Luke Larsen

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-2
Weight:
239
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Keilor Park, Vic., Australia
High School:
St. Bernard's
Major:
MBA

Career Notes:
Four-year letterman who appeared in 43 games at East Carolina … Tallied 174 punts for 7,099 yards … Currently ranks second all-time in net punting average (38.55) and eighth on ECU’s career punting average at 40.8 ypp … Landed 51 punts inside the 20-yard line (3/’20, 2/’21, 12/’22, 19/’23, 15/’24) … Booted 19 punts for 50 or more yards with a long of 56 against Charlotte in 2023 … Seventy-five of 174 punts have been fair caught … Two-time National Football Foundation Honor Society member (2024-25).

2024: Appeared in all 13 games as the Pirates primary punter and holder on field goal and PATs … Logged 121 total snaps as a member of special teams’ unit … Punted 52 times for 2,123 yards posting a 40.8 average … Landed 15 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, recorded two touchbacks and 22 fair catches … Two of 50 or more punts including a season-long 51-yarder at Army … Registered multiple punts in 11 of 13 contests … Had 200 or more yards in a game six times … Punted at least five times in a game on six occasions … Named STEM Scholar-Athlete by Go Bowling Military (Nov. 20) … Earned selection to Ray Guy’s 8 following the Appalachian State game (Sept. 16) … Selected as a game captain for Florida Atlantic contest … One of 22 players to earn Captain’s Award … Named a Fourth Team Preseason All-AAC selection by Phil Steele Magazine in 2024 … Preseason Ray Guy Watch List.

2023: Appeared in 11 games (did not play at No. 2 Michigan) as the Pirates primary punter … Logged 68 total snaps as a member of special teams’ unit … Punted a career-best 60 times for 2,453 yards posting a 40.9 average … Landed 19 punts inside the opponents 20-yard line, recorded one touchback and had 24 fair catches … Twelve of 60 punts went for 50 or more yards including a career-long of 56 against Charlotte … Established new career-best with 11 punts against SMU for 434 yards … Registered multiple punts in all 11 games played … Had 200 or more yards in a game six times … Punted at least five times in a game on seven occasions.

2022: Appeared in all 13 games as the Pirates primary punter … Logged 113 total snaps … Punted 44 times for 1,779 yards (40.4 ypp) with three touchbacks … Landed 14 punts inside the opponents 20-yard line … Four of 44 punts went for 50 or more yards … Twenty-three of 44 punts were fair caught … Established new career-highs in punts (seven) and punt yards (294) at Cincinnati … Booted four or more balls in a game seven times … Had 200 or more yards punting three times in a game (150 or more on seven occasions … ECU’s holder on PATs (51) and FGAs (20).

2021: Listed as the top backup to Jonn Young where he appeared in just one game … Lone game played was against Cincinnati where he tied his career-high with five punts, while also setting a new personal-best in yards (208) … Landed a pair of punts inside the Bearcats 20-yard line.

2020: Experienced action in five games during the pandemic-shortened season … Punted 13 times for 536 yards (41.2 ypp) with one touchback … Landed three inside the opponents 20-yard line … Made collegiate debut against UCF punting twice for 82 yards … Delivered a career-best five punts for 207 yards landing three inside the 20-yard line against Cincinnati … Career-long punt of 51 yards came against Tulane in the first quarter … Added two punts at Tulsa (79 yards) and three more versus Tulane (140 yards) … First career rush was for 25 yards on a fake punt vs. SMU (1Q) resulting in a first down - last time an ECU punter had a fake punt that resulted in a first down was Matt Dodge vs. UAB (19 yards) on Nov. 21, 2009.

High School: Graduated from St. Bernard’s College.

Personal: Full name is Luke Anthony Larsen … A product of Prokick Australia … Is East Carolina’s third Australian-born punter to own a roster position with the Pirates, most recently following Taren Point’s Phil McNaughton (2011-12; punted nine times during the ’11 campaign under former head coach Ruffin McNeill) … Earned undergraduate degree in industrial distribution and logistics at East Carolina (spring 2023) ... Currently enrolled in MBA program at ECU (fall 2023) … Six-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (fall 2021-present) … Four-time AAC All-Academic Team selection (2020-23).