#19 Jay Bramblett Season 2023
Transfer punter from Notre Dame … Three-year starter for the Irish … Averaged 41.6 yards on 164 punts during his career at Notre Dame … Has booted 28 punts of 50-yards or more with a long of 72 against Wisconsin in 2021 … Best season came in 2021 as he averaged a career-best 43.1 yards on 58 punts … Native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama … Punted and played quarterback at Hillcrest High School.
JUNIOR SEASON (2021 at Notre Dame)
Appeared in 13 games … Had best season at Notre Dame, averaging 43.1 yards on 58 punts … Also set career-highs for 50+ yard punts with 11 and longest punt (72 yards vs. Wisconsin) … Had 16 of his 51 punts downed inside the 20-yard line … Opened season with three of his six punts downed inside the 20 in win over Florida State … Averaged 49.3 yards on three punts in win over Toledo … Had a 48.3 average on six punts in win over Virginia Tech … Punted six times for 46.3 yard average against Cincinnati … His 72-yard punt vs. Wisconsin was the longest for a Notre Dame player since 1998 season.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020 at Notre Dame)
Played in 12 games … Averaged 42.8 yards on 43 punts … 10 punts of 50 yards or more and 12 of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard line … Punted six times for 263 yards (43.8-yard avg., 53-yard long, also had punts of 52 and 45 yards), in the season-opening win vs. Duke (9/12) … His 43.8-yard punting average that week was just four yards behind the FBS-leading figure (47.8) … That week, Bramblett ranked fifth in the conference and seventh among FBS players in this category … Punted twice for 74 yards (40-yard long) with one punt inside the 20 in the 52-0 win vs. South Florida (9/19) … Punted three times for 119 yards (39.7 avg., 44-yard long) in the win vs. Florida State (10/10) … Punted twice for 83 yards (41.5 avg.) and rushed once for seven yards in the 12-7 win vs. Louisville (10/17) … Punted five times, averaging 42.4 yards (49-yard long), in the 45-3 win at Pitt (10/24) … Punted three times, averaging 39.7 yards (45-yard long), in the 31-13 win at Georgia Tech (10/31) … Marked three punts, averaging 41.0 yards, also making a special teams tackle to end the first half in the 47-40 2OT win over then-No. 1 Clemson (11/7) … Punted five times, averaging 43.0 yards and pinning two punts at the three-yard line, in the 31-17 win at No. 19 North Carolina (11/27) … Punted four times, averaging 38.2 yards (42-yard long), in the 41-25 regular season finale win over Syracuse (12/5) … Notched a 59-yard punt, his longest of the season, and totaled six punts for 48.2 avg. in the ACC Championship game (12/19) … Punted four times, averaging 47.2 yards (53-yard long) in the CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game (1/1/21).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019 at Notre Dame)
Played in 13 games … Became team’s starting punter during rookie season, punting 63 times on the year for an average of 39.4 yards per punt … Placed 18 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line … Had five punts longer than 50 yards … Did not have a punt blocked on the year … Recorded a long punt of 61 yards against Michigan
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama … No. 2 punter nationally by 247Sports.com … No. 5 punter nationally by ESPN.com … No. 4 punter nationally by Rivals.com … Chosen to participate in the 2019 All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas … Averaged 45.1 yards/punt, including a season-long punt of 59 yards, as a senior in 2018 … Also played quarterback, completing 178-of-260 passes for 2,341 yards and 18 TDs.
Jay Bramblett’s Career Highs (at Notre Dame)
Punts: 10 at Michigan, 2019
Punting Yards: 423 at Michigan, 2019
Average: 49.3 vs. Toledo, 2021
Longest Punt: 72 vs. Wisconsin, 2021
Punts Inside 20: 4, 2x (Last: vs Clemson, 2020; First: at Michigan, 2019)