Luke Elzinga

Position:
P
Class:
Redshirt Fifth Year
Height:
6-4
Weight:
223
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School:
Grand Rapids Christian HS
Prev School:
Central Michigan University

Season	GP-GS	PUNTS-YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	FC	I-20	50+	BLK
2019*	REDSHIRT
2020*	6-0	33-1,425	43.2	76	2	10	14	6	0
2021*	13-0	57-2,355	41.3	62	4	18	25	10	0
2022*	12-0	55-2,367	43.0	65	4	19	22	8	0
2023	11-0	27-1,217	45.1	58	2	8	13	6	0
2024	13-0	60-2,687	44.8	63	2	21	23	17	0
Career	55-0	232-10,051	43.3	76	14	76	97	47	0

CAREER NOTES
Spent 2019-22 seasons at Central Michigan and 2023-24 campaigns at OU ... CMU’s primary punter from 2020-22 and a three-time All-Mid-American Conference performer ... averaged 43.3 yards on his 232 career punts ... registered 47 punts of at least 50 yards, 76 fair catches, 97 inside the 20-yard line and only 14 touchbacks ... a three-time All-MAC Academic Team pick.

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
A recipient of OU’s Derrick Shepard Most Inspirational Walk-On Award … handled punting duties in all 13 games … was named to the Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 8 of the Week” on Sept. 9, Sept. 23 and Oct. 1 … averaged 44.8 yards on his 60 punts … totaled 2,687 punting yards with a long of 63, 17 punts of 50-plus yards, 21 that were fair caught, 23 that were downed inside the 20-yard line and just two touchbacks … ranked 15th nationally by averaging 44.8 yards per punt … averaged 42.6 yards on five punts with two downed inside the 20 at LSU (11/30) … averaged 41.7 yards on three punts with one downed inside the 20 in win over No. 7 Alabama (11/23) … averaged 44.3 yards on three punts with one downed inside the 20 at Missouri (11/9) … averaged 45.6 yards on five punts with a long of 56 and yards one downed inside the 20 at Ole Miss (10/26) … averaged 46.6 yards on five punts with a long of 59 yards vs. South Carolina (10/19) … averaged 47.7 yards on six punts (including a season-long-tying 63-yarder) and three downed inside the 20 vs. Texas (10/12) … averaged 47.6 yards on five punts with a long of 57 yards and two downed inside the 20 in win at Auburn (9/28) … averaged 51.0 yards on seven punts (including a 63-yarder) and three downed inside the 20 vs. Tennessee (9/21) … averaged 41.4 yards on five punts with a long of 50 and two downed inside the 20 vs. Tulane (9/14) … averaged 44.0 yards on eight punts with a long of 54 and five downed inside the 20 vs. Houston (9/7) … punted four times with a long of 51 yards and averaged 43.8 yards per punt in season opener vs. Temple (8/30).

2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in 11 games and handled all punting duties for the second half of season … contributed primarily as team’s short-field punter for first six games … totaled 1,217 yards on 27 punts (45.1 average) with a long of 58 … six of his punts were longer than 50 yards, 13 were downed inside the 20, eight were fair caught and only two went for touchbacks … punted four times for 202 yards in Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona (12/28) … punted once for 48 yards vs. TCU (11/24) … punted four times for 184 yards (46.0 average) with one downed inside the 20 at BYU (11/18) … averaged 55.5 yards on two punts with a long of 56 at Oklahoma State (11/4) … had two of his four punts downed inside the 20 and averaged 38.0 yards at Kansas (10/28) … averaged 51.6 yards on five punts (four were downed inside the 20) with boots of 54 and 51 yards vs. UCF (10/21) … his 51.6 average vs. UCF was the sixth best in a game in school history (minimum five punts) … punted once for 42 yards (downed inside the 20) vs. Texas (10/7) … had both punts downed inside the 20 (37.5 average, long of 42) vs. SMU (9/9).

2022 (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)
Earned third-team All-Mid-American Conference honors … a first-team All-MAC honoree by Phil Steele Magazine … an Academic All-MAC selection … ranked No. 3 in MAC by averaging 42.2 yards per punt (55 punts for 2,321 yards) … registered eight punts of 50-plus yards (long of 65 yards), placed 22 punts inside 20-yard line and had no punts blocked ... also served as team's holder on PATs and field goals ... punted six times for 239 yards in season finale at Eastern Michigan (11/25) … averaged 42.8 yards on five punts and kicked off once vs. Western Michigan (11/16) … punted four times for 191 yards vs. Buffalo (11/9) … averaged 35.0 yards on his three punts and completed a pass for 20 yards on a fake field goal at Northern Illinois (11/2) … averaged 41.3 yards per punt (4-165) vs. Bowling Green (10/22) … punted five times for 181 yards at Akron (10/15) … averaged 39.0 yards on seven punts vs. Ball State (10/8) … averaged 46.4 yards on five punts at Toledo (10/1) … averaged 44.5 yards per punt (4-178) and credited with a tackle at Penn State (9/24) … punted two times for 92 yards vs. Bucknell (9/17) … averaged 49.0 yards per punt (5-254) vs. South Alabama (9/10) … punted five times for 197 yards in season opener at Oklahoma State (9/1) ... a preseason Ray Guy Award Watch List member.

2021 (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)
A first-team All-MAC selection by Pro Football Focus and a third-team honoree by Phil Steele Magazine … earned Academic All-MAC honors ... averaged 41.3 yards per punt … 10 of his 57 punts traveled over 50 yards and 25 punts pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line … forced returners into 18 fair catches … CMU’s 13 opponents combined for just 13 punt returns for 84 yards … named Ray Guy Punter of the Week following performance at LSU (9/18) when he averaged 49.0 yards on six punts, had four punts downed inside the 20-yard line and hit three punts at least 50 yards (long of 60).

2020 (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)
A first-team All-MAC honoree as a redshirt freshman … also a first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus … earned Academic All-MAC honors … first Chippewa punter to earn first-team all-conference honors since CMU joined MAC in 1975 and program's first all-conference punter since 2006 … ranked second in league with a 43.2-yard average … 14 of his 33 punts were downed inside the 20-yard line … six of his punts traveled 50 yards or more … led MAC with 10 fair-caught punts … booted a 76-yarder vs. Ohio (11/4) in his first game as a Chippewa (was longest by a MAC player on the season) … also had a 64-yard punt (MAC's third-longest of season) at Eastern Michigan (11/27).

2019 (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)
Redshirted … did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Grand Rapids Christian High School ... named to Detroit News Dream Team and was unanimous first-team all-state selection by Associated Press as a senior in 2018 … also earned first-team all-state honors in 2017 … two-time selection to the Grand Rapids Press All-City Dream Team … earned all-conference honors as a senior … named a 2018 Pro Team Hall of Fame All-American … earned team’s ACE Award as a senior … averaged 48.0 yards per punt as a senior and 46.0 yards as a junior … recorded a 76-yard punt (longest in school history) … helped squad to conference title his senior year … earned two letters in football, two in baseball and one in basketball.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2023 … graduated in December 2023 with a degree in multidisciplinary studies ... last name pronounced EL-zing-uh.