James Platte is a high-level field-flipping punter for The Citadel
Platte has been one of The Citadel’s most reliable special-teams weapons, with a career-best 47.3-yard punting average in 2024 and a program-record 44.0-yard career average, plus elite placement ability that helped him earn FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week honors and Punter of the Year semifinalist recognition. [1][4][5] He fits a team that values hang time, field position, and directional control more than raw volume, and his consistent ability to boom 50-plus-yard kicks and pin opponents deep makes him a difference-maker beyond the box score. [4][5][9]
