Jordan Connor Stout (born August 4, 1998) is an

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punter for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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and

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Early life and high school career

Stout grew up in Honaker, Virginia and attended

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. He was a three time All-State selection at kicker. Stout was named the Tigers' team MVP as a senior after making all nine of his field goal attempts and averaging 47 yards per punt.

College career

Virginia Tech

Stout began his college career at

and

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his true freshman season after joining the team as a walk-on. As a redshirt freshman, Stout served as a kickoff specialist for the Hokies and recorded 60

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s on 71 kickoff attempts. After the end of the season, Stout entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Penn State

Stout committed to transfer to Penn State, who offered him an athletic scholarship. Stout was eligible to play immediately at Penn State because he was not a scholarship player at Virginia Tech. He served primarily as the Nittany Lions kickoff specialist in his first season with the team and finished fourth in the FBS with 66 touchbacks and made two of three field goal attempts, including a school record 57-yard field goal against

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. As a redshirt junior, Stout was named Penn State's punter in addition to kickoffs and averaged 41.5 yards per punt. He was named Penn State's kicker entering his redshirt senior season and became the first player to handle kickoffs, field goals, and punts for the team since Chris Bahr in 1975. Stout punted 67 times for 3,083 yards with a 46.0 yard average and was named first-team All-

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and the Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year. He also made 16 of 23 field goal attempts and 34 of 36 extra point attempts. Following the end of the season, Stout declared that he would enter the

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Professional career

Stout was selected by the

in the fourth round, 130th overall, of the

. He was slated to be the new starter after the retirement of long time punter

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References

External links

Baltimore Ravens bioVirginia Tech Hokies bioPenn State Nittany Lions bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stout, Jordan Living people American football punters Penn State Nittany Lions football players People from Tazewell County, Virginia Virginia Tech Hokies football players Players of American football from Virginia American football placekickers 1998 births Baltimore Ravens players