Jesse Mirco
Jesse Mirco is an Australian gridiron football punter for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. 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. Mirco committed to play college football at the Ohio State University.College career
Ohio State
Mirco entered the 2021 season as the Buckeyes starting punter at the age of 24. 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. Mirco finished the 2021 season with 31 punts for 1,310 yards. In week 5 of the 2022 season, he converted a fake punt where he ran for 22 yards in a win over Rutgers. 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. He finished the 2022 season with 49 punts for 2,223 yards and an average of 45.4 yards per punt, earning all-Big Ten Conference honorable mention. Mirco was one of the ten semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award. For the 2023 season, Mirco was named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist.On 30 December 2023, shortly after playing in the 2023 Cotton Bowl, Mirco announced that he would enter the transfer portal.
Vanderbilt
On 3 January 2024, Mirco announced he would be transferring to Vanderbilt.At Vanderbilt he earned All SEC Honors in 2024.