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Jersey Number 41
Jack Martin
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dothan, Ala.
- High School:
- Dothan HS
- Prev School:
- Alabama
Bio
As a Senior (2024)
As a Junior (2023)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- 2024-25 UH Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative
- CSC Academic All-District
- Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference
- Made eight field goals for the second straight season
- Made six consecutive field goals spanning 41 days
- Drilled career-long 49-yard field goal at Arizona (Nov. 15)
- Was perfect from under 40 yards out, making all six 20-39-yard field goals
- Made game-winning 43-yard field goal as time expired against Utah (Oct. 16)
- Averaged a single-season best 62.7 yards per kickoff as the sole kickoff specialist
- 4.12 average hangtime on kickoffs ranked seventh nationally
- Finished 11 of 11 on extra-point opportunities
- One of nine Big 12 place kickers with no extra-point misses (min. 10 attempts)
- UH honorary game captain at Cincinnati (Sept. 21)
As a Junior (2023)
- First Team Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference
- 2023-24 UH Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative
- Primary kicker and kickoff specialist in all 12 games
- 8 of 14 field goals
- Perfect 34 of 34 on extra points
- 5 of 5 on field goals inside 40 yards
- 51 kickoffs for 3,148 yards (61.7 average)
- 21 touchbacks
- Delivered pair of 44-yard field goals vs. TCU (Sept. 16)
- Nailed 40-yard field goal vs. #8/8 Texas (Oct. 21)
- In season finale, went 2 of 2 on field goals (32 yards; 34 yards)
Prior to Houston
- Spent two seasons at Alabama (2021-22)
- Spent two seasons at Troy (2019-20)
- Appeared in two games during 2022
- 164 yards on three kickoffs against ULM (Sept. 17)
- Two kickoffs for combined 120 yards against Vanderbilt (Sept. 24)
- Redshirted during 2021
- Five kickoffs for 297 yards during 2021 at Alabama
- Three touchbacks during 2021
- One made field goal in as many attempts
- First points of season with made 29-yard field goal vs. New Mexico State (Nov. 13)
- One kickoff for 65 yards and a touchback
- Participated in 11 games during 2020
- 25 punts for average of 46.1 yards including long of 66 yards
- 49 kickoffs for 2,790 yards and 19 touchbacks
- Averaged 56.9 yards per kick
- Handled all but seven of Troy’s kickoffs during 2019
- Averaged 53.5 yards per kick
- 23 touchbacks (33.3 percent) and just one kick out of bounds in 2019
- Helped Troy rank 17th nationally, holding opponents to 17.85 yards per kickoff return
- Joined Houston in January as mid-year enrollee
High School
- Three-time all-state honorable mention selection
- Prepped at Northview High School
- Finished senior season 8 for 10 on field goals
- 42-yard punting average
- Touchbacks on 39 of 42 kickoffs
- Made a career-long 53-yard field goal
- Booted a game-winning field goal to lift Northview past Enterprise as junior
- Finished junior season 11 for 13 on field goals
- 40-yard punt average as junior
- Also played soccer for the Cougars
- Nation’s 16th-ranked kicker by 247Sports
- Three-star prospect and top 50 kicker nationally by ESPN
Personal
- Earned Master of Science in Management and Leadership from UH
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Business from University of Alabama
- Hobbies: kicking, Golf, eating good food in Houston, and spending time with teammates
- Describes himself as resilient, collected and dependable
- Favorite childhood memory is weekly Waffle House trips (can’t beat the Allstar meal with double hash browns, sub the toast for a biscuit)
- Game day rituals include ice cream night before, game day morning coffee, FaceTime with mom, prayer/breathing before kickoff
- Dream job: professional eater
- Something most people do not know: uses black pepper on everything
- Hidden talent: Eating a lot at one time
- Nickname: JMoney
- Chose UH because of the family oriented program and he felt right at home
- Fears roaches
- One word to describe him: calm and collected
- One food to eat the rest of his life: tacos
- Biggest motivation for working hard: his mom
- Best advice: be a goldfish – have a one kick mentality – but move on if you miss
- Highlight of his life thus far: was ranked the #1 net punter in America (2022) at Troy and hitting the game winning field goal in high school (2018) to beat Enterprise
- Sport hero: Kobe Bryant because he illustrates mental toughness
- Most memorable athletic feat: #1 net punter in America (2020) earning All-Sun Belt honors
- Interesting fact: on his third university
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
Camp Availability: Defensive Coordinator Austin Armstrong
Friday, August 01
