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Punter, Michigan, 2005–09
Zoltan Mesko
- Number
- No. 41
- Height
- 6′5″
- Born
- Mar 16, 1986, in Timișoara
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Zoltan Mesko played punter at Michigan (2005–09). The New England Patriots took Mesko in round 5, No. 150 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
All-America: AP second team 2009; Walter Camp second team 2009
Punting
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
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
2009 Michigan 11 games, 52 punts, 44.5 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Western Michigan | W 31–7 | 5 | 236 | 66 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Notre Dame | W 38–34 | 4 | 130 | 40 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 45–17 | 4 | 182 | 59 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Indiana | W 36–33 | 7 | 337 | 59 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Michigan State | L 20–26 | 5 | 215 | 56 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Iowa | L 28–30 | 5 | 269 | 61 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Penn State | L 10–35 | 7 | 314 | 62 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Illinois | L 13–38 | 3 | 112 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Purdue | L 36–38 | 3 | 139 | 63 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Wisconsin | L 24–45 | 3 | 120 | 48 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Ohio State | L 10–21 | 6 | 258 | 53 | 0 |
2008 Michigan 12 games, 80 punts, 43.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Utah | L 23–25 | 7 | 264 | 44 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 16–6 | 7 | 318 | 56 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | atNotre Dame | L 17–35 | 4 | 211 | 58 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Wisconsin | W 27–25 | 8 | 348 | 53 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Illinois | L 20–45 | 8 | 375 | 55 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Toledo | L 10–13 | 5 | 248 | 63 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | atPenn State | L 17–46 | 6 | 250 | 51 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Michigan State | L 21–35 | 8 | 352 | 53 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | atPurdue | L 42–48 | 6 | 292 | 58 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Minnesota | W 29–6 | 3 | 108 | 49 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Northwestern | L 14–21 | 6 | 232 | 47 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | atOhio State | L 7–42 | 12 | 438 | 55 | 0 |
2007 Michigan 13 games, 70 punts, 41.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. App State | L 32–34 | 3 | 146 | 56 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Oregon | L 7–39 | 6 | 275 | 52 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Notre Dame | W 38–0 | 4 | 160 | 48 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Penn State | W 14–9 | 6 | 222 | 42 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atNorthwestern | W 28–16 | 6 | 267 | 60 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 33–22 | 3 | 98 | 36 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Purdue | W 48–21 | 4 | 148 | 43 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atIllinois | W 27–17 | 4 | 176 | 67 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Minnesota | W 34–10 | 4 | 162 | 46 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atMichigan State | W 28–24 | 9 | 321 | 52 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atWisconsin | L 21–37 | 7 | 261 | 45 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Ohio State | L 3–14 | 12 | 551 | 68 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Florida | W 41–35 | 2 | 89 | 45 | 0 |
2006 Michigan 13 games, 50 punts, 41.6 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 27–7 | 3 | 125 | 45 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Central Michigan | W 41–17 | 2 | 97 | 54 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atNotre Dame | W 47–21 | 4 | 155 | 42 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Wisconsin | W 27–13 | 3 | 141 | 56 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atMinnesota | W 28–14 | 3 | 121 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Michigan State | W 31–13 | 3 | 153 | 64 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atPenn State | W 17–10 | 5 | 194 | 43 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Iowa | W 20–6 | 5 | 215 | 57 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Northwestern | W 17–3 | 6 | 213 | 46 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Ball State | W 34–26 | 3 | 116 | 52 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atIndiana | W 34–3 | 2 | 76 | 39 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atOhio State | L 39–42 | 5 | 222 | 57 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. USC | L 18–32 | 6 | 251 | 54 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2010 Senior Bowl (North team, won 31–13).
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New England Patriots | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | New England Patriots | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | New England Patriots | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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