Elliot Huether

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-3
Weight:
211
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Minnetonka, Minn.
High School:
Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Prev School:
St. Thomas
Major:
Undecided

Mid-year transfer from St. Thomas, who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Three-year letterman for the Tommies (2023-25) … Played in 35 career games serving as the primary punter and kickoff specialist … Punted 144 times for 6,105 yards (42.4 avg.) with 13 touchbacks and landing 28 inside the opponents 20-yard line … Thirty-three (33) punts have gone for 50 or more yards with a career long of 72 at Drake during his freshman season … Kicked off 35 times for 3,897 yards (55.7 avg.) with 15 touchbacks … Connected on 2 of 6 field goals (33.3 pct.) during the 2025 season … Two-time Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll selection (2023-24).

2025 (St. Thomas): Played in all 12 games serving as the primary punter and kickoff specialist garnering third varsity letter … Punted 37 times for 1,752 yards for a career-best 47.4 average … Landed 13 punts inside the 20 yard line and tallied 17 punts for 50 or more yards … Registered a season-long 69 yard punt at Davidson … Registered at least three punts in a game on seven occasions with a season-high eight at North Dakota State … Also had a career single-game high 397 yards against North Dakota State … Kicked off 54 times for 3,156 yards (58.4 avg.) with 14 touchbacks … Tallied a career-high 10 kickoffs for 591 yards against Valparaiso … Also logged nine kickoffs for 525 yards at Stetson … Connected on 2 of 6 field goal attempts hitting a 44 yarder at Idaho and a 25 yarder versus Marist … Made 10 of 12 PATs hitting a single-game best 5 of 5 in the season opener versus Lindenwood … In all, tallied 16 points for the Tommies … Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll selection.

2024 (St. Thomas): Played in all 12 games earning second varsity letter … Booted 59 balls for 2,463 yards (41.8 avg.) … Landed eight punts inside the opponents 20-yard line … Tallied 13 punts of 50 or more yards with a season-long of 66 at Morehead State … Established new single-game highs in punts (9) and yards (388) vs. Black Hills State … Registered new single-season highs in punts, yards and average … In seven of 12 contests had at least five punts … Tallied 200 or more yards in a game on seven occasions, 300 or more twice … Three times on the season was credited with a 60-yard plus punt … Kicked off twice vs. Drake for 66 yards … Connected on lone PAT versus Dayton in the season finale … Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll selection.

2023 (St. Thomas): Played in 11 games as the Tommies primary punter earning first varsity letter … Punted 48 times for 1,890 yards (39.4 avg.) … Landed seven punts inside the 20-yard line, had four touchbacks and booted three punts of 50 or more yards … First punter in DI era with over 300 yards (328 at Dayton) in a St. Thomas victory … Program record-holder in single-season in punts (48) and yards (1,890) … Became the second punter in DI era to punt over 200 yards in a game (235 vs. South Dakota) … Second punter in D1 era to punt for 1,000 or more yards in a season … Ranks second all-time in single-game punting yards (328) … Had four games with 200-plus punting yards in a game … Established career-bests in punts (8) and yards (328) at Dayton … Booted career-best 72-yard punt at Drake … Also registered a 57-yard punt (at Harvard) and a 52 yarder (at Dayton).

High School: Attended Benilde-St. Margaret’s … Three-sport athlete for the Knights … Captain of football and basketball team … Metro West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, an all-state punter, a two-time Benilde-St. Margaret’s special teams’ player of the year, Coaches Award for track being the highest point scorer, and a Red Knight Award for leadership in basketball … Six-time member of the highest honor roll, and awarded academic all-state for football … Personal: Son of Kris and Shane … Has one sibling (Elizabeth).