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Senior (2022)
Second-Team All-Conference USA performer at punter … named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District Team … averaged 45.0 yards on 41 punts with a long of 76 yards … pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line 19 times … had 14 kicks of 50-plus yards … induced 10 fair catches … surrendered an average of only 3.9 yards per return … averaged 60.6 yards on four punts with three of 50-plus yards, including a school-record 76-yard boot, in the 52-24 win over Texas Southern … posted a 52.0-yard average on two kicks in the 45-30 road triumph over Middle Tennessee … punted three times for a 50.3-yard mark and pinned two inside the 20 in the 34-31 comeback win over UTEP … had four punts end up inside the 20 and two sail for 50-or-more yards while averaging 46.8 yards versus No. 23 Troy in the Cure Bowl … posted a 47.3-yard average on three punts which included a 70-yarder in the 44-38 double-overtime win at UAB … member of the Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List … C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient and Honor Roll member.

Junior (2021)
Second-Team All-Conference USA selection at punter … voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team … C-USA All-Academic Team choice … punted 47 times for a 45.2 average … pinned 21 punts inside the 20-yard line … had 10 punts of 50-plus yards including a school-record 73-yarder in the 34-31 win over UAB … induced 12 fair catches and only saw three punts result in a touchback … averaged 50.3 yards on four punts with three inside the 20 in that UAB victory … punted four times for a 51.3 average at North Texas … averaged 50.8 yards on five punts with three inside the 20 and a long of 63 in the 31-28 road win over Memphis … posted a 47.0 average on three attempts with two inside the 20 in the victory against Southern Miss … pinned Rice inside its 20 three times and averaged 45.6 yards on five punts in a 45-0 shutout of the Owls … member of the Ray Guy Award watch list … also served as the team's holder … C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient and Honor Roll member.

Sophomore (2020)
Named a second-team All-American by the Sporting News and was a fourth-team selection by Phil Steele … Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year and first-team all-conference punter … Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College First Team pick … led C-USA and ranked sixth nationally with a school-record 46.0 punting average on 57 punts … four-time Ray Guy Award Ray's 4 honoree … named Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week after averaging 45.0 yards on six punts with five inside the 20 and three of 50-plus yards against UAB … voted C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 46.7 yards with two inside the 20 in the 49-17 victory over North Texas … registered 27 punts that pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line, including 15 inside the 10 and seven inside the 5 … recorded 21 punts of 50-plus yards, including a career-best 67-yarder at FAU … posted a 45.0-plus-yard average in eight games … of his 57 total punts, 40 were not returned … C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient and Honor Roll member.

Freshman (2019)
Enrolled at UTSA in Spring 2019 and won the starting job as punter for his true freshman campaign … averaged 40.8 yards on 65 punts … booted 12 punts of 50-or-more yards … pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line 16 times … induced 28 fair catches … averaged 43.0 yards on eight punts with two sailing 50-plus yards, including a season-long 56-yarder, at Baylor … boomed 56-yard and 54-yard punts and averaged 40.1 yards on seven kicks at Louisiana Tech … turned in a season-best 44.7 average on six punts with two going for 50-plus yards and four inside the 20 against Florida Atlantic … averaged 43.8 yards on five punts with a pair going 50-or-more yards against UAB … posted a 42.7-yard average on three punts in the win over Rice … completed a 22-yard pass to Rashad Wisdom on a fake punt for a first down play versus Army … also served as the team's holder for most of the season … C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient and Honor Roll member.

Prior To UTSA
Trained at ProKick Australia in Melbourne under coach Nathan Chapman during the past year … ProKick Australia has produced NFL punters Michael Dickson, Jordan Berry and Cameron Johnson and more than 65 current NCAA Division I punters … played Australian Rules Football for the Augusta-Margaret River Hawks and the Dunsborough Sharks.

Personal
Born May 5, 2000 … son of Warren and Margaret Dean … father played professional Australian rules football for the Melbourne Demons and Subiaco Lions … has one brother … earned his bachelor’s degree in economics ... currently working toward his MBA. 

 
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Freshman
2019

Punter
6-2 / 195 lbs
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Sophomore
2020

Punter
6-2 / 195 lbs
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Senior
2022

Punter
6-2 / 220 lbs
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Senior
2023

Punter
6-2 / 215 lbs