Player Story
James Burnip story
James Burnip built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a punter from Mount Macedon, VIC wearing No. 86, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of James Burnip's career was his field-position work: 201 punts, 8,808 punting yards, and 70 punts inside the 20 across 55 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Alabama. 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. With 55 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: James Burnip moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.