2019 Football Roster

42 Tanner Kuljian

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Temecula, CA
  • High School Great Oak
  • Prev School Sacramento State
  • Major Marketing

Biography

RS JUNIOR (2019) 
  • 2019 PFL Special Teams Player of the Year
  • First Team All-PFL
  • Average field position on his 38 punts: opponents’ 29-yard line
  • Average field position on his 82 kickoffs: opponents’ 25-yard line
  • 96% of drives started in the opponents’ territory
  • Second in the PFL in average punt (40.08)
  • First in average punt in conference-only games (40.6)
  • 19 of 38 punts ended in fair catches
  • 12 inside the 20-yard line
  • 6 punts over 50 yards
  • USD was first in the PFL in net punting (36.5)
  • Only 18% of opponents’ drives ended in touchdowns when they started with one of his punts (7-of-38) and only 24% ended in points (9-of-38)
  • 2-of-3 in field goals
  • 45 out of 82 kickoffs were touchbacks
  • Of the 120 opponents’ drives that started with his punts and kickoffs, only 5 started in USD territory (3 on punts, 2 on kickoffs)
  • FCS Punter of the Year preseason watch list

RS SOPHOMORE (2018) 
  • All-PFL Special Teams second team (punter)
  • PFL Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 9)
  • PFL honor roll
  • Played in all 12 games
  • Registered 2,528 yards on 59 punts (42.8 avg.)
  • Dropped 25-of-59 punts inside the 20-yard line
  • Had 15 punts of 50 or more yards
  • Season-best 71-yard punt against Davidson (Nov. 10)
PRIOR TO USD
  • Played freshman season at Sacramento State
HIGH SCHOOL
  • A 2016 graduate of Great Oak High School in Temecula, California
  • All-league punter and kicker during senior season
  • First-team All-League punter during junior season
  • Named Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior
  • Graduated high school with program records in longest field goal (52 yards) and longest punt (74 yards)
PERSONAL
  • Son of Gordon and Nancy Kuljian
  • Has two siblings, Alex and Garrett
  • Alex played football at Shippensburg University and played professional football in Australia
  • Garrett played soccer at Arcadia University
  • Considering a major in business marketing
  • Has volunteered with Race for the Cure and with an autistic soccer league
  • Enjoys outdoor activities and contends that nobody can beat him in ping pong

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    P
    5'10" 170 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2019Redshirt Junior

    P
    5'10" 175 lbs
    42