Player Story
Jackson Koonce story
Jackson Koonce built his college career from 2014 through 2015 as a punter from Oceanside, CA wearing No. 19, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Jackson Koonce's career was his field-position work: 101 punts, 4,086 punting yards, and 14 punts inside the 20 across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 7 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU.
The arc is straightforward: Jackson Koonce moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.