Porter Wilson

Porter Wilson punts for Duke against Troy in the Birmingham Bowl

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-5
Weight:
233
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
Copley

DUKE CAREER: Lettered four seasons (2020-21-22-23) ... All-America selection by USA Today (2nd team) and Phil Steele Publications (4th team) in 2023 … two-time All-ACC selection (HM in 2022 and 1st team in 2023) … second team Freshman All-America pick by The Athletic in 2020 … two-time semifinalist for Ray Guy Award (2020 & 2023) … four-time Academic All-ACC selection (2020-21-22-23) and 2023 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society honoree … in 49 games (49 starts), punted 214 times for 9,511 yards (44.44) with 79 boots downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against 13 touchbacks ... carded 63 punts of 50+ yards … registered a career-long 70-yard punt against Georgia Tech (2020) and Clemson (2023) ... had just one punt blocked (NC State; 2020) … punted a career-high nine times on two occasions against Virginia Tech (2020) and North Carolina (2021) ... compiled 300+ punting yards on six occasions, including a career-high 409 against Virginia Tech in 2020 … became the seventh player in program history to reach 9,000+ career punting yards … graduated with the highest punting average in Duke history for a career, season (46.65 [54-2,519], 2023) and single-game (57.30 [3-172], versus Florida State 2023) … also ranked fifth in career punting yards and seventh in career punts ... in Duke single-season history, posted three of the top 10 punting average marks (46.65/1st/2023; 44.79/6th/2021; 43.13/10th/2022) … in Duke single-game history, posted three of the top five punting average marks (57.30/1st/2023 versus FSU; 53.60/3rd/2023 versus Clemson; 53.33/5th/2021 versus North Carolina A&T) … capped career ranking seventh in ACC history in punting average … registered the highest punting average in Duke bowl game history with a mark of 47.00 (4-188) against Troy in the 2023 Birmingham Bowl … played 290 career snaps … represented Duke at the 2024 NFL Specialists Showcase as part of the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

2023: All-America selection by USA Today (second team) and Phil Steele Publications (fourth team) … first team All-ACC pick … Academic All-ACC selection and National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society honoree ... semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award … recipient of the program’s Special Teams Player of the Year Award … started all 13 games ... punted 54 times for 2,519 yards (46.65) … punting average set a program record for a single season … had 20 punts downed inside the opponent 20 yard line versus five touchbacks … compiled 22 punts of 50+ yards … ranked first in the ACC and ninth nationally in punting average … finished first in the conference in punts of 50+ yards, eighth in punting yards and ninth in punts … carded a season-long 70-yard punt against Clemson … booted a season-high seven times against Louisville and Wake Forest … set a program record for punting average in a single game with a mark of 57.30 (3-172) against Florida State … lone punter in the ACC with 20+ punts of 50+ yards and 20+ punts downed inside the opponent 20 ... was tabbed the National Punter of the Week by the Ray Guy Award on three different occasions … helped Duke rank first in the ACC and second nationally in net punting (43.51) as the Blue Devils yielded a league-low 54 total punt return yards on the season ... also served as the holder for placement kicks, helping kicker Todd Pelino go 38-of-38 on PATs and 18-of-23 on FGs to rank seventh in program lore for points in a single-season with 92 … on the field for 117 snaps … registered the highest punting average in Duke bowl game history with a mark of 47.00 (4-188) against Troy … Birmingham Bowl totals also rank fifth in punting yards and tied for seventh in punts.

2022: Honorable mention All-ACC selection ... Academic All-ACC and CSC Academic All-District honoree ... started all 13 games ... punted 46 times for 1,984 yards (43.13) ... had 16 kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against three touchbacks ... finished with 12 punts of 50+ yards ... in the ACC, ranked tied for fifth in punts downed inside the 20, sixth in punting average and punts of 50+ yards ... registered a season-long 64-yard punt against Kansas … punted a season-high six times against Boston College and Pittsburgh ... one of just four punters in the ACC with 12+ punts of 50+ yards and 15+ punts downed inside the 20 ... was tabbed to the Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 8” list after booting three punts for 136 yards (45.33) in Duke’s win over Virginia Tech ... finished sixth on Duke’s single-game chart for punting average (51.30 [3-154], Kansas) ... placed ninth in Duke’s single-season list for punting average ... on the field for 47 snaps … on Duke’s bowl game charts, Military Bowl totals rank second for punting average (42.75), tied for second in punts of 50+ yards (2), seventh for punting yards (171) and tied for seventh for punts (4) ... also recorded the third longest punt in Duke bowl history (57).

2021: Academic All-ACC selection ... started all 12 games ... punted 61 times for 2,732 yards (44.79) ... punting average and yardage total ranked third in the ACC and 24th and 23rd in the country, respectively ... had 22 kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against three touchbacks ... finished with 17 punts of 50+ yards to tie for the fourth-highest total in the ACC … registered a season-long 69-yard punt against North Carolina A&T … punted a season-high nine times against North Carolina ... one of just three punters in the ACC with 15+ punts of 50+ yards and 20+ punts downed inside the 20 ... also one of only two punters to rank among the league’s top 10 in punting average with 60+ boots against three-or-less touchbacks ... was tabbed to the Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 8” list following performances versus North Carolina A&T (3-160) and Virginia (5-234) ... on the field for 65 snaps.

2020: Second team Freshman All-America pick by The Athletic ... semifinalist for Ray Guy Award ... Academic All-ACC honoree ... started all 11 games ... punted 53 times for 2,276 yards (42.94) ... added one kickoff for 58 yards against Georgia Tech ... ranked eighth in the ACC in punting average ... had 21 kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against two touchbacks ... finished with 12 punts of 50+ yards to tie for the sixth-highest total in the ACC … registered a season-long 70-yard punt against Georgia Tech, which tied for the longest boot in the ACC ... first career punt against Notre Dame traveled 60 yards ... had one punt blocked against N.C. State … booted a season-high nine times against Virginia Tech to tie for the second most in a single game in the ACC and tie for the third most all-time on Duke’s freshmen list ... accumulated 409 punting yards against the Hokies to rank fourth on the Duke freshmen charts ... one of just three punters in the ACC with 10+ punts of 50+ yards and 20+ punts downed inside the 20 ... also one of only three punters to rank among the league’s top 10 in punting average with 45+ boots against two-or-less touchbacks ... was tabbed the ACC Co-Specialist of the Week on Dec. 5 after punting seven times for a total of 312 yards (44.57) against Florida State with four traveling 50+ yards and six pinned inside the 20-yard line ... also named to the Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 4” list on Nov. 28 after booting six punts for 264 yards (44.0) against Georgia Tech ... finished second all-time on Duke’s freshmen single-season chart in punting average and sixth in punting yards ... on the field for 61 snaps.

2019: Did not see game action.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Three-year letterman at Copley under coach Scott Chouinard ... a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com ... the No. 12 punter in the country as ranked by 247Sports.com and listed as No. 20 by ESPN.com ... following senior year, named to the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Division II All-Ohio first team, MaxPreps All-Ohio High School first team defense and Akron Beacon Journal All-Star Team ... received first team all-district and first team All-Suburban League accolades as a senior ... as a senior, punted 46 times for 2,057 total yards (44.7), placed 21 punts inside the 20 and had 14-of-32 kickoffs result in touchbacks ... earned an invitation to the Kohl’s 2017 Underclassman Challenge ... as a junior, averaged 41 yards per punt ... earned additional letters as a member of the track & field program, receiving second team All-Suburban League accolades in the discus as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born October 5, 2000 ... graduated from Duke in May 2023, with a sociology degree, a minor in psychology and a certificate in markets and management ... currently pursuing a master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business ... son of Jim and Kristin Wilson.