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Jersey Number 13
Kyle Ulbrich
- Position:
- P
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 197
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Mentor, OH
- High School:
- Lake Catholic
Bio
Honors
• 2022: Named to the C-USA Preseason Watch List, Named to the Ray Guy Awards Rays 8 List following the Miami, UAB and WKU games, Named the Ray Guy Punter of the Week on Oct. 18 following his play against WKU, Named First Team All-C-USA, Named to the Bleacher Report All-Bowl Team
• 2021: Named to the C-USA Preseason Watch List, Named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List
• 2020: Named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List
2022 (r-Senior)
• Played in all 13 games
• Ended the season averaging a school record 47.1 yards a punt while also leading C-USA with 31 punts of 50 or more yards
• Led C-USA in punting average and ranked second nationally
• Had three of nine punts at JMU go over 50 yards and he averaged 42.1 yards
• Punted five times for a 51.8-yard average at Miami with punts of 66, 59 and 52 yards
• Had a 51.8-yard average at UAB while placing three of his four punts inside the opponent 20-yard line
• Punted nine times for a career-high 447 yards against WKU with a long of 72 yards and four total kicks that went 50 or more yards
• Placed four of his five punts inside the opponent 20-yard line at UTEP
• Averaged a career-best 54.7 yards a punt on seven attempts against SDSU in the Hawai’i Bowl while five of his seven punts went 50 or more yards
2021 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 13 games as the punter and holder for field goals
• Ended the season with a 44.4-yard punting average with 16 punts of 50 or more yards and 24 downed inside the 20-yard line
• Ranked 27th nationally in punting average and third in C-USA
• Was in on 132 total snaps and graded out a winner nine times
• Had five punts in the opener against Monmouth for a 45.0-yard average
• Averaged 45.8 yards a punt at Virginia Tech and had a 56 yarder
• Had a career-high 10 punts for 441 yards at UTSA to go with a personal-high five kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line
• Had a 74-yard punt against Marshall and placed four of his seven punts inside the opponent 20-yard line
• Turned in a 49.7-yard average on three kicks against USM
• Had eight punts for a 46.8-yard average at FAU, including two downed inside the 20
• Averaged 43.2 yards a punt on six attempts in the bowl win over Toledo and placed two inside the opponent five-yard line
2020 (r-Junior)
• Served as the starting punter all nine games
• Finished the year with a career-best 43.8-yard average while having 13 boots of 50 or more yards
• Averaged 51.5 yards on two punts at Army
• Averaged 50.0 yards on seven punts at FIU, including a career long 75 yarder (fifth longest in school history at the time)
2019 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games
• Ended the season with 46 punts for a 41.4 average, while having seven go for 50 or more yards and nine being downed inside the 20-yard line
• Punted twice against TSU for a 49.5-yard average, including a long of 61 yards
• Had a 42.9-yard average at Iowa and placed two inside the 20
• Placed four of his five punts inside the 20 against Marshall
• Averaged 46.0 yards a punt at FAU
• Had a 47.7-yard average on six punts at UNT
• Had three punts for a 50.0-yard average at Charlotte
Valparaiso
• Took a redshirt year in 2017
• Averaged 37.0 yards on 32 punts in 2018 with a long of 55 yards
High School
• Three-year varsity starter at Mentor High School (sophomore and junior year) and Lake Catholic High School (senior year)
• As a senior, had 27 punts and averaged 40.7 yards per punt with a long of 62 yards (placed 12 inside the 20)
• Long field goal was 38 yards and 41 percent of kickoffs were touchbacks
• Earned first team all-Lake County, second team all-conference and second team all-region
Personal
• Full name: Kyle Robert Ulbrich
• Parents: Bobby Ulbrich and Angela Carini
• Born: 5/22/99
• Major: Finance
• 2022: Named to the C-USA Preseason Watch List, Named to the Ray Guy Awards Rays 8 List following the Miami, UAB and WKU games, Named the Ray Guy Punter of the Week on Oct. 18 following his play against WKU, Named First Team All-C-USA, Named to the Bleacher Report All-Bowl Team
• 2021: Named to the C-USA Preseason Watch List, Named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List
• 2020: Named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List
2022 (r-Senior)
• Played in all 13 games
• Ended the season averaging a school record 47.1 yards a punt while also leading C-USA with 31 punts of 50 or more yards
• Led C-USA in punting average and ranked second nationally
• Had three of nine punts at JMU go over 50 yards and he averaged 42.1 yards
• Punted five times for a 51.8-yard average at Miami with punts of 66, 59 and 52 yards
• Had a 51.8-yard average at UAB while placing three of his four punts inside the opponent 20-yard line
• Punted nine times for a career-high 447 yards against WKU with a long of 72 yards and four total kicks that went 50 or more yards
• Placed four of his five punts inside the opponent 20-yard line at UTEP
• Averaged a career-best 54.7 yards a punt on seven attempts against SDSU in the Hawai’i Bowl while five of his seven punts went 50 or more yards
2021 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 13 games as the punter and holder for field goals
• Ended the season with a 44.4-yard punting average with 16 punts of 50 or more yards and 24 downed inside the 20-yard line
• Ranked 27th nationally in punting average and third in C-USA
• Was in on 132 total snaps and graded out a winner nine times
• Had five punts in the opener against Monmouth for a 45.0-yard average
• Averaged 45.8 yards a punt at Virginia Tech and had a 56 yarder
• Had a career-high 10 punts for 441 yards at UTSA to go with a personal-high five kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line
• Had a 74-yard punt against Marshall and placed four of his seven punts inside the opponent 20-yard line
• Turned in a 49.7-yard average on three kicks against USM
• Had eight punts for a 46.8-yard average at FAU, including two downed inside the 20
• Averaged 43.2 yards a punt on six attempts in the bowl win over Toledo and placed two inside the opponent five-yard line
2020 (r-Junior)
• Served as the starting punter all nine games
• Finished the year with a career-best 43.8-yard average while having 13 boots of 50 or more yards
• Averaged 51.5 yards on two punts at Army
• Averaged 50.0 yards on seven punts at FIU, including a career long 75 yarder (fifth longest in school history at the time)
2019 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games
• Ended the season with 46 punts for a 41.4 average, while having seven go for 50 or more yards and nine being downed inside the 20-yard line
• Punted twice against TSU for a 49.5-yard average, including a long of 61 yards
• Had a 42.9-yard average at Iowa and placed two inside the 20
• Placed four of his five punts inside the 20 against Marshall
• Averaged 46.0 yards a punt at FAU
• Had a 47.7-yard average on six punts at UNT
• Had three punts for a 50.0-yard average at Charlotte
Valparaiso
• Took a redshirt year in 2017
• Averaged 37.0 yards on 32 punts in 2018 with a long of 55 yards
High School
• Three-year varsity starter at Mentor High School (sophomore and junior year) and Lake Catholic High School (senior year)
• As a senior, had 27 punts and averaged 40.7 yards per punt with a long of 62 yards (placed 12 inside the 20)
• Long field goal was 38 yards and 41 percent of kickoffs were touchbacks
• Earned first team all-Lake County, second team all-conference and second team all-region
Personal
• Full name: Kyle Robert Ulbrich
• Parents: Bobby Ulbrich and Angela Carini
• Born: 5/22/99
• Major: Finance
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