West Virginia University Athletics

• Played in 21 career games at WVU

2021 (S-Sr.)

• Played his sixth season, an NCAA COVID-19 eligible season
• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Finished with 52 punts for 2,261 yards, an average of 43.5 yards per punt and a long of 72 yards
• Placed 12 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, had seven punts of 50 yards or more, 17 that resulted in a fair catch and six that found the end zone for a touchback
• Ranked No. 36 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 in punting average per game (43.5)
• Punted seven times for 299 yards against Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, good for a 42.7 average
• Booted four punts for 177 yards against Texas; long went 49 yards
• Placed one of his two punts inside the 20 at Kansas State
• Punted a season-high eight times against Oklahoma State, registering two 50+ boots and two inside the 20
• Placed two of his four punts inside the 20 against Iowa State
• Punted twice at TCU with a long of 52
• Punted seven times at Baylor, including a 72-yarder in the fourth quarter, good for the 10th-longest in school history
• Placed two punts inside the 20 at Oklahoma
• Punted four times against Virginia Tech, including a career-long 68 yarder
• Punted five times at Maryland, with a long of 50

2020 (r-Sr.)

• Appeared in nine games
• Ranked No. 4 in the Big 12 in punting (40.5)
• Made a 31-yard field goal against Army in the Liberty Bowl; also punted four times for 168 yards (42.0 avg)
• Punted four times for 166 yards for a 41.5 average at Iowa State and made his first two field goals of his Mountaineer career vs. the Cyclones from 32 and 36 yards
• Placed three of his five punts inside the 20 against TCU
• Placed two of his four punts at Texas inside the 20; totaled 163 yards and a 40.8 average on the day
• Punted three times at Texas Tech, placing two inside the 20
• Lone punt against Kansas went for 37 yards and was downed at the 1-yard line
• Had a season-high eight punts against Baylor, totaling 289 yards; placed three inside the Baylor 20-yard line
• Punted six times at Oklahoma State, placing two inside the 20; totaled 239 yards
• Made his Mountaineer debut against Eastern Kentucky, punting twice for 110 yards, including a long of 56
• Enrolled at WVU in August 2020 after transferring from Troy

2019 (r-Jr.) - Troy

• Played for coach Chip Lindsey as a junior at Troy in 2019 after playing for WVU coach Neal Brown his previous two seasons
• Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference as a punter (2018, 2019) and once as a kicker (2018)
• Connected on 14-of-18 field goals and hit 46-of-46 extra point attempts for a team-high 88 points
• Averaged 41.4 yards on 42 punts
• Placed 13 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, hit six punts of more than 50 yards and had a long of 63 yards
• Hit seven straight field goals during the season
• Had a season-long field goal of 43 yards against Missouri
• Hit three field goals against Arkansas State and South Alabama

2018 (r-So.) - Troy

• Hit 18-of-24 field goal attempts, all 45 extra point attempts and had a season-best 99 points
• Hit 8-of-11 from more than 40 yards, including a season-long of 50 yards against Liberty
• Averaged 45.1 yards per punt on 55 punts with a long of 79 yards at Nebraska
• Had 18 punts of 50 yards or more, including three of 70 yards or more and placed 17 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line
• Finished with 18 punts of 50-plus yards and opponents only returned 11 of his 55 punts
• Made 18-of-24 field goal attempts
• Ranked No. 16 nationally with his 18 field goals
• Connected on all 45 of his extra-point attempts

2017 (r-Fr.) - Troy

• Served as Troy’s punter the entire season and took over the place kicking duties for the last seven games
• Averaged 40.0 yards on 59 punts with only three touchbacks and 16 inside the 20-yard line
• Perfect on 34 extra-point attempts
• Successful on 7-of-9 field goal attempts
• Booted a season-long 40-yard field goal against Idaho

2016 (Fr.) - Troy

• Redshirted

High School

• Played for coach Shawn Raney at Spain Park High
• AL.com Super All-State First Team and Birmingham All-Metro Team as a kicker as a senior
• Earned Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State First Team honors as a punter, averaging 37.1 yards on his 63 punts
• Helped lead the Jaguars to the Alabama 7A State Championship Game and a 12-2 record his senior season

Personal

• Son of Tina and Chris Sumpter
• One of four children (2 brothers, 1 sister)
• Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in K-6 elementary education from Troy
• Pursuing a master’s degree in communication studies
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll