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John Byrum
John Byrum
John Byrum

47 Sam Spence

  • Position Kicker/Punter
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 225
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Florence, S.C.
  • High School West Florence

Biography

2025: Played in all 12 games at kicker ... Led the team in scoring with 55 points on 9-of-11 field goals and 28-of-28 PATs ... Also kicked off 17 times with a 57.9 average and two touchbacks ... Earned All-SoCon honors by Phil Steele on the fourth team ... Against Richmond (9/6) had two kickoffs and made a 47-yard field goal in the third quarter ... At Virginia Tech (9/20) made field goals from 42 and 43 yards ... Against Norfolk State (10/11) kicked off three times with two touchbacks and made a 41-yard field goal, along with fourPATs ... Made a 42-yard field goal in the fourth quarter against Furman (10/18) and a 34-yard field goal in the second quarter at ETSU (10/25) ... Against Samford (11/1) had three kickoffs and made a 25-yard field goal ... At CMI (11/8) had a 24-yard field goal and added seven PATs for ten points ... At The Citadel (11/15) had a 29-yard field goal and a PAT ... Against Chattanooga (11/22) kicked off once and had five PATs ... Named CSC Academic All-District ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team ...2024: Played in all 12 games ... Punted 61 times for 2,467 yards (40.4 average) and added 23 kickoffs for 1,269 yards (55.2 average) ... Was ranked sixth in the SoCon and 56th in the nation in punting average ... At Gardner-Webb (8/29) had two punts, including a long of 52 yards ... At Richmond (9/7) had five punts with a 40.2 average ... Against William & Mary (9/14) punted five times, with a season-long of 55-yards,  and had four kickoffs ...  Against Mercer (9/28) had a season-high eight punts with a 40.0 average and had three kickoffs ... At Western Carolina (10/5) had four punts and four kickoffs ... Against VMI (10/12) punted six times with a 43.8 average and had five kickoffs ... At Chattanooga (10/19) had six punts for a 43.0 average ... Added seven punts against ETSU (10/26) ... In the win at Samford (11/2) had four punts with a 45.5 average and three kickoffs ... At Furman (11/9) punted five times ... Had three punts against The Citadel (11/16) ... At South Carolina (11/23) punted six times with a 36.3 average ... Named to the SoCon Fall All-Academic Team and the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Named CSC Academic All-District ... 2023: Did not see action ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four seasons at West Florence High School as the kicker and punter ... Earned first team All-Region honors as a junior and senior ... During senior season was 31-of-35 on PATs, 4-of-6 on field goals and had a 44.0 yards per punt average ... As a junior was 41-of-42 on PATs, 9-of-11 on field goals and posted a 42.0 average on punts while the team was 9-4 overall ... Was 27-of-28 on PATs and made all three field goal attempts as a sophomore ... Named a freshman All-American with a 38.0 punting average ... Played two seasons of varsity soccer, earning All-Region honors twice ... Member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society ...

PERSONAL: Son of Timothy and Stacey Spence ... A finance major ... Mother played soccer and ran track at Baylor ... Brother, Austin, was a long snapper at Clemson (2015-19) and brother, Alex, was a placekicker at Clemson (2014-18).

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2023Freshman

    Kicker/Punter
    6'0" 220 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Kicker/Punter
    6'0" 220 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2025Sophomore

    Kicker/Punter
    6'1" 225 lbs
    47