Going into the 2022 football season, Aggies Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas A&M 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 Jimbo Fisher this season.
Nik Constantinou is entering his redshirt junior season as the starting punter in Texas A&M’s special teams unit, with eyes on having his best statistical season yet, and getting the attention of NFL scouts in the process. Constantinou joins a long list of internationally based punters who have entered the college ranks yielding immense success and the long list of Texas A&M punters, with the most recent notable name being the 2018 Ray Guy Award winner, and current New York Jet, Braden Mann.
Before making the long trip to College Station, Texas, Constantinou attended the Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School. After multiple conversations with his father regarding the successful transition of Australian football athletes training as punters for American football, he began training at Prokick Australia. This training program has sent 75 players to college programs, 17 of them earning All-American destination, with a number of them making it to the NFL. After a couple of years of continuing to learn the game and participating in multiple tryouts, Constantinou earned a scholarship to Texas A&M as a member of the 2019 recruiting class, redshirting during the 2019 season in order to continue learning and develop behind Braden Mann in his final season with the Aggies, But did make a 57-yard punt against UTSA in his first appearance.
In his first year as the starter during the 2020 Covid shortened season, he played in all 10 games, averaging 40.5 yards per punt, with 13 punts landing inside the 20-yard line, and 3 punts in the 50-plus territory, and was named a semifinalist for the 2020 Ray Guy Award. Constantinou had his best year yet during the 2021 season, leading the SEC with a 46.6 yar punting average, with 22 landing inside the 20-yard line, and 19 50-plus yard punts on the year. Combined with starting kicker, Caden Davis, the two are deemed to lead a lethal special teams unit going into the 2022 season.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230lbs
Career Stats
| Year | G | Att | Yards/Punt | 50+ | Inside-20 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 57.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 10 | 36 | 40.5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 51 | 46.6 | 19 | 22 |
Depth Chart Overview
Nik Constantinou is currently projected as the starting punter for Texas A&M, joined by starting kicker, Caden Davis.
From a scouting perspective, he has a large frame at 6-3, 230lbs, paired with one of the strongest legs in all of college football, and is an adequate athlete displaying good balance and body control. with a key understanding of field position from an offensive and defensive standpoint, he has increased his punts landing inside the 20 every season, and a steady increase of 50-plus yard punts as well. Overall, look for Nik Constantinou to maintain as one of the top punters in the country, and a legit NFL draft prospect by mid-season.
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