Tanner Kuljian Season 2020

Final Bio

* 2020 Second-Team All-Mountain West
* 2020 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
* 2020 Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team

Joined the Aztecs over the summer 2020 after playing previous at FCS programs San Diego and Sacramento State.

SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Earned second-team all-Mountain West accolades as voted on by the league’s media and coaches ... Punted in seven of the team’s eight games ... Punted 35 times for 1,589 yards (45.4 avg.) with a long of 70 yards ... Had nine punts of at least 50 yards with 12 inside the 20-yard line with 12 being fair caught ... Owned a 39.80 net punt average ... Led the Mountain West in punt average (45.40, 8th in FBS), and ranked second in punt yards (1,589, 54th in FBS), third in net punt average (39.80, 44th in FBS), punts inside the 20-yard line (12, T-50th in FBS) and total punts (35, T-63rd in FBS), fourth in punt yards per game (198.63, 46th in FBS) and sixth in punts per game (5.00, T-53rd in FBS) ... Was the holder on the final four PAT and field goals vs. UNLV on Oct. 24, but did not punt ... Punted for the first time at the Division I level late at Utah State on Oct. 31, punting once for 58 yards ... The ball ended up landing in the end zone for a touchback ... Punted four times for 183 yards (45.8 avg.) against San José State on Nov. 6, including a 70-yarder with one inside the 20-yard line ... The 70-yard punt was the longest by an Aztec since Brian Stahovich’s school-record 89-yard punt at Wyoming on Oct. 30, 2010, tied for the 10th longest in program history and tied for the 12th longest in FBS play this season ... Was called upon to punt five times for 211 yards (42.2 avg.) vs. Hawai’i with a long of 49 yards ... Three of his five punts landed inside the 20-yard line ... Had a career game at Nevada on Nov. 21, punting eight times for 420 yards (52.5 avg.) with two inside the 20-yard line and four going for at least 50 yards ... His punts in the fourth quarter went for 61 yards, 63 and 65 ... The 52.5 avg. is tied for the fourth-best mark in SDSU single-game history ... Finished with a net punt average of 42.4 ... Punted eight times for 359 yards (44.9 avg.) at Colorado on Nov. 28 with a long of 52 yards ... Three landed inside the 20 and three were fair caught ... Had a net punt average of 42.4 ... Punted seven times for 270 yards (38.6 avg.) against Colorado State on Dec. 5 with a long of 47 yards ... Two of the seven punts landed inside the 20-yard line and four were fair caught ... Punted two times for 88 yards (44.0 avg.) at No. 14/16 Brigham Young with a long of 45, while posting a 43.5 net average ... One of his two punts landed on the 12-yard line.

AT SAN DIEGO (2018-19)
Over his career at the two FCS schools, punted 97 times for 4,051 yards (41.8 avg.) with a long of 71 yards ... Overall 37 of his punts landed inside the 20-yard line, while 32 were fair caught and 21 went for at least 50 yards ... Also kicked off 101 times for his career for 6,081 yards (60.2 avg.) with 49 touchbacks ... Also was 3-for-7 in field goal tries ... Was the 2019 Pioneer Football League Special Teams Player of the Year and a first-team all-PFL performer at USD in 2019, while earning second-team honors in 2018 ... In 2019, punted 38 times for 1,523 yards (40.1 avg.) with a long of 60 yards ... Half (19) of his 38 punts were fair caught, while 12 landed inside the 20-yard line and six went for 50-plus yards ... Started the season on the FCS Punter of the Year preseason watch list ... In 2018, punted 59 times for 2,528 yards (42.8 avg.) with a long of 71 yards ... On the season 25 punts landed inside the 20, with 15 going for at least 50 yards and 13 being fair caught.

AT SACRAMENTO STATE (2017)
Played his freshman season at Sacramento State in 2016, where he kicked off 19 times for 1,116 yards (58.7 avg.) with four touchbacks, while also making a field goal.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Great Oak High School in Temecula, Calif. ... Was an all-league punter and kicker during his senior season, and a first-team all-league punter as a junior ... Was the special teams player of the year as a senior ... Graduated from Great Oak HS with school records for the longest field goal (52 yards) and longest punt (74 yards).

PERSONAL
Son of Gordon and Nancy Kuljian.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS (D1 ONLY)
Punts: 8 at Colorado (11/28/20), at Nevada (11/21/20)
Yards: 420 at Nevada (11/21/20)
Avg. (min. 2 attempts): 52.5 (8-for-420) at Nevada (11/21/20)
Net Avg. (min. 2 attempts): 43.5 at No. 14/16 Brigham Young (12/12/20)
Punt Long: 70 vs. San José State (11/6/20)
Fair Caught: 4 vs. Colorado State (12/5/20)
Inside 20: 3 at Colorado (11/28/20), vs. Hawai’i (11/14/20)