Mark Vassett

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-4
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
High School:
Pro Kick Australia/Louisville
Major:
Arts & Sciences - Open Option

AT COLORADO
2024 (Sr.)

Punted 53 times for the Buffs across 13 games during the 2024 season.
Averaged 43.68 yards per punt with a long of 60 yards.
Finished second in the Big 12 with punts inside the 20 with 19 and 50 plus yard punts with 15.
Vassett had the second fewest touchbacks in the Big 12.
Was the holder for all 72 field goal/PAT attempts.

2023 (Jr.)

Played in all 12 games on the season, punting 65 times for 2,845 yards, an average of 44.5 yards per punt with 22 inside the 20 and just three touch backs.
Named first-team All-Pac-12 by PFF, second team by the Associated Press, third team by College Football Network and Phil Steele, and honorable mention by the Coaches.
Was named to the second-team All-Transfer Team by College Football Network and to The Athletic's mid-season All-Transfer Team.
Named a Ray Guy Award Great Eight selection in Week 6 and was the Colorado Chapter of the NFF honorable mention player of the week after the Washington State game in Week 11.
He had 16 punts of 50-plus yards with a long of 60 and 14 of his punts were fair catches.
His 22 punts inside the 20 led the Pac-12, and he set new CU records
Led the Pac-12 in punts inside the 20 with 22 and had four separate games with three punts inside the 20.
Set CU records for most punts inside the 10 with 12 and most punts inside the five with six.
His 44.5 yards per punt average ranked 11th in CU history for a season and he ranks seventh for career punting average.
On the Ray Guy Watch List and named preseason All-Pac-12 by Lindy's (first-team), Athlon (third team), Phil Steele (fourth team) and the Pac-12 media (honorable mention).
Got it done in the classroom, as well, and was named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators, to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll and first-team Academic All-Colorado by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

AT LOUISVILLE (2021-22)

Punted for two seasons at Louisville, averaging 43.2 yards per punt on 100 punts with a long of 73, six touchbacks, 33 fair catches, 36 inside the 20 and 16 of 50-plus yards.
Earned honorable mention All-ACC as a sophomore in 2022, punting 52 times for an average of 44.6 yards per punt, setting a new Louisville record.
Also had a long of 68 yards, four touchbacks, 10 fair catches, 19 inside the 20 and 10 punts of 50-plus yards.
On the watch list for the Ray Guy Award.
As a freshman in 2021, punted 48 times for an average of 41.9 yards, a long of 73, two touchbacks, 23 fair catches, 17 inside the 20 and six of 50-plus yards.
The 41.9 per punt average his freshman season ranks eighth in Louisville history.
The 73 yard punt is the sixth-longest in Louisville history.

HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS