Keelan Crimmins - Jr.
Spotswood, Australia (Mississippi State)
6'3", 223 pounds
Punter
2024 Projection: Starter
These days it seems like it is almost a requirement to have a punter from Australia when you're in the Big Ten. In the last five years or so there has been a run on athletes from Australia who have grown up playing Aussie Rules Football. They come to the U.S. to punt and a handful have even made it to the NFL.
Purdue is the second stop for Crimmins in the U.S. He made 49 punts last season as the punter at Mississippi State, averaging 40.9 yards per punt. That was slightly better than Purdue previous Australian punter in Jack Ansell, who had the job the last three seasons.
The job is probably Crimmins' to lose with only one other punter on the roster.
Spotswood, Australia (Mississippi State)
6'3", 223 pounds
Punter
2024 Projection: Starter
These days it seems like it is almost a requirement to have a punter from Australia when you're in the Big Ten. In the last five years or so there has been a run on athletes from Australia who have grown up playing Aussie Rules Football. They come to the U.S. to punt and a handful have even made it to the NFL.
Purdue is the second stop for Crimmins in the U.S. He made 49 punts last season as the punter at Mississippi State, averaging 40.9 yards per punt. That was slightly better than Purdue previous Australian punter in Jack Ansell, who had the job the last three seasons.
The job is probably Crimmins' to lose with only one other punter on the roster.
