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2015 Axe Player of the Year

2015 (Redshirt Senior): Started at punter for all 12 games ... received the Axe Player of the Year Award ... booted a 54-yard punt on three attempts at Army (11/21)  ... punted six times versus Nebraska (11/14) ... forced a fair catch on 4-of-7 attempts at No. 16 Michigan ... totaled six punts with a long of 45 at Wisconsin (10/31) ... had a long of 46 yards on seven attempts versus No. 1 Ohio State (10/24) ... averaged 42 yards on five tries at Indiana (10/17) with a long of 47, pinning one at the 3-yard line ... punted four times with a long of 46 versus No. 4 Michigan State (10/10) ... knocked both punt attempts inside the 20-yard line against Kansas (9/26), including one that rolled out-of-bounds at the three ... punted eight times with a 41.9-yard average at Penn State (9/19) ... averaged 49.0 yards on three punts versus Washington State (9/12) with a long attempt of 54 yards ... started opening win over Norfolk State (9/5) at punter and holder, recording a 48-yard punt and holding nine successful extra points.

2014 (Redshirt Junior): Punted in eight games with six starts ... totaled 31 punts with a long of 51 yards ... averaged 36.3 per attempt ... forced nine fair catches ... had a long of 51 yards in three attempts in the Quick Lane Bowl (12/26) win against North Carolina ... had a 41.0 average on two attempts in win at Maryland (11/29) ... was roughed on an attempt in the second quarter against the Terrapins that led to a Rutgers touchdown that started 25-point comeback ... punted five times at Michigan State (11/22) with a long of 45 yards ... started against Indiana (11/15) and punted seven times, pinning two inside the 20 ... attempted five punts with a long of 47 against Wisconsin (11/1) ... had a long punt of 51 yards in four attempts against Penn State (9/13) ... punted three times versus Howard (9/6), with a long of 48 yards ... punted twice in RU debut at Washington State (8/28) ... entered spring camp as the starting punter.

2013 (Junior): Redshirted the 2013 season with the Scarlet Knights and served as a the backup punter on the depth chart.

Prior to Rutgers: Played the 2011 season at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif. ... attended Raritan Valley Community College and earned an Accociate's Degree ... two-year varsity starting punter at Ridge High School, while also seeing action as a sophomore ... named to the All-Raritan Division Second Team Defense and the Courier News Third Team Defense while at Ridge ... attended the Special Teams Solutions College Exposure Camp and was the 2009 punting champion ... also played lacrosse as a freshman and sophomore in high school.

Personal: Mother is Joanne Roth ... a labor studies and employment relations major.