Missouri State

Averaged 39.3 yards on 8 punts in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/18/19), long of 48.

2018: Averaged 41.0 yards per punt as a junior ... Ranked 40th nationally and 5th in the MVC in punting average ... Bears ranked 5th nationally and led the Missouri Valley in net punting (39.34) ... 22-of-63 punts downed inside the 20 with 9 punts of 50 yards or more ... Had just one touchback in 63 attempts ... Season-long punt of 63 yards at Oklahoma State (8/30/18) ... Averaged season-best 46.8 on 5 punts against Western Illinois (10/20/18) ... Had 4-of-6 punts downed inside the 20 vs. Southern Illinois (10/27/18) ... Averaged 44.6 yards on season-high 10 attempts at Oklahoma State (8/30/18) ... 5-of-7 punts fair caught in season finale at UNI (11/17/18) on a 44.0 average ... Logged a 72-yard free kick in home win over No. 20 Northern Arizona (9/15/18) ... Recognized on MVFC Honor Roll ... Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for spring semester ... Punted for both teams in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/19/18) and averaged 39.8 on 12 punts with a long of 55.

2017: Ranked No. 5 in the MVFC and 35th nationally in punting average (41.0) in 57 attempts ... Also had the league’s eighth-best punting average (39.7) in conference games ... Punted 7 times in each of the club’s first 3 games of the year ... Had a season-long 70-yard punt in season opener at Missouri (9/2/17), and averaged 44.3 yards on 7 attempts with 3 downed inside the 20 in Columbia ... Averaged season-high 46.0 yards per punt at Western Illinois (10/14/17) with a long of 56 ... Had a 60-yard punt at North Dakota (9/9/17) to boast a 44.0 average on 7 punts ... Downed 3 punts inside the 20 in road win at Southern Illinois (11/4/17) as well as home game against South Dakota State (10/21/17) ... Averaged 45.7 yards on 6 punts in home finale against UNI (11/11/17) with a long of 56 ... Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Spring 2018 semester.

2016: Played in 2 games before suffering a season-ending injury in the Murray State game (9/10/16) on a fake punt play ... Averaged 39.2 yards on 6 punt attempts for the season, including a season-long 47-yarder at Murray State ... All 3 of his punts in season opener against Southwestern College (9/1/16) were fair caught, with 2 downed inside the 20 and a long of 45 ... One punt was fair caught at Murray ... Earned MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall and spring semesters ... Also named to MVFC Honor Roll ... Punted for both teams in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/27/17) and accounted for 557 yards on 15 attempts (37.1) with a long of 47 and 4 downed inside the 20.

2015: Redshirted his first season at Missouri State.

High School: Was a three-time all-district and all-conference kicker and punter at St. Pius X High School in Festus, Mo. ... Earned second-team all-state and first-team all-region kicker honors in 2014 as well ... Kicked 5 field goals, averaged 59.0 yards per kickoff and scored 59 points his senior season ... Helped Coach Jerry Woods’ Lancers to back-to-back 7-4 seasons in 2013 and 2014 as a starting receiver, kicker and punter ... Also started on the St. Pius X basketball team two seasons.

Personal: Brendan Michael Withrow was born 4/20/97 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Jeff and Rose Withrow of Imperial, Mo. ... Has a brother, Adam, and a sister, Heather ... Majoring in Risk Management & Insurance.

CAREER HONORS
MVFC Honor Roll: 2016, 2018; MSU AD’s Honor Roll: (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019).