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Name: Grant Burkett
College: Missouri State
Number: 31
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175
Position: Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2025
40 Low: 4.77 40 Time: 4.87 40 High: 4.98
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Data Scout Notes: X-Tryout Tier/43.9 Ave in 23/42.31 Punt Ave in 22/No KOS 2023: 1stC...2022: 1stC...PGuy/P1stC/P1stFCSAA...2021: 1stC
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Grant Burkett, Missouri State, Player News
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2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: P Grant Burkett, Missouri State, Jr.,...Burkett's 43.97 season punting average led the MVFC and (currently) ranks 6th nationally, while his 44.1 career average leads all active FCS punters ... Led the Bears t o a No. 9 national ranking in net punting (41.08), while booting 11 punts of 50-plus yards this season on 35 total attempts ... Posted a 49.2 average at No. 1 SDSU (11/18) with two 50+ kicks in season finale in Brookings ... Also averaged 48.4 yards on 5 punts vs. Murray State (10/21/23) and 48.0 yards on 2 punts vs. NDSU (10/7/23) at home ... FCS Punter of the Year Award finalist ... All-MVFC punter in 2020, 2021 and 2022 and an AP All-America honoree in 2021 and 2022. - Missouri State Football
(DS#44 P) rSr/2025  P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: P Grant Burkett, Missouri State, So.,...Burkett holds a 43.2 punting average, which ranks 11th nationally and No. 1 in the MVFC for the second year in a row. He ranks No. 2 among all active FCS punters in car eer average (44.1) and finished the season with 14 punts downed inside 20 as well as 11 punts of 50 yards or more. Like Braswell, Burkett was a 2022 preseason All-Valley first-team pick after earning consensus All-America honors in 2021. He is on the 202 2 FCS Punter of the Year Watch List and earns All-MVFC distinction for the third time and second time as a first-time honoree. - Missouri State Football
(DS#44 P) rSr/2025 P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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NOV 7 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: P Grant Burkett, Missouri State - The All-American punter made an understated impact in Saturday's game at South Dakota, averaging 45.2 yards on four punt attempts with two downed inside the Coyotes 20 ya rd line to flip the field and keep MSU in the game. The MVFC season leader (44.6) and FCS active career leader (44.5) in punting now has 41 career punts downed inside the 20-yard line and 40 punts of 50 yards or better. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#44 P) rSr/2025 P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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SEPT 26 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: P Grant Burkett, Missouri State - Burkett posted the ninth-best single-game punting average in school history in Saturday's game vs. No. 2 South Dakota State, keeping the Bears in the game with his cons istent ability to flip the field and put the Jackrabbits in long-drive situations. He had 7 punts for 331 yards for a 47.3 average, including three punts of 50 yards or more (52, 56, 51) with 5-of-7 fair caught and 3 downed inside the SDSU 20-yard line. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#44 P) rSr/2025 P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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2022 PRESEASON FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: Grant Burkett, Missouri State,... A consensus All-American punter in 2021, Grant Burkett earned national recognition from AFCA (2nd team), STATS (3rd team), AP (3rd team), Phil Steele (3rd team) and Hero Sports (3rd team) All-America teams ... Also qualified as a Freshman All-American from Hero Sports ... Was the All-MVFC first-team punter after boasting a league-best and school record 46.2 yards per punt with 16 of his 51 kicks going for 50 yards or mor e and 15 downed inside the 20 ... Finished second nationally in punting average (46.2), just behind UC Davis' Daniel Whelan (46.3), while helping the Bears rank 2nd nationally as a team in net punting (42.81) ... Also served as team's holder on PAT/FG .. . Had season-high 6 punts three times, including games at Oklahoma (9/4/21), South Dakota (9/25/21) and in the NCAA Playoffs vs. UT Martin (11/27/21) ... Averaged 53.5 yards on 4 punts in win over UCA (9/11/21) with 3 punts over 50 yards, including a sea son-long 62-yarder. - Missouri State Football
(DS#44 P) rSr/2025 P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: P - Grant Burkett, 6-1, 191, sophomore, Missouri State,...Burkett ranked second in the nation with a school-record punting average of 46.2 per attempt last season, while helping the Bears rank sec ond nationally as a team in net punting (42.81). He had 16 punts of 50 yards or better with 15 attempts downed inside the opponents' 20-yard line. In addition to being an All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first-team selection, Burkett made four FCS All-America teams in 2021, including second-team selections by the AFCA, STATS Perform and Hero Sports, and a third-team selection by the Associated Press. - Missouri State Football
(DS#44 P) rSr/2025 P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): P Grant Burkett, Missouri State,...A consensus All-American punter in 2021, Burkett earned national recognition from AFCA (2nd team), STATS (3rd team), AP (3rd team), Phil Steele (3rd te am) and Hero Sports (3rd team) All-America teams ... Also qualified as a Freshman All-American from Hero Sports ... Was the All-MVFC first-team punter after boasting a league-best and school record 46.2 yards per punt with 16 of his 51 kicks going for 50 yards or more and 15 downed inside the 20. - Missouri State Football
(DS#44 P) rSr/2025 P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): P - Grant Burkett, Missouri State,...Ranks 3rd nationally and first in the MVFC in punting average (46.2) ... Had 16 punts of 50 yards or more with 15 downed inside the 20 ... His efforts helped the Bears rank 3rd nationally and tops in Valley in net punting (42.8) ... Averaged 53.5 yards on 4 punts in home win over Central Arkansas (9/11/21) with 3 punts of 50+ and a season-long 62 ... Had a 58-yard punt and averaged 51.0 in win over North Dakota (10/30/21) ... Had 3 punts downed inside the 20 at Illinois State (10/2/21) ... Had 3 punts of 50+ yards and 3 downed inside 20 at Oklahoma State (9/4/21) ... All-MVFC honorable mention selection in 2020-21. - Missouri State Football
(DS#44 P) rSr/2025 P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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SEPT 6 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL NOTABLE PERFORMANCE: P Grant Burkett, Missouri State -- Missouri State's punter averaged 49.0 yards on six attempts -- the fourth-best single-game punting average in program history -- to help MSU win the field position ba ttle at No. 22-ranked Oklahoma State. Burkett pinned the Cowboys inside their own 20 three times and tallied three punts of 50 yards or better on the evening with a long of 53. Burkett was also the Bears holder on three field goals and an extra point fro m kicker Jose Pizano who knocked through a career-long 48-yarder midway through the third quarter. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#44 P) rSr/2025 P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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