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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
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
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
National Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
Postgame Press Conference (at Baylor)
Saturday, November 29
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Players)
Saturday, November 22
