University of Rochester Athletics

At UR 2025: The junior was Rochester's primary punter in 2025, also seeing time as the place kicker and kickoff specialist...Finished the year with 20 total points scored, going 11-for-15 on PAT attempts, also making 3-of-6 field goal attempts, with a long make of 35 yards...Added 40 punts for 1,497 yards (37.4 average), with a long of 57 yards...11 fair catch punts and had ten end inside the 20...Kicked off 45 times overall for 2,450 yards, a 54.4 yard average, with two touchbacks...Ranked first in the Liberty League in punt yardage and was third in punts inside the 20, also ranking 64th overall in Division III in punting average...Named Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week on Sep. 8 after making a field goal, five PAT's and having two punts for 85 yards in the season-opener against Olivet...Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District and Liberty League All-Academic Teams in 2025.

At UR 2024: Saw the field in each of UR's final four contests...Connected on 7-of-9 PAT attempts and went 1-for-1 on field goal tries, totaling 10 points...Made seven kickoffs for 334 yards, averaging 47.7 yards per kickoff, landing one touchback...Knocked through a season-high 3 PATs vs. Buffalo St. on Nov. 2...Hit a 21-yard field goal, the first of his career, in the ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl vs. SUNY Brockport on Nov. 23...Liberty League All-Academic honoree.

At UR 2023: First-year specialist appeared in one game for the 'Jackets during his rookie campaign.

HS: Graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School...Played football and lacrosse for the Raiders, earning five varsity letters...2022 Special Teams Player of the Year...2022 Third-Team All-State Group 4...2021 Third-Team All-Big Central Conference...Connected on 100 percent of his PAT attempts as a senior, while punting a long of 60 yards...Helped the Raiders' lacrosse team win a Group 3 State Championship in 2022...Four-year member of the High Honor Roll...Three-year member of the National Honors Society...Founder/Co-President of Club Inclusion...DECA Member

Personal: Mother, Laura Young Brainard, was a Division III All-American in Track & Field at Ithaca College