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#43 Jack Blumer

Redshirt Sophomore | 6-2 | 186 lbs. | Marysville, Kansas

Courtesy Kansas State Athletics

• Position: Punter
• Previous College: None
• Projection: Second-String
• Status: Preferred Walk-On

Jack Thomas Blumer (b. Aug. 9, 1999) is a walk-on punter from Marysville High School.

He redshirted in 2018, did not see any game action in 2019 and is majoring in elementary education. As one of only two punters on the roster, he has a good chance of punting soon.

Blumer played both quarterback and punter at Marysville under head coach Dustin Heuer.

He was named a first-team all-state performer as a senior in 2017 by The Topeka Capital-Journal and The Wichita Eagle, while he was named one of the top 11 players in the state of Kansas by the Kansas Football Coaches Association (KFBCA).

Blumer also was named the Class 3A Sports in Kansas Player of the Year and was the 2018 Shrine Bowl East MVP after he led the Bulldogs to a 13-2 record in 2017, which included a trip to the state championship game.

He threw for 3,165 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2017 to go along with 994 rushing yards and another 14 scores.

Blumer, who earned second-team all-state accolades from the Capital-Journal and the Eagle as a junior, also was a two-year letter-winner in basketball, helping the Bulldogs to win a state championship in 2016.