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49 Nick Kokich

  • Position Punter
  • Class Super Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 202
  • Hometown Tacoma, Wash.
  • Major Construction Management Technology
  • High School Bellarmine Prep '19

Biography


Career Summary
  • Played in 51 total games for the Eagles. Ranks third in school history in total punts with 206, and recorded a career-long of 62 yards.
  • Four-time All-Academic Team, 2022 Second-Team All-Big Sky, 2022 FCS ADA Academic All-Star.
2023 (Super Senior)
  • Preseason All-Big Sky Selection.
  • Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team
  • Team Captain.
  • Played in all 11 games.
  • Punted for a total of 352 yards against North Dakota State (9/2/23).
  • Had a career Long 62-yard punt at Montana State.
  • Had 206 career punts which ranks third all-time in school history. 
  • Averaged more than 42 yards per punt, ranking third in the Big Sky.
  • Now ranks sixth in school history in average yards per punt in his career with an average of 41.2 yards.
2022 (Senior)
  • Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team.
  • Named to the All-Big Sky second team after appearing in all 11 games for the Eagles, earning the same honor from Phil Steele Publications.
  • Was also named to the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association (FCS, ADA) Academic All-Star Team.
  • With Kokich's selection, Eastern has 25 total Academic All-Star honors won by 21 different Eagles since the award began in 1998.
  • Averaged 43.8 yards per punt with a long of 61 yards during the season.
  • The Tacoma, Wash. native was second in the conference and sixth in the nation in punting average.
  • In total, punted for 2406 yards on 55 attempts.
  • Placed 14 of his punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

2021 (Junior)
  • Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team.
  • Handled all punting duties across 12 games for the Eagles, averaging 40.2 yards on 48 attempts.
  • Had nine punts of 50 or more yards and 14 landing inside the opposition’s 20-yard line.
  • Recorded 39 passing yards on two completions, including a long of 36 against Southern Utah on 9/25/21.
  • Had three punts inside the 20 against Montana on 10/2/21, and he had his longest punt of the season (61 yards) against Weber State on 10/23/21.

2020-21 (Sophomore)
  • Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team.
  • Handled all punting duties in EWU’s seven games, averaging 39.2 yards in 20 punts.
  • Had five of the 20 downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line, and he had two of at least 50 yards with a length of 55.

2019 (Freshman)
  • Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team.
  • Played in nine games and averaged 39.0 yards in 41 punts, with 10 downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line and a long of 59 to equal the 38th longest in EWU history.
  • Made his Eagle debut at Idaho (9/21/19) and punted twice, including a 54-yarder.
  • In EWU’s next game versus North Dakota (9/28/19), he punted nine times for a 37.7 average with his 59-yarder.
  • In his third game versus Sacramento State (10/5/19), he punted six times for a 41.3 average with a long of 54 and three punts downed inside the Hornet 20-yard line.

High School
  • Graduated in 2019 from Bellarmine Prep HS.
  • Earned honorable mention All-South Puget Sound League honors as a kicker in his senior season.
  • Averaged 42 yards per punt, with an average hang time of 4.45 seconds.
  • Helped lead the Lions to a State 4A Playoffs berth and 7-4 record in 2016, then Bellarmine Prep was 6-4 in 2017 and 4-6 in 2018.
Personal
  • Born 3/28/01 in Tacoma, Wash.
  • His parents are Vince and Michelle Kokich.
  • Lists his grandfather, Vincent, as his personal hero.

Statistics

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2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2019Freshman

    K/P
    6'2" 200 lbs
    46
  • 49

    2020Sophomore

    K/P
    6'2" 200 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2021Sophomore

    K/P
    6'2" 200 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2022Junior

    K/P
    6'2" 200 lbs
    49
  • 49
    C

    2023Super Senior

    Punter
    6'2" 202 lbs
    49
    C