Jacob Branstetter

Career Honors: 2010: Academic All-Big 12, KU Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Colorado. 2009: Phil Steele All-Big 12 Fourth Team, Academic All-Big 12 First Team, KU Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Northern Colorado, Oklahoma and Missouri. 2008: Academic All-Big 12 First Team, KU Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Louisiana Tech, USF, Oklahoma and Kansas State.

2010 (Sr.): Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors… Named KU special teams player of the week vs. Colorado… Finished his KU career ranked second for career PATs made (118), attempted (122), was third in career PAT percentage (96.7), fourth in career field goal percentage (66.7), sixth in career field goals made (30) and seventh in attempts (45)… Made eight of 14 field goal attempts and 25 of 26 PATs during the 2010 season… His 49 points were second on the team… Made 42-yarders at Iowa State and at Nebraska for season long field goals… Drilled three of four attempts against Iowa State with one blocked… Made five tackles on the season.

2009 (Jr.): Named to Phil Steele All-Big 12 Fourth Team… Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors… Named KU[apos]s special teams player of the week vs. Northern Colorado, Oklahoma and Missouri… Connected on 13 of 19 field goal attempts and 42 of 44 PATs on the season… Led the team in scoring with 81 points… Made a 57-yard field goal against Oklahoma to tie for the fourth-longest in KU history… Had a stretch where he made six consecutive field goals, including five of the longest in his career at that point.

2008 (So.): Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors… Missed the season opener, but was KU[apos]s place kicker in each of the last 12 games… Made nine of 12 field goal attempts on the season with a long of 34 vs. Missouri in last regular season game… Was 51 of 52 on PATs… Set a school record with 49 consecutive PATs made… His 51 PATs made were second in school history… Attempted only three field goals in the last six games, making a 34-yarder vs. Missouri, a 33-yarder vs. Kansas State and having a 43-yard attempt blocked vs. Kansas State… Recorded seven tackles on kickoffs during the year.

2007 (Fr.): Did not see any action as a backup kicker.

2006 (RS): Redshirted his first year at Kansas.

High School: Earned all-state honors as a senior… Was a three-year letterwinner… Played both kicker and punter… In his career he was 17 of 22 in field goals and 142 of 144 on PATs, while also owning a 42-yard punting average… Was the kicker in the Oil Bowl game… Was the district special teams player of the year as a senior, as well as a three-time all-area kicker… Also lettered in tennis four years and basketball three seasons…. Was a member of the National Honor Society while graduating with honors… Was his school[apos]s athlete of the year and also earned a leadership award.