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Player Profile: John Wirtel

#87 John Wirtel

Position: Long Snapper
Height: 6-3
Weight: 241
Class: Senior
Hometown: Orland Park, Ill.
High School: Mount Carmel HS

2017 (RSr.): Served as the team’s primary deep snapper in the first four games before missing the remainder of the season with an injury ... Awarded a sixth year of eligibility.

2016 (Sr.): Served as the team’s primary deep snapper in the first three games before missing the remainder of the season with an injury … Rhode Island: Helped KU convert seven PAT tries in its victory over the Rams … Also served as the long snapper on all punt attempts … Ohio: Snapped on six punts and helped convert three PAT attempts … at Memphis: Suffered an injury early in the contest and missed the remainder of the season.

2015 (Jr.): Played in 10 games… Shared long snapping duties throughout the season… South Dakota State: Served as the Jayhawks’ long snapper on punts… Memphis: Did not play… at Rutgers: Served as KU’s long snapper on all four punts… at Iowa State: Snapped on eight punts… Baylor: Did not play… Texas Tech: Served as KU’s long snapper on four punts… at Oklahoma State: Made his first tackle of the season on punt coverage… Oklahoma: Served as the Jayhawks’ long snapper on eight punts and a PAT conversion… at Texas: Served as KU’s long snapper on all special teams plays… at TCU: Snapped on all of KU’s special teams field goal, PAT and punt tries... West Virginia: KU’s snapper on all punt tries… K-State: Helped convert two PATs.

2014 (So.): Saw time in all 12 games… Served as KU’s long snapper on punts… at Duke: Had one tackle... at Baylor: Made one tackle... at Oklahoma: Credited with one tackle.

2013 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games, serving as KU’s long snapper on punts... Recorded three tackles on the season, including two solo stops... Credited with a fumble recovery... One of two true freshmen on the roster to see action in 2013.

High School: Earned two letters as a tight end and long snapper at Mount Carmel HS… Helped lead team to state title his senior year… Played for head coach Frank Lenti… Won state title in baseball, along with winning the Steven Bajenski Award his sophomore year and the Frank Kisvka Award his senior year... Made the honor roll all four years.

Personal: Son of John and Coleen Wirtel... Cousin, Jacob Bushue, plays soccer at Indiana… Majoring in communication studies with a minor in business.

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