Alabama Punter Heading to Mobile in February

Punting is not necessarily viewed as a weapon when discussing options on a football team, but the Alabama Crimson Tide has one of the best punters in the nation, James Burnip.

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Burnip has added over 10 yards per punt to his arsenal since arriving at Alabama as a true freshman in 2021 and was placed on the Ray Guy Award Watch list in the preseason.

In 2024, Burnip averages 46.4 yards per punt, good for sixth across all of FBS.

His season-long was a 64-yard punt in Madison, Wisconsin when the Crimson Tide defeated the Badgers 42-10.

Burnip will get three more chances to showcase his powerful kicking in the regular season and another chance in February, as James Burnip has accepted an invite to Mobile, Alabama, for the Senior Bowl.

Burnip, a 6-foot-6, 236-pound redshirt senior from Mount Macedon, Australia, is viewed as one of the top punter prospects in the 2025 NFL draft, set to take place in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in April 2025.

Burnip is one of 10 Alabama players with expiring eligibility this season, among several other draft-eligible players for the Crimson Tide.

Burnip is arguably Alabama's best punter since J.K. Scott was heralded as the best punter in the nation. The Green Bay Packers drafted Scott in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft.

Burnip certainly won't be the only Alabama player to accept a Senior Bowl invite this season, but he is the first Crimson Tide star to accept his invite.

Wyatt Fulton is the TIde 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.