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Carlson, Grant
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Grant Carlson
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- School:
- Ridge Point HS
Bio
CARLSON'S CAREER HIGHS
Punts: 12 vs. Clemson, 11/10/18
Punt Yards: 520 vs. Clemson, 11/10/18
Longest: 54 at NC State (10/6/18).
2018 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Starter in all 12 games at punter ... averaged 40.2 yards per punt, including 25 inside the 20-yard line ... five punts of 50+ yards, including a season long of 54 yards ... punted four times, averaging 34.8 yards per attempt with a long of 49 in his debut vs. UMass (9/1/18)... totaled 127 yards on four punts vs. Holy Cross (9/8/18)... drove eight punts 326 yards, averaging 40.8 per kick, with a long of 48 and four inside the 20 at Wake Forest (9/13/18)... punted six times for 224 yards, averaging 37.3 per kick with a long of 41 at Purdue (9/22/18)... averaged 42.8 yards per kick with 214 yards on five punts, including a long of 49 and two placed inside the 20 vs. Temple (9/29/18)... blasted a season-best 54-yard punt and totaled 222 yards, averaging 44.4 on five punts at No. 23 NC State (10/6/18)... totaled 166 yards on four punts, including a long of 50 and one inside the 20-yard line vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... landed all four punts inside the 20, including two inside the 10, with a long of 48 vs. Miami (10/26/18)... dropped three punts inside the 20, blasted a long of 52 and averaged 41.3 yards over seven total punts at Virginia Tech (11/3/18)... set career-highs with 12 punts for 520 yards vs. Clemson (11/10/18) as he averaged 43.3 per kick, put three inside the 20 and hit a long of 51... punted five times, dropping all five inside the 20, with a long of 49, while averaging 39.0 at Florida State (11/17/18)... averaged 41.6 yards per punt with a long of 46 and one inside the 20 vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.
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2016 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Texas APSE Class 5A all-state punter second-team honors in 2015 … senior co-captain for head coach Brett Sniffin … the Panthers were crowned Class 5A Division II Region III champions and reached the Class 5A-Division I state semifinals in 2015 for the first time in school history … earned Texas APSE Class 5A all-state punter second-team honors and honorable mention as kicker in 2014 … recognized as a unanimous all-district kicker and punter in 2013 and 2014 … named 2014 Kicking World All-American kicker and punter … finished second in kickoffs (69-yard average), first in field goals (made all back to 65 yards) and first overall on punts (45-yard net average) during the 2014 Kicking World Showcase Event … named to the Texas High School Football Class 4A all-state fourth team in 2013 … was a perfect 62-for-62 on extra-point attempts as a sophomore.
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PERSONAL: Grant Nicholas Carlson ... enrolled in the Carroll School of Management ... recipient of the Patrick Coleman Family Athletics Scholarship.
Punts: 12 vs. Clemson, 11/10/18
Punt Yards: 520 vs. Clemson, 11/10/18
Longest: 54 at NC State (10/6/18).
2018 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Starter in all 12 games at punter ... averaged 40.2 yards per punt, including 25 inside the 20-yard line ... five punts of 50+ yards, including a season long of 54 yards ... punted four times, averaging 34.8 yards per attempt with a long of 49 in his debut vs. UMass (9/1/18)... totaled 127 yards on four punts vs. Holy Cross (9/8/18)... drove eight punts 326 yards, averaging 40.8 per kick, with a long of 48 and four inside the 20 at Wake Forest (9/13/18)... punted six times for 224 yards, averaging 37.3 per kick with a long of 41 at Purdue (9/22/18)... averaged 42.8 yards per kick with 214 yards on five punts, including a long of 49 and two placed inside the 20 vs. Temple (9/29/18)... blasted a season-best 54-yard punt and totaled 222 yards, averaging 44.4 on five punts at No. 23 NC State (10/6/18)... totaled 166 yards on four punts, including a long of 50 and one inside the 20-yard line vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... landed all four punts inside the 20, including two inside the 10, with a long of 48 vs. Miami (10/26/18)... dropped three punts inside the 20, blasted a long of 52 and averaged 41.3 yards over seven total punts at Virginia Tech (11/3/18)... set career-highs with 12 punts for 520 yards vs. Clemson (11/10/18) as he averaged 43.3 per kick, put three inside the 20 and hit a long of 51... punted five times, dropping all five inside the 20, with a long of 49, while averaging 39.0 at Florida State (11/17/18)... averaged 41.6 yards per punt with a long of 46 and one inside the 20 vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.
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2016 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Texas APSE Class 5A all-state punter second-team honors in 2015 … senior co-captain for head coach Brett Sniffin … the Panthers were crowned Class 5A Division II Region III champions and reached the Class 5A-Division I state semifinals in 2015 for the first time in school history … earned Texas APSE Class 5A all-state punter second-team honors and honorable mention as kicker in 2014 … recognized as a unanimous all-district kicker and punter in 2013 and 2014 … named 2014 Kicking World All-American kicker and punter … finished second in kickoffs (69-yard average), first in field goals (made all back to 65 yards) and first overall on punts (45-yard net average) during the 2014 Kicking World Showcase Event … named to the Texas High School Football Class 4A all-state fourth team in 2013 … was a perfect 62-for-62 on extra-point attempts as a sophomore.
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PERSONAL: Grant Nicholas Carlson ... enrolled in the Carroll School of Management ... recipient of the Patrick Coleman Family Athletics Scholarship.
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