th pick
Career highlights and awards

Jesse Mirco (born 28 January 1997)[1] is an Australian gridiron football punter. He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life

Mirco attended ProKick Australia and was rated as a three-star recruit and the number five punter by 247Sports.[2] Mirco committed to play college football at the Ohio State University.[3]

College career

Ohio State

Mirco entered the 2021 season as the Buckeyes starting punter at the age of 24.[4] In week 2, he 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 with 31 punts for 1,310 yards.[6] In week 5 of the 2022 season, he converted a fake punt where he ran for 22 yards in a win over Rutgers.[7] In week 10, 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 with 49 punts for 2,223 yards and an average of 45.4 yards per punt,[6] earning all-Big Ten Conference honorable mention.[9] Mirco was one of the ten semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award.[10] For the 2023 season, Mirco was named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist.[11]

On 30 December 2023, shortly after playing in the 2023 Cotton Bowl, Mirco announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[12]

Vanderbilt

On 3 January 2024, Mirco announced he would be transferring to Vanderbilt.[13] At Vanderbilt he earned All SEC Honors in 2024.[14]

Professional career

Mirco went undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft but was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in the 2nd round (15th overall) of the 2025 CFL global draft.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Bulldogs Future Star – Colts Player Profile: Jesse Mirco". South Fremantle Football Club. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b "Jesse Mirco College Stats". 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. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Lind, Andrew (21 November 2022). "Ohio State Punter Jesse Mirco Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". Ohio State Buckeyes on SI. SI.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ Backstrom, Andy (2 August 2023). "Jesse Mirco named to Ray Guy Award preseason". LettermenRow.com. On3.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  12. ^ Backstrom, Andy (30 December 2023). "Ohio State: Punter Jesse Mirco enters transfer portal". LettermenRow.com. On3.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  13. ^ Smith, Kaiden (3 January 2024). "Ohio State transfer punter Jesse Mirco commits to Vanderbilt". On3.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  14. ^ https://vucommodores.com/four-dores-earn-all-sec/
  15. ^ "2025 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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