#16 James Rendell 2024-25 Football Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week (Oct. 21, 2025)
• Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 for Week 8 (Oct. 2o, 2025)

AS A SENIOR (2025)

• at MIAMI (8/31): Recorded 180 yards on four punts to average 45.0 yards per punt… longest punt of the game went 55 yards… pinned one punt inside the 20
• TEXAS A&M (9/13): Totaled 92 yards on two punts… averaged 46 yards… placed both punts inside the 20
• PURDUE (9/20): Did not play as the Irish did not attempt a punt
• at ARKANSAS (9/20): Saw action during the fake punt in the third quarter, but the Irish did not punt
• BOISE STATE (10/4): Punted three times for an average 44.3 yards, including one inside the 20 yard line… longest punt went 45 yards
• NC STATE (10/11): Punted three times for 132 yards… averaged 44 yards per punt… placed one punt inside the 20-yard line
• USC (10/18): Punted four times for 196 yards…averaged 49 yards per punt… recorded three punts inside the 20 yard line… longest punt went for 55 yards…earned Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 and Punter of the Week honors for his performance, the first such weekly honors of his career…Three of Rendell’s four punts led to USC drives that ended with zero points…none of Rendell’s punts allowed a chance at a return..on his four punts, he pinned the Trojans at an average of the 17.25-yard marker…on the three punts that were downed inside the 20, he averaged a placement of the 13.33-yard line.

AS A SENIOR (2024)

• Punted in all 16 games for the Irish…had 50 punts for 2091 yards in the year… averaged 48.1 yards per punt… placed 24 punts inside the 20 yard line… posted eight punts of 50+ yards… tallied longest punt against Virginia – a career-best 64-yard effort
• at TEXAS A&M (8/31): Tallied 214 yards on five punts to average 42.8 yards per punt in debut with the Irish… longest punt of the game went 49 yards… landed three of five punts inside the 20-yard line with zero touchbacks
• NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9/7): Compiled 184 yards on five punts to average 36.8 yards per punt… longest punt of the game went 44 yards… landed two of five punts inside the 20-yard line with zero touchbacks
• at PURDUE (9/15): Posted 150 yards on four punts to average 37.5 yards per punt… longest punt of the game was 43 yards… zero touchbacks
• MIAMI UNIVERSITY (9/22): Tallied 189 yards on four punts to average a career-high 47.2 yards per punt… made a career-long punt of 54 yards… landed two of four punts inside the 20-yard line with zero touchbacks
• LOUISVILLE (9/28): Collected 166 yards on four punts to average 41.5 yards per punt… longest punt of the game went 48 yards… landed three of four punts inside the 20-yard line with zero touchbacks
• STANFORD (10/12): Played for the Irish in the win… had one punt for 24 yards
• at GEORGIA TECH (10/19): Competed as the punter for the Irish… had two punts for 75 yards… long punt of the game went 51 yards
• at NAVY (10/26): Served as the punter for the Irish… had two punts for 90 yards to average 45.0 yards per kick… dropped one punt inside the 20… longest punt went 49 yards
• FLORIDA STATE (11/09): Played for the Irish… had three punts for 120 yards to average 40 yards per kick… dropped one punt inside the 20… longest punt was 41 yards
• VIRGINIA (11/16): Competed for the Irish as punter… had five punts for 238 yards to average 47.6 yards per kick… dropped four punts inside the 20… longest punt was 64 yards for longest punt of career to-date
• ARMY (11/23): Did not play as the Irish did not attempt a punt
• at USC (11/30): Served as the punter in the victory… had two punts for 102 yards… averaged 51.0 yards per punt… long punt went 60 yards… dropped a punt inside the 20 yard line
• INDIANA (12/20): Competed for the Irish as punter… had two punts for 68 yards (34.0 yds/punt)… one punt inside the 20 yard line
• vs GEORGIA (1/2): Saw action as the punter for the Irish… had five punts for 217 yards… averaged 43.4 yards per punt… longest punt went for 54 yards… dropped two punts inside the 20-yard line… had zero touchbacks
• vs PENN STATE (1/9): Competed as the punter in the win… had four punts for 157 yards… averaged 39.2 yards per punt… longest punt went 44 yards… all four punts were within the 20-yard line with zero touchbacks
• vs OHIO STATE (1/20): Served as the punter for the Irish… had two punts for 97 yards… averaged 48.5 yards per punt… one punt went 51 yards… zero touchbacks

PREP AND PERSONAL

• Attended Parkdale Secondary College before attending the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
• Played in the Victorian Football League for the Frankston Dolphins from 2019-2023.
• Was named team MVP for Frankston in 2021
• Also played for the Sandringham Dragons prior to Frankston
• Represented Victoria in the U18 AFL Tournament with Vic Metro
• Trained with Prokick Australia
• Son of the late Matt Rendell, a storied Australian Football League player who served as captain of Fitzroy from 1985-87 and won two club championships in 1982 and 1983.