Texas Tech University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
Reese Burkhardt
- Position:
- Place Kicker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Andalusia, Ala.
- High School:
- Andalusia
2024 SEASON (SENIOR)
Competed for Texas Techโs place kicking job during first half of the season while maintaining his role as the kickoff specialist โฆ appeared in 12 of 13 games overall, missing only the road trip to Oklahoma State (11/23) late in the season โฆ was 3-for-4 overall on field goal attempts, while going a perfect 12-for-12 on PAT tries โฆ averaged 61.9 yards per kickoff with 50 of his 78 of his attempts going for a touchback โฆ opponents only averaged 15.57 yards per kickoff return against him, which ranked sixth in the FBS and second in the Big 12 at the end of the season โฆ successful field goals came via a 41-yard attempt versus Abilene Christian (8/31), a 40-yard try against Arizona State (9/21) and a 38-yarder against Cincinnati (9/28) โฆ lone miss was on a 50-yard attempt at TCU (10/26) midway through the second quarter โฆ made one of the top plays by a specialist in college football during the season earlier in the second quarter, taking a pitch near the goal line into the end zone for a four-yard touchdown โฆ one of the best tackling kickers in college football with four stops on the year, including two in the season opener against Abilene Christian โฆ also had tackles via special teams at TCU and versus Colorado (11/9) โฆ received an 82.9 overall grade as a kickoff specialist by Pro Football Focus โฆ opponents returned only 24.1 of his kickoff attempts, which ranked fourth in the Big 12 according to PFF โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized for his work in the classroom as an Academic All-Big 12 first team honoree and an Academic All-District Team selection by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).ย
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2023 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Served as Texas Techโs primary kickoff specialist during first season as a Red Raider โฆ appeared in all 12 games during the regular season, missing only the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl victory over Cal (12/16) due to injury โฆ booted 40 of his 64 kickoffs on the season for a touchback (62.5 percent) โฆ averaged 68.1 yards per kickoff attempt according to Pro Football Focus, which ranked 19th in the FBS โฆ website graded him out at 83.6 overall for the season, ranking third in the Big 12 and 29th nationally โฆ made his lone tackle as part of kickoff duty in the win over Houston (9/30).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECHย
Joined the Red Raiders after two seasons at UAB ... will have two seasons of eligibility remaining plus a redshirt available ... served as UABโs primary kickoff specialist each of his first two seasons with the Blazers ... 2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): appeared in 13 games โฆ was the kickoff kicker for the team โฆ sent 42 of his 74 kickoffs for touchbacks for 4,524 yardsโฆ recorded three tackles โฆ 2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): saw action in all 13 games this season as the kickoff man ... recorded 76 kickoffs for a total of 4,478 yards with 41 touchbacks and a 58.9 kickoff average โฆ 2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN): did not see action during the COVID-19 shortened season.
HIGH SCHOOLย
Attended Andalusia High School in his hometown of Andalusia, Alabama ... named Alabama Sports Writers 4A First-Team All-State โฆ had 147 total kickoffs for 7,106 yards with 17 touchbacks in his high school career โฆ totaled 144 kicking points; 114 PATs, 10 FGs ... was also a tight end throughout prep career in addition to his kicking duties โฆ was a dual sport athlete in high school, having also been a member of the soccer team.
PERSONALย
Reese Burkhardt โฆ son of Bob and Shan Burkhardt โฆ brother to Brayden and Halle โฆ rest of his family attended Auburn University โฆ enjoys hunting and being with family... has earned a bachelors degree from Texas Tech in university studies ... enrolled in post-baccalaureate courses.
