Braden Mann

Auburn

Sep 27 (Sat)

Afternoon

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Height:
5-11
Weight:
190
Position:
Punter/Kickoffs
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Cy-Fair

2018 Ray Guy Award Winner
Unanimous All-American (2018)
2018 SEC Special Team's Player of the Year

2019 (SENIOR): Played in all 13 games … Served as team captain … Earned Sports Illustrated All-America honors … Was named to the All-SEC First Team and SEC Community Service Team … Earned AP All-SEC Second Team honors … Punted three times for a 43.3 average, landing three inside the 20, and kicked off seven times finishing with a 64.4 average in the win over Texas State … Punted six times for a 44.8 average, notching the 15^th 60-plus yard punt of his career with a 60-yard long … Had one punt for 35 yards, kicking off nine times for a 62.1 average and seven touchbacks against Lamar … Punted six times for a 56.0 average, including a 68-yard long against Auburn … Punted four times, landing three inside the 20, good for a 49.5 average, while also averaging 65.0 yards on six kickoffs in the win over Arkansas … Averaged 49.8 yards on four punts against Alabama … Averaged 52.5 with a 55-yard long, landing a fourth-quarter punt on the 1-yardline at Ole Miss … Punted three time for a 45.3 average, landing all three inside the 20 against Mississippi State … Had three punts for an average of 50.3 yards, landing one inside the 20 against UTSA … Punted four times with a 55-yard long, landing two inside the 20 against South Carolina … Averaged 42.6 on seven punts, landing two inside the 20 and sending a 59-yard long down the field at Georgia … Sent two 62-yard punts down field, averaging 50.2 yards on seven punts at LSU, landing three inside the 20 … Punted four times, landing three inside the 20, while also five times in the win over Oklahoma State in the Texas Bowl … Earned the Special Teams Impact, Special Teams MVP and Special Teams Strength Awards at the annual team banquet.

2018 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 13 games, averaging 51.0 yards on 50 punts and pinning 19 punts inside the 20-yard line … set the NCAA record for the highest punting average in a game (60.8 yards at Alabama) and 60-plus yard punts in a season (14) … recorded four tackles on special teams and forced a fumble on the longest return of the season … had two punts averaging 52.5 yards, including a 60-yard punt, and a punt inside the 20 against Northwestern State … kicked punts of 69 and 73 yards against No. 2 Clemson … broke the NCAA record for a single-game punting average with five punts that averaged 60.8 yards and totaled 304 yards against No. 1 Alabama … averaged 48.8 yards per punt and placed two inside the 20 against Arkansas … averaged 59.6 yards on five punts, with an 82-yard boot, against No. 13 Kentucky … named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week and earned Ray’s 8 honors from the Ray Guy Award in back-to-back weeks after his performances against Arkansas and No. 13 Kentucky … had three punts that went 50-plus yards, recording a 67-yard boot and forcing a fumble on one of his own punts being returned versus South Carolina … eliminated kickoff returns by kicking all four kickoffs for touchbacks and had a 54-yard punt against Mississippi State … booted five punts for an average of 44.2 yards, landing three punts inside the 20-yard line against Auburn … named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 47.8 yards on four punts, landing two inside the 20 for no return against Ole Miss … landed both punts inside the 20 against No. 25 UAB, including another 60-yard boot … averaged 53.2 yards on five punts against No. 8 LSU … kicked six of his seven kickoffs in for touchbacks against NC State given the Special Teams MVP Award and Strength and Conditioning Specialist Aggie Award at the team’s annual banquet … garnered mid-season All-America honors by ESPN.com, The Sporting News, The Athletic and Associated Press.

2017 (SOPHOMORE): The Aggies’ primary kickoff specialist … averaged 62.4 yards on 73 kickoffs … recorded 33 touchbacks.

2016 (FRESHMAN): Handled the kickoff duties in every game on the season .... averaged 63.9 yards per kickoff and 72.4 percent of his kickoffs were touchbacks ... averaged 47.0 on two punts against New Mexico State with a long of 50 yards ... had a season-high eight touchbacks against NMSU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for former Texas A&M letterman coach Ed Pustejovsky at Cypress Fairbanks ... Rated as the No. 2 kicker recruit in the country ... Connected on 7-of-10 field goals and averaged 45.0 yards per punt as a senior in 2015 ... Two-time All 7-6A first team ... 2015 Under Armour All-American ... 2014 First Team All-Greater Houston ... Summa Cum Laude graduate with a 3.65 grade point average … also played varsity soccer in 2013, and was a member of the FCA and NHS.