Jack Browning Season 2023

HONORS
* 2023 Second Team All-Mountain West
* 2023 San Diego State Captain's Award
* 2022 Pro Football Focus All-American (second team)
* 2022 College Football Network All-American (honorable mention)
* 2022 Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year
* 2022 First-Team All-Mountain West
* 2022 Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team
* 2022 San Diego State Most Valuable Special Teams Player
* Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week
- Sept. 26, 2022 for game vs. Toledo
- Nov. 21, 2022 for game at New Mexico
- Aug. 28, 2023 for game vs. Ohio
- Oct. 16, 2023 for game at Hawai'i
- Nov. 27, 2023 for game vs. Fresno State

Took over for the 2021 Ray Guy Award winner Matt Araiza by handling all three kicking duties - PAT/field goal, kickoff and punting - in 2022 ... Has a cannon of a leg ... Continues to work on his accuracy and consistency ... Was awarded a scholarship after practice on Sept. 25, 2022 ... Finished his career ranked first at San Diego State in punt average (45.8, min. 90 punts), fourth in field goal percentage (.745, min. 25 att.), eighth in made field goals (35) and punting yards (5,542), and ninth in kicking points (158) ... Was 4-for-6 for his career on field goal attempts of at least 50 yards and had 11 games with multiple field goals out of the 23 games he's been the Aztec kicker ... Also set the San Diego State, Mountain West, and Falcon Stadium record with a 61-yard field goal at Air Force on Sept. 30.

^SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Named a second team all-Mountain West selection ... Also named all-Mountain West by Pro Football Focus ... Was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award ... Was chosen as a team captain as voted on by his teammates ... Was named to both the Ray Guy Award Watch List (best punter) and the Lou Groza Award (top kicker), the only player in the country on both pre-season watch lists ... Was named a preseason first-team All-American by Sports Info Solutions ... Has been named the Mountain West Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year ... Browning is the second straight Aztec to be named the preseason special teams player of the year (Jordan Byrd) and the fourth overall (also Rashaad Penny in 2016 and 2017) ... Wasnamed a preseason first-team all-Mountain West selection at punter by the league media, Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele Magazine, Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Sports and Sports Info Solutions and a second-team pick at kicker by Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele Magazine and Athlon Sports ... Just the second Aztec punter to garner preseason all-MW accolades by the league’s media, joining Brian Stahovich (2010 and 2011) ...  Listed as the preseason No. 4 punter in FBS by Lindy’s Sports and the No. 8 NFL talent in the MW by the magazine ... Phil Steele Magazine lists him as the sixth draft-eligible punter and kicker ... Made 15 of his 22 field goal attempts along with a perfect 23-for-23 on PATs ... His 68 total points this season leads the team ... Also had 39 kickoffs for 2,464 yards (63.2 avg) with 16 going for touchbacks ... On the punting side, had 54 punts for 2,449 yards (45.35 avg) with a long of 66 yards ... His 45.4 yards per punt ranks seventh in SDSU single-season history ... Finished the year tied for the FBS lead in PAT percentage (100.00), and is eighth in net punt average (42.57, 2nd in MW), tied for 14th in punts inside the 20-yard line (22, T-1st in MW), 19th in punt average (45.35, 3rd in MW), tied for 23rd in attempted field goals (22, 3rd in MW) and tied for 25th in attempted field goals per game average (1.83, T-3rd in MW) ... Also ranked third in the Mountain West in total punt yards (2,449, 30th in FBS), punt yards per game (204.08, 31st in FBS) and kickoff average (63.18, 32ndin FBS), fourth in punts (54, T-42nd in FBS), tied for fourth in made field goals (15, T-39th in FBS), fifth in punts per game (4.50, T-45th in FBS), sixth in made field goals per game (1.25, T-45th in FBS) despite not kicking in two of the games he punted, and ninth in kickoff touchback percentage (41.03) ... Picked up where he left off last year, being named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time of his career on Aug. 28 for his play against Ohio on Aug. 26 ... Accounted for eight of SDSU’s 20 points in a seven-point victory ... Also punted three times for a 56.3 average with all three going for over 50 yards, including a 57-yarder, 60-yarder and a 52-yarder ... The 56.3 average was the highest in the country of that weekend (min. 3 attempts) and still ranks as the fourth highest in a game this season ... Also kicked off, handling all three kicking duties ... Was named the team’s special teams player of the game ... Scored 10 of the team’s 36 points in the victory over Idaho State on Sept. 2, making two field goals (43 yards, 41 yards) along with four PATs ... His two field goals marked his ninth career game with multiple FGs ... Also made five punts for a total of 216 yards, including one inside the 20 ... Handled the kickoff duties, totaling 451 yards on seven kicks (64.4 avg) ... Made his lone field goal attempt against UCLA on Sept. 9, a 44-yard kick, for his fifth made FG of the season along with a PAT ... Had three kickoffs for a total of 195 yards, giving him a season-high 65.0 average ... Also handled seven punts for a total of 301 yards, another season-high ... Connected on 1-of-3 on his field goal attempts at No. 16/17 Oregon State on Sept. 16 ... Just his second career game with two misses (48 and 49 yard attempts) ... The field goal he hit matched his then career-long at 52 yards for the Aztecs’ first score against the Beavers ... Also handled the punting duties, totaling six punts for 231 yards for a 38.5 average (35.1 net avg return) ... Landed a then season-high three punts inside the 20 yard line and had one go for a touchback ... Three of his six punts went as fair catches ... Was the first game of his career, he did not take any of the kickoffs ...  Made 1-of-2 field goal attempts in the conference opener against Boise State on Sept. 222 ... The made field goal was from 22 yards out and gave the Aztecs a second quarter lead ... His miss was a 40-yard attempt ... Was a perfect 4-of-4 on PATs ... Totaled three punts for 120 yards (40.0 avg) with a long of 45 yards ... Recorded one kickoff that went for 64 yards ... Made history at Air Force on Sept. 30, connecting on a career-long 61-yard field goal (his lone attempt on the night) ... The kick set a San Diego State record, Mountain West Conference record, and Falcon Stadium record ... The previous SDSU long was 57 yards by Ed Corral during the 1980 season; the previous Mountain West long was 59 yards by Air Force’s Joey Ashcroft in 2003 ... It is also tied for the longest field goal in the country this year and 20th-longest in NCAA history ... Also had two kickoffs for 130 yards (65.0 avg) for a pair of touchbacks ... The 65.0 average matches his season-high ... Had five punts for 232 yards (46.4 avg) with a long of 54 and two landing inside the 20-yard line ... Named the MW Special Teams Player of the Week for the fourth time of his career (second this season) on Oct. 16 for his play at Hawai’i on Oct. 14 ... Also named the team’s co-special teams player of the game with Eric Butler ... Punted four times for a 56.0 average and 54.2 net average, both career highs (min. 4 punts) ... The 56.0 average is the second highest in the country this year by an FBS player (min. 4 punts) ... Out of his four punts, three were for at least 50 yards and two went for 60-plus yards, including a career-long 66 yarder and a 63 yarder ... Three of his four punts landed inside the 20-yard line (and 10-yard line) with Hawai’i’s average starting position of those three punts at its own 5.3-yard line (8, 1 and 7) ... His other punt was muffed by a Rainbow Warrior returner and SDSU recovered it ... Also made a pair of field goals and all five PATs, accounting for 11 of San Diego State’s 41 points in a seven-point win ... The 11 points marks a season high and ties his career high, which he has done four times now ... His two field goals made and three field goals attempted both matched season-highs ... He also kicked off a career high eight times with a 64.9 kickoff average and a career high six touchbacks, playing a big part in SDSU dominating the average starting field position against Hawai’i (SDSU 42 to UH 23) ... Missed his lone field goal attempt against Nevada on Oct. 21 ... Punted six times for 258 yards (43.0 avg) with a 39.2 net average ... Had just one kickoff that went for 59 yards ... Went 1-of-2 on field goal attempts and hit all three PATs against Utah State on Nov. 4 ... His made field goal was a 23-yard game-tying field goal with 33 seconds left in the fourth quarter, forcing overtime ... His miss was a 42-yard attempt in the first quarter ... He had four kickoffs for 244 total yards (61.0 avg) with two going for touchbacks ... Totaled six punts for a total of 285 yards (47.5 avg) ... Had a net punt average of 43.2 ... Set a career-high four punts going for fair catches and ... Landed three punts inside the 20-yard line ... Two of his punts went for a 50+ yards including a 65-yard boot in the second quarter ... Recorded two carries for minus-two yards, one on a fake field goal and the other on a fake punt ... Only punted along with one kickoff at Colorado State on Nov. 11 ... His one kickoff went for 71 yards ... Totaled five punts on the night for 247 yards (49.4 avg) with a net average of 48.0, including a 65-yarder ... Landed a season-best four punts inside the 20-yard line ... Two punts were fair caught ... Was the first time since taking over kicking duties last year, he did not start as the Aztec field goal/PAT kicker ... Only punted at San Jose State on Nov. 18 ... His lone punt went for 48 yards and a touchback ... Returned to handling both kicking and punting duties for his final collegiate game against Fresno State on Nov. 25 ... Tied the school record for most field goals in a single-game, connecting on 4-of-4 attempts (32, 39, 41, and 33 yards) ... It was the 10th time overall and first since 2016, an Aztec kicker made four FGs, and just sixth to do so without a miss ... Also made all three of his PATs ... The 15 total points were four more than his previous career high ... Also punted three times for a 39.3 average and matching 39.3 net punt average ... Had eight kickoffs for a 63.8 average and led to the Bulldogs owning an average starting position of their own 23-yard line.

SENIOR SEASON (2022)
Was named a second-team Pro Football Focus All-American and an honorable-mention College Football Network All-American, both at punter ... Was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches and media ... Became SDSU’s second straight punter to win the award and SDSU’s fifth winner over the last eight seasons (since 2015) ... Also was chosen as a first-team punter ... Also was named the MW Punter of the Year by College Football Network ... Also earned first-team all-MW accolades at punter by Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele Magazine and College Football Network, and as a kickoff specialist by College Football Network, and a fourth-team honoree at kicker by Phil Steele Magazine ... Was chosen as SDSU’s most valuable special teams player ... Was named the “Key player to the 2022 season” by Athlon Sports ... Made 20 of 25 field goal attempts (80.0 pct.) with a long of 52 yards and all 30 PATs ... Made the first eight field goals of his career ... Also punted 68 times for 3,135 yards (46.1 avg.) with a long of 63 yards ... Out of his 68 punts, 28 landed inside the 20-yard line, including 14 inside the 10 and six inside the 5 ... Owned a 42.3 net punt average ... His first touchback came on his 33th attempt of the season (he had four overall in 68 punts) ... Kicked off 59 times for 3,784 yards (64.1 avg.) with 37 touchbacks ... Also had two designed rushes for 59 yards (29.5 avg.) on a pair of fake punts, the first going for 26 yards and the second for 33 yards (also fumbled a snap, which went down as a 7-yard loss) ... According to Pro Football Focus, he had the second-best punt grade (84.4) in the country ... His true kickoff average was also 67.5 yards (per PFF) ... Ranked third in SDSU single-season history in punt average (46.10), tied for third in field goals (20) and tied for seventh in field goal percentage (80.0) ... Tied for the FBS lead in PAT percentage (100.00), and was sixth in punt average (46.1, 1st in MW), tied for sixth in punts inside the 20-yard line (28, 1st in MW), eighth in kickoff average (64.14, 1st in MW) and total punt yards (3,145, 3rd in MW), 12th in net punt average (42.3, 1st in MW), tied for 12th in field goal attempts per game (1.92, T-1st in MW), tied for 14th in field goal attempts (25, T-2nd in MW), 16th in punt yards per game (241.92, 3rd in MW), tied for 16th in total punts (68, 3rd in MW) and field goals made (20, 3rd in MW), and tied for 17th in field goals per game (1.54, T-3rd in MW) and punts per game (5.25, 4th in MW) ... Also was second in the league in kickoff touchbacks (37, T-48th in FBS), third in kickoff touchback percentage (62.71, 37th in FBS), fourth in field goal percentage (80.00, T-47th in FBS), fifth in total points (90), sixth in points per game (6.92), seventh in made PATs (30) and attempted PATs (30), and tied for eighth in points responsible for (90) ... Had seven games with multiple field goals, including three each in back-to-back games vs. Hawai’i (Oct. 8) and at Nevada (Oct. 22) ... Recorded his first field goals in the opener with Arizona on Sept. 3, going 2-for-2 with 44 and 23-yard field goals ... Also kicked off five times for a perfect 65.0 average with four touchbacks ... Made both of his PATs ... Had his first four punts for a 41.8 average with a long of 57 ... One of his four punts pinned the Wildcats at their own 3-yard line ... Also had a punt blocked ... Had a monster game against Idaho State on Sept. 10 ... Punted six times for a 47.5 avg. with all six inside the 20-yard line, including five inside the 10 and four inside the 5 ... Off his six punts, Idaho State averaged starting on its own 4.8-yard line ... Became just the second FBS punter with four punts inside the 5-yard line since at least 2012 (also Michael Dickson (Texas) vs. Missouri on Dec. 27, 2017) ... Additionally. Dickson was the only player since 2012 with more than five punts inside the 10 (he had six) ...  For the game, Idaho State started on its own 17 ... Also made his lone field goal attempt, a 20-yarder, and all five PATs ... Kicked off seven times for a 65.7 average with six touchbacks (lone non-touchback came when he kicked from the 20 after an Aztec penalty) ... Also had a 26-yard rush on a fake punt attempt ... Was named the team’s special teams player of the game ... Punted eight times for 365 yards (45.6 avg.) at No. 14/15 Utah with a long of 55 yards ... Three of his eight punts finished inside the 20-yard line ... Made his one PAT ... Kicked off once for a touchback ... Was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week for the first time of his career on Sept. 26 for his play against Toledo on Sept. 24 ... Made his only field goal attempt - a career-long 50-yarder - and was 2-for-2 in PATs ... Also punted nine times for 364 yards (40.4 avg.) (three of his punts started in Toledo territory) with a long of 56 yards ... Out of his nine punts, six landed inside the 20 (last six of the game) and three inside the 10 ... Out of his nine punts, Toledo averaged a 21.7-yard field position ... Also kicked off four times for a 64.2 average with two touchbacks ... Off his four kickoffs, Toledo averaged a 22-yard field position ... Out of his 13 overall kicks (punts and kickoffs), Toledo averaged starting on its own 21.8-yard line ... Also was named to the “Ray’s 8” for the top punter for the week ... Also was named the team’s special teams player of the game ... Had another busy game at Boise State on Sept. 30, making a pair of field goals (21 and 25 yards) and his lone PAT attempt ... Also punted a career-high 10 times for 485 yards with a career-high 48.5 average and a long of 55 yards ... The 48.5 average was the third highest this season for those with at least 10 punts in a game and the 24rd highest since at least 1996 ... Four of his 10 punts went for at least 50 yards, two landed inside the 20 and two were fair caught ... Had one touchback, his first in his 33th punt of his career ... Also kicked off four times for 259 yards (64.8 avg.) and three touchbacks ... Was named to the “Ray’s 8” for the top punter for the week ... Had a career-high three field goals, including a 26-yarder with seven seconds left to seal the 16-14 Aztec win ... Missed on attempt on the day, but is still 9-for-10 on the season in field goal attempts ... Has multiple field goals in three of the team’s six games this year ... Scored 10 of the team’s 16 points ... Punted five times for a 44.8 average with a long of 53 yards ... Three punts landed inside the 20-yard line, including one inside the 10 ... Also was named to the “Ray’s 8” for the top punter for the week ... Also was named the team’s special teams player of the game ... Had another good game at Nevada on Oct. 22 ... Was 2-for-2 on PATs and 3-for-3 on field goals, scoring a career-high 11 points ... Tied a career high with three field goals ... Also averaged 47.4 yards per punt in five attempts ... Had a long punt of 59 yards, which tied a career long, and two of at least 50 yards ... Kicked off six times with three going for touchbacks, averaging 64.0 yards per boot ... Off his 11 kicks (six kickoffs and five punts), Nevada averaged starting on its own 19.3 yard line ... Had a 55-yard punt and kicked off four times for 257 yards (64.2 avg.) with three touchbacks at Fresno State on Oct. 29 ... Also made all four PATs ... Also returned a fake punt 33 yards, which later set up an Aztec touchdown ... Now has rushed three times for his career on fake punts/field goals for 72 yards (24.0 avg.) with one touchdown ... Punted six times for 301 yards (50.2 avg.) with a career long of 61 yards against UNLV on Nov. 5 ... Set career highs with a 50.2 punt average and a 49.5 net average ... Out of his six punts, three landed inside the 20-yard line, including two inside the 10 with one on the 1, and three went for at least 50 yards ... Once again landed on the “Ray’s 8” for the top punter of the week ... Made both of his PATs but missed a pair of field goals (50 and 48) ... Did not kick off for the first time of the season ... Made a pair of field goals (22 and 31 yards) and all five PATs against San José State on Nov. 12 ... Ended up tying a career high with 11 points ... Only punted twice - both in the fourth quarter - for 76 yards (38.0 avg.) with both punts coming inside Spartan territory ... The two punts finished at the 11 and the 6 with the latter leading to an Aztec safety by the defense (first since 2013) ... Returned to kickoff duties, averaging 63.0 yards on eight boots with three touchbacks ... Was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time of his career (and season) on Nov. 21 for his play at New Mexico on Nov. 18, making all six kicks (four PATs, two field goals), scoring 10 of SDSU’s 34 points ... Also punted twice for a career-high 52.5 average, including a career long of 63 yards, and kicked off seven times with four touchbacks for a 64.1 average, while logging a tackle on a kickoff ... Made one of two field goals (made 26, missed 45) for SDSU’s only points against Air Force on Nov. 26 ... Punted six times for 276 yards (46.0 avg.) with a long of 57 and one inside the 20-yard line (and 10) ... Posted a net punt average of 46.0 ... Also kicked off twice for a 65.0 average with both going for touchbacks ... Had another big game vs. Middle Tennessee in the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl on Dec. 24, tying a career high with three field goals, including a 52-yarder for a Hawai‘i Bowl record and tied for the 11th longest in program history ... Recorded multiple field goals for the seventh time of the season, finishing the year with 20 field goals, tied for third in SDSU single-season history ... Punted four times for 195 yards for a 48.8 average with a long of 57 yards ... Kicked off six times for a perfect 65.0-yard average with all six going for touchbacks.

JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
Played in 13 of the team’s 14 games, only missing the Boise State game ... Was the team’s primary holder for field goals and PATs ... Also kicked off once for 62 yards and scored a touchdown on a fake field goal ... Made his collegiate debut against New Mexico State on Sept. 4 as the team’s holder ... Recorded his first official stat against Towson on Sept. 25, when he kicked off after a touchdown for 62 yards, which was returned 73 yards ... Scored a 13-yard rushing touchdown on a fake field goal attempt on fourth-and-2 chance at Hawai’i on Nov. 6.

AT GROSSMONT COLLEGE (2019-20)
Spent one season at nearby Grossmont College, where he kicked and punted for the Griffins as the 2020 season was canceled because of COVID ... Was a second-team all-conference performer ... Was 4-for-6 (.667) in field goal attempts with a long of 38 yards, while making 14 of his 16 PATs (.875) ... Also punted 60 times for 2,291 yards (38.2 avg.) with a long of 69 yards ... Out of his 60 punts, 14 finished inside the 20 and 13 were fair caught ... Was 2-for-2 in field goal attempts and made his only PAT try at Canyons on Sept. 14 ... His best punting game came against Riverside on Oct. 19 when he averaged 45.3 yards on seven punts (317 yards) with a long of 53 ... Had a season-long 69-yard punt against Mt. San Jacinto (Sept. 21) and a 63-yarder vs. Saddleback College (Nov. 9).

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at nearby West Hills High School in Santee, Calif., earning a pair of letters ... Was a first-team all-league academic selection by the San Diego Union Tribune ... Also competed on the track and field team for the Wolf Pack.

PERSONAL
Jack Browning was born Nov. 14, 2001, in San Diego ... Son of Matthew and Lucretia Browning ... Is majoring in social science.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 15 vs. Fresno State (11/25/23)
Field Goals: 4 vs. Fresno State (11/25/23)
Long Field Goal: 61 at Air Force (9/30/23)
Punts: 10 at Boise State (9/30/22)
Punt Yards: 485 at Boise State (9/30/22)
Punt Avg. (min. 2 attempts): 56.3 (3-for-169) vs. Ohio (8/26/23)
Net Punt Avg. (min. 2 attempts): 55.3 vs. Ohio (8/26/23)
Punt Long: 66 at Hawai'i (10/14/23)
Punt Fair Catches: 4 vs. Utah State (11/4/23)
Punts Inside 20: 6 vs. Toledo (9/24/22), vs. Idaho State (9/10/22)
Kickoffs: 8 vs. Fresno State (11/25/23), at Hawai'i (10/14/23), vs. San José State (11/12/22)
Touchbacks (KO): 6 at Hawai'i (10/14/23), vs. Middle Tennessee (12/24/22), vs. Idaho State (9/10/22)
Kickoff Avg. (More than 1 att.): 65.7 vs. Idaho State (9/10/22)
Carries: 2 vs. Utah State (11/4/23)
Rushing Yards: 33 at Fresno State (10/29/22)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1 at Hawai’i (11/6/21)
Long Rush: 33 at Fresno State (10/29/22)