Porter Wilson

HISTORY — From College Profile

2022: Returning starting punter ... preseason All-ACC selection by Phil Steele (3rd team) and Athlon Sports (4th team) ... also selected to the Ray Guy Award Watch List ... in 23 career games (all starts), has punted 114 times for 5,008 yards (43.93) with 43 boots downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against five touchbacks ... has 29 punts of 50+ yards … registered a career-long 70-yard punt against Georgia Tech in 2020 ... has had one punt blocked (N.C. State; 2020) … punted a career-high nine times on two occasions (Virginia Tech, 2020 [409 yards] and North Carolina, 2021 [395 yards]) ... has played 126 snaps. 

2021: Academic All-ACC selection ... started all 12 games ... punted 61 times for 2,732 yards (44.79) ... punting average and yardage total ranked third in the ACC and 24th and 23rd in the country, respectively ... had 22 kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against three touchbacks ... finished with 17 punts of 50+ yards to tie for the fourth-highest total in the ACC … registered a season-long 69-yard punt against North Carolina A&T … punted a season-high nine times against North Carolina ... one of just three punters in the ACC with at least 15 punts of 50+ yards and at least 20 punts downed inside the 20 ... also one of only two punters to rank among the league’s top 10 in punting average with 60+ boots against three-or-less touchbacks ... was tabbed to the Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 8” list following performances versus North Carolina A&T (3-160) and Virginia (5-234) ... on the field for 65 snaps.

2020: Second Team Freshman All-America pick by The Athletic ... Ray Guy Award semifinalist ... Academic All-ACC selection ... started all 11 games ... punted 53 times for 2,276 yards (42.94) ... added one kickoff for 58 yards against Georgia Tech ... ranked eighth in the ACC in punting average ... had 21 kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against two touchbacks ... finished with 12 punts of 50+ yards to tie for the sixth-highest total in the ACC … registered a season-long 70-yard punt against Georgia Tech, which tied for the longest boot in the ACC ... first ca­reer punt against Notre Dame traveled 60 yards ... had one punt blocked against N.C. State … punted a season-high nine times against Virginia Tech to tie for the second most in a single game in the ACC and tie for the third most all-time on Duke’s freshmen list ... accumulated 409 punting yards against the Hokies to rank fourth on the Duke freshmen charts ... one of just three punters in the ACC with at least 10 punts of 50+ yards and at least 20 punts downed inside the 20 ... also one of only three punters to rank among the league’s top 10 in punting average with 45+ boots against two-or-less touchbacks ... was tabbed the ACC Co-Specialist of the Week on Dec. 5 after punting seven times for a total of 312 yards (44.57) against Florida State with four traveling 50+ yards and six pinned inside the 20-yard line ... also named to the Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 4” list on Nov. 28 after booting six punts for 264 yards (44.0) against Georgia Tech ... finished second all-time on Duke’s freshmen single-season chart in punting average and sixth in punting yards ... on the field for 61 snaps.

2019: Did not see game action.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Three-year letterman at Copley under coach Scott Chouinard ... a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com ... the No. 12 punter in the country as ranked by 247Sports.com and listed as No. 20 by ESPN.com ... following senior year, named to the Ohio Prep Sportswriters AssociationDivision II All-Ohio first team, MaxPreps All-Ohio High School first team defense and Akron Beacon Journal All-Star Team ... received first team all-district and first team All-Suburban League accolades as a senior ... as a senior, punted 46 times for 2,057 total yards (44.7), placed 21 punts inside the 20 and had 14-of-32 kickoffs result in touchbacks ... earned an invitation to the Kohl’s 2017 Underclassman Challenge ... as a junior, averaged 41 yards per punt ... earned additional letters as a member of the track & field program, receiving second team All-Suburban League accolades in the discus as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born October 5, 2000 ... majoring in sociology while minoring in psychology and pursuing a certificate in markets and management ... son of Jim and Kristin Wilson.

-- 6/15/23

2022

punting
In 20	LONG	NO	TB	YDS	YPP
15.0	64.0	46.0	3.0	1946.0	42.3

2021

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
5.0	0.0	10.0	2.0	11.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

punting
In 20	LONG	NO	TB	YDS	YPP
22.0	69.0	61.0	3.0	2732.0	44.8

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

punting
In 20	LONG	NO	TB	YDS	YPP
20.0	70.0	53.0	2.0	2276.0	42.9