Going into the 2023 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each player listed on the Tigers’ roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.
It’s time to show some love to the specialists, and we’re taking a look at LSU’s starting punter in [autotag]Jay Bramblett[/autotag]. He followed Kelly after a multi-year starting career at Notre Dame, and he held down the job all year in 2022. He looks to do so once again in 2023.
Jay Bramblett Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 202
247Sports Composite Ranking
Three Stars | No. 59 in Alabama | No. 1 Punter
Class in 2022: Senior
Career Stats
| Year | G | Punts | Yards | Average | Touchbacks |
| 2019 (Notre Dame) | 13 | 63 | 2485 | 39.4 | 2 |
| 2020 (Notre Dame) | 11 | 43 | 1839 | 42.8 | 1 |
| 2021 (Notre Dame) | 13 | 58 | 2502 | 43.1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 14 | 49 | 2181 | 44.5 | 1 |
Depth Chart Overview
Bramblett was the nation’s best punter coming out of high school in Tuscaloosa while also playing quarterback, but instead of signing with the nearby Alabama Crimson Tide, he chose Kelly and the Fighting Irish.
He became the starting punter at Notre Dame during his true freshman season, and he would improve as the starter over three seasons. His best season came this past fall when he finished with a 43.1-yard average on 58 punts. He had 11 boots of 50+ yards including a career-long 72-yarder.
Bramblett ultimately played in all 14 games last fall as the team’s starting punter, finishing with a career-best 44.5 yards per boot. That mark ranked seventh in LSU history and fourth in the SEC, as well as top 20 nationally. He had 18 punts downed inside the 20.
He looks to be one of the nation’s top punters entering the season.