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26 Austin Dunlap

26 Austin Dunlap

  • Position:
    Punter
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    MBA
  • Hometown:
    Slidell, La.
  • High School:
    Northshore HS

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
- 2022 FCS Punter of the Year Semifinalist
- 2022 All-Southland Conference (First Team)
- 2022 Southland Conference All-Academic Team
- 2022 Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 5, Oct. 31)
- 2022 LSWA Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 31)
- 2022 Southland Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American
- 2021 All-Southland Conference (Honorable Mention)
- 2021 Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 13, Nov. 1)
- 2021 Southland Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 (Spring 2021) All-Southland Conference (Second Team)
- 2021 Southland Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll

2022:
FCS Punter of the Year Semifinalist and All-Southland Conference performer ranked 10th in FCS with a SLC-best 43.4 punting average … 19 of his 52 punts were inside the 20-yard line, as SLU finished the year ranked sixth nationally in net punting … Twice named SLC Special Teams Player of the Week … Had 14 punts of 50 or more yards, including a season-long 64-yard effort in 41-35 win over No. 4/7 UIW … Excellent student was named to the Southland Conference All-Academic Team and earned a spot on the SLC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll … Finished season ranked among the school’s all-time leaders in punting average (42.11, 4th), total punting yards (6,443, 5th) and total punt attempts (153, 7th).   
2021: Earned HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American and All-Southland Conference honors … Averaged 43.3 yards per punt on 29 punts … Downed 10 punts inside the 20 and had seven punts of 50 yards or more … Led the Southland and ranked 14th in FCS in punting average, but did not qualify for either as top-ranked Lion offense limited his punting attempts below per-game minimums … Punting average was fifth-highest single-season total in school history … Averaged 53.0 yards per punt and uncorked a career-long 66-yard punt in 23-20 win over McNeese on the way to being named Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week … Claimed league week honors for the first time after averaging 50.5 yards per punt at Louisiana Tech … Punted three times or less in nine games, including no punts in a 61-24 win over HBU … Named to the Southland Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (Spring 2021): Named second team All-Southland Conference … Led the Southland with a 43.7 punting average on 21 punts … Average was eighth nationally in FCS, but did not qualify for national rankings due to high-powered Lion offense limiting amount of punt attempts … Had seven punts of 50 yards or more … Season-long punt of 63 yards came at Sam Houston … Averaged 53.0 yards per punt in 27-24 win over Northwestern State … Had two 50-plus yard punts in 52-45 victory at Nicholls … Recorded 50-yard-plus punts versus McNeese and at UIW … Member of the Southland Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2019: Stepped in as starting punter for Lions as a true freshman … Seventh in the Southland with a 40.0 yard punting average on 52 punts … Had nine punts of 50 yards or more and downed 16 punts inside the 20-yard line … Averaged 47.5 yards per punt, had four 50-plus yard punts – including a season-long 59-yarder at McNeese … Also had 50-plus yard punts versus Jacksonville State, Ole Miss, UIW, Houston Baptist and Stephen F. Austin.

High School: Prepped at Northshore High School, where was an all-state punter as a senior ... Named a Ray Guy Prokicker.com Top Prospect ... Also was an all-state selection for the NHS soccer team.
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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    6'1" 180 lbs
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    2020Sophomore

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    2020-21Sophomore

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    2021Sophomore

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    2022Junior

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    2023Senior

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    6'1" 195 lbs
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