Punter, Tennessee, 2022–⁠26

Jackson Ross

Number: No. 98
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 203 lb
Class (2026): Senior
Hometown: Melbourne, VIC

Jackson Ross plays punter for Tennessee.

2026 so far

28 punts, 44.8 average

Last game: vs. Alabama, W 26–⁠10

Next game: at South Carolina, Oct 24

Game by game this season, punting yards

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record

2,337

2,329

1,717

1,253

9–⁠4AP 1710–⁠3AP 98–⁠56–⁠1*

* The season in progress, so far.

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2023	Tennessee	55	2,337	42.5	71	22
2024	Tennessee	53	2,329	43.9	57	21
2025	Tennessee	39	1,717	44.0	57	20
2026	Tennessee	28	1,253	44.8	57	13
Career		175	7,636	43.6	71	76

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2023	Tennessee	98	P	Fr.
2024	Tennessee	98	P	So.
2025	Tennessee	98	P	Jr.
2026	Tennessee	98	P	Sr.	6′4″	203

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 Tennessee 7 games, 28 punts, 44.8 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 5	vs.Furman	W 56–⁠9	2	89	52	1
Sep 12	atGeorgia Tech	W 45–⁠24	3	134	48	1
Sep 19	vs.Kennesaw State	W 42–⁠9	2	92	47	1
Sep 26	vs.Texas	L 17–⁠20	7	324	51	1
Oct 3	vs.Auburn	W 24–⁠14	6	265	51	5
Oct 10	atArkansas	W 24–⁠17	4	190	57	2
Oct 17	vs.Alabama	W 26–⁠10	4	159	44	2

2025 Tennessee 13 games, 39 punts, 44.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 30	vs.Syracuse	W 45–⁠26	4	175	56	3
Sep 6	vs.East Tennessee State	W 72–⁠17	1	36	36	1
Sep 13	vs.Georgia	L 41–⁠44	3	145	57	2
Sep 20	vs.UAB	W 56–⁠24	3	125	46	2
Sep 27	atMississippi State	W 41–⁠34	3	129	47	3
Oct 11	vs.Arkansas	W 34–⁠31	5	228	48	1
Oct 18	atAlabama	L 20–⁠37	3	139	52	3
Oct 25	atKentucky	W 56–⁠34	3	133	47	1
Nov 1	vs.Oklahoma	L 27–⁠33	2	87	46	0
Nov 15	vs.New Mexico State	W 42–⁠9	4	175	47	1
Nov 22	atFlorida	W 31–⁠11	2	90	49	2
Nov 29	vs.Vanderbilt	L 24–⁠45	4	177	46	0
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Illinois	L 28–⁠30	2	78	39	1

2024 Tennessee 12 games, 53 punts, 43.9 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 31	vs.Chattanooga	W 69–⁠3	1	23	23	0
Sep 7	vs.NC State	W 51–⁠10	1	43	43	1
Sep 21	atOklahoma	W 25–⁠15	8	387	57	2
Oct 5	atArkansas	L 14–⁠19	7	299	51	2
Oct 12	vs.Florida	W 23–⁠17	7	319	53	3
Oct 19	vs.Alabama	W 24–⁠17	4	187	49	2
Nov 2	vs.Kentucky	W 28–⁠18	3	119	45	1
Nov 9	vs.Mississippi State	W 33–⁠14	3	139	49	0
Nov 16	atGeorgia	L 17–⁠31	5	210	53	5
Nov 23	vs.UTEP	W 56–⁠0	6	281	52	3
Nov 30	atVanderbilt	W 36–⁠23	1	36	36	1
Dec 21 ✦	atOhio State	L 17–⁠42	7	286	53	1

2023 Tennessee 13 games, 55 punts, 42.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 2	vs.Virginia	W 49–⁠13	5	179	50	0
Sep 9	vs.Austin Peay	W 30–⁠13	4	172	49	2
Sep 16	atFlorida	L 16–⁠29	3	120	41	2
Sep 23	vs.UTSA	W 45–⁠14	6	266	52	3
Sep 30	vs.South Carolina	W 41–⁠20	3	147	54	1
Oct 14	vs.Texas A&M	W 20–⁠13	3	120	49	2
Oct 21	atAlabama	L 20–⁠34	5	266	71	2
Oct 28	atKentucky	W 33–⁠27	2	79	43	0
Nov 4	vs.UConn	W 59–⁠3	2	83	42	2
Nov 11	atMissouri	L 7–⁠36	6	262	54	3
Nov 18	vs.Georgia	L 10–⁠38	6	240	47	0
Nov 25	vs.Vanderbilt	W 48–⁠24	3	119	47	1
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Iowa	W 35–⁠0	7	284	48	4

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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