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2024 Football Roster

36 Shelby Pruett

36 Shelby Pruett

  • Position:
    Punter
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lake Forest, Ill.
  • Previous Team:
    Lake Forest
  • Major:
    Economics

Summary

Biography

Honors
2024 All-Patriot League First Team
Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week 10/5/2024
2024 Augusta Sports Council FBS Punter of the Year Watchlist
2024 Preseason All-Patriot League
2024 Phil Steele Second Team Preseason All-Patriot League
2023 All-Patriot League First Team

Career | Career Statistics
Games Played/Started: 44/0
Colgate Debut: Sept. 4, 2021, at Boston College
Stats: 206 punts, 8,322 yards, 40.4. average, long of 69 yards, 17 touchbacks, 52 inside the 20, 34 punts of 50+ yards; 2 rushes for  -23 yards; 1 assisted tackle

2024 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 12/0
  • 49 punts for 2,098 yards, 42.81 average, long of 66, 6 touchbacks, 17 inside the 20, 9 punts of 50+ yards, 1 rush for 1 yard
  • Punted four times in the season opener at Maine for a 39.6 average with one inside the 20 and a 54 yard effort.
  • Against #5 Villanova punted six times for a 46.5 average including a 60 yard effort while dropping one inside the 20.
  • Had a big day at Akron averaging 49.7 yards on six punts including three inside the 20 and three of 50+ yards.
  • Three punts for a 43 yard average and a long of 49 yards with two dropped inside the 20 in the win over Cornell.
  • At Penn punted three times for 110 yards.
  • Earned Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week with three punts for 136 yards and a long of 50 yards against Holy Cross.
  • Punted four times in the win over Georgetown for 161 yards with one touchback, two punts inside the 20 and one of over 50 yards.
  • Punted once for 61 yards at Merrimack.
  • Averaged 41.6 yards on seven punts with two inside the 20 at Fordham earning Patriot League player of the week honorable mention.
  • Punted five times for 167 yards against Lafayette putting two punts inside the Lafayette 20.
  • Had a 47 yard average on four punts for 188 yards at Lehigh.
  • At Bucknell he punted three times for 113 yards.
2023 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 10/0
  • First team All-Patriot League punter.
  • Played and was the primary punter in 10 games, missing the game at Penn (Sept. 23).
  • 44 Punts, 1814 yards, 41.2 average; long of 69 yards; 4 touchbacks, nine inside the 20, seven punts of 50+ yards.
  • Tied his career-high with nine punts with five over 50 yards while averaging 47.6 yards against Syracuse (Sept. 2).
  • Averaged 52.5 yards on four punts with a career-long of 69 yards with two touchbacks and two inside the 20 at Cornell (Sept. 30).
  • Punted eight times to a 40.1 average at Georgetown (Oct. 21).
  • 44.2 average on four punts versus Bucknell (Oct. 28).
  • Six punts with two inside the 20 at Lafayette (Nov. 4).
2022 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 11/0
  • Played and was primary punter in all 11 games.
  • 57 punts, 2384 yards, 41.8 average, long of 57 yards, four touchbacks, 19 fair caught, 13 inside the 20, six punts of 50+ yards.
  • Eight punts for a 44 yard average and two over 50 yards at Stanford (Sept. 3).
  • Career-high nine punts (44.7 average) with two over 50 yards and three inside the 20 at Maine (Sept. 10).
  • Averaged 45.6 yards on seven punts with two inside the 20 at Penn (Sept. 17)
  • Five punts including a 50-yarder versus Holy Cross (Sept. 24).
  • Eight punts for a 43.8 yard average with three over 50 yards and three inside the 20 in the win at Bucknell (Oct. 29).
  • Six punts with two over 50 and two inside the 20 against Lafayette (Nov. 5).
  • 54-yarder and a 43.3 yard average against Lehigh (Nov. 12).
  • Four punts culminating in a 41.8 yard average at Fordham (Nov. 19).
2021 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 11/0
  • Played and was primary punter in all 11 games.
  • 55 punts, 1976-yards, 35.9 average, long of 59 yards, three touchbacks, 19 fair caught, 12 inside the 20, seven punts of 50+ yards.
  • Began his career with 8 punts against FBS foe Boston College with three fair catches and two punts dropped inside the Eagle 20.
  • Tremendous day in 28-21 win over Georgetown with three punts for an average of 51.0 and a career long of 59 yards.
  • 42.7 yard average on seven punts versus William & Mary with three punts over 50 yards and three settling inside the 20.
  • Six punts at Holy Cross with three fair catches, one inside the 20 and a 50-yarder.
  • Seven punts in the season ending win over Fordham with five fair catches, a long of 54 and one downed inside the 20.

Before Colgate
Attended Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, Illinois ... Played three years under head coach Chuck Spagnoli as a punter and fullback... Named North Suburban Conference All-Academic... Also completed in lacrosse and track and field ... National Honor Society member ... French Club and Robotics Club.

Personal
Born: Shelby Wheeler Von Reding Pruett in Chicago.
Family: Parents are Shelby and Elizabeth Pruett ... Relative of Hub Pruett, who pitched in major leagues between 1922-32 for St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants and Boston Braves ... Has one sister and one brother.
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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2021First Year

    Punter
    6'2" 210 lbs
    84
  • 36

    2022Sophomore

    Punter
    6'3" 225 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2023Junior

    Punter
    6'3" 225 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2024Senior

    Punter
    6'3" 225 lbs
    36