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- Position Punter
- Class Junior
- Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 235
- Hometown Melbourne, Australia
- Highschool ProKick Australia
Career Highs
* 6 punts at Kentucky, 2024
* Long punt of 75 vs. Tennessee, 2022
2024: Punted four times for an average of 48 yards, including a long punt of 57 yards in the Aflac Kickoff Game vs. Clemson…two of his punts went for 50+ yards while three were downed inside the 20-yard line and another went for a touchback…placed a 55-yard punt inside the 20-yard line in win over Tennessee Tech…punted six times for an average of 49.5 yards at Kentucky, placing three inside the 20-yard line while two went for touchbacks…three of his six punts sailed 50+ yards against the Wildcats…punted three times for an average of 46.7 yards at Alabama, pinning a 56-yard punt inside the 20-yard line…recorded three punts for an average of 42.3 yards, two of which landed inside the 20-yard line in SEC home opener against Auburn…placed his lone punt against Mississippi State, which traveled 36 yards, inside the 20-yard line in the home victory…recorded four punts for an average of 54.0 yards at Texas, tying his season-long with a 58-yarder in the win…two of his punts were downed inside the 20, one went for a touchback, and three sailed 50+ yards against the Longhorns…named Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week for his performance in Austin.
2023: Played in all 14 games as Georgia’s punter…recorded 32 punts for an average of 43.8 yards on the season, including 14 punts that landed inside the 20-yard line and six punts that sailed 50+ yards…punted five times for an average of 44.6 yards in season-opening win vs UT Martin…two punts were downed inside the 20-yard line against the Skyhawks…named to Ray Guy Award’s “Ray’s 8” for his performance vs. UT Martin…punted three times for an average of 45.3 yards vs. Ball State…had three punts for an average of 37.0 yards against South Carolina…recorded three punts for an average of 46.7 yards, including one touchback at Auburn…punted once for 40 yards in win over Kentucky…placed all three punts inside the 20-yard line in win over Florida, punting for an average of 35.7 yards…punted three times for an average of 44.3 yards in win over Missouri…recorded 41-yard punt in win over Ole Miss…punted two times for an average of 44 yards in win at Tennessee…recorded a 41-yard punt in win at Georgia Tech…punted four times for an average of 50.2 yards in SEC Championship vs. Alabama…two of his punts against the Crimson Tide sailed at least 50 yards, including a season-long 60-yarder…placed 48-yard punt inside the 20-yard line in Capital One Orange Bowl win over Florida State…Ray Guy Award Watch List selection.
2022: Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman Team…punted 36 times this season for an average of 48 yards…18 of his punts were fair caught, 19 of them downed inside the 20-yard line…season-long punt of 75 yards rolled out of bounds at the Tennessee 1-yard line…it was the longest punt by a Bulldog in 13 years and 10th longest in UGA history…previous season-long 56-yarder came in South Carolina game…all five of his punts in win over Auburn were fair caught inside the 20, three of them inside the 10…punted four times in SEC Championship win over LSU for a 51.8 average…punted twice for average of 44.5 yards in win over Ohio State in the CFP Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl…punted once for 48 yards in CFP National Championship Game.
High School: Coached by Nathan Chapman and John Smith at ProKick Australia, an organization that has developed 17 All-American punters and kickers, with has 75 athletes on scholarship or contract in the United States…247Sports.com three-star prospect…ranked as the #1 punter prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect and #1 punter prospect…rivals.com two-star prospect…started kicking in Australian Rules Football or “footy” and was noticed by Prokick coaches in an amateur recreation league…studied osteology for two years in Melbourne.
Personal: Full name BRETT JAMES THORSON…Major: Communication Studies…recipient of the Aldredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship.
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