Nikola Dugandzic

2025 First-Year: Handled kickoffs in first career action at Tulane (8/30). High School: Ranked the No. 1 punter in the nation for the 2025 class according to 247Sports and Chris Sailer Kicking … Attended New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Ill. … Selected as 2025 Navy All-American, competed in the East vs. West All-American Bowl matchup on January 11, 2025 … Averaged 43.7 yards per punt as a senior in 2024, with a long punt of 66 yards, and placed 20 punts inside the 20-yard line … Also went 6-of-9 on field goals as a kicker in 2024, attempting five kicks of 40+ yards with a long of 51 yards, and recorded a touchback on 24 of 29 kickoffs … Named to the 2024 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) Class 8A All-State Team as a senior in 2024 … Selected to the News-Gazette’s 2024 First Team All-State … Averaged 41.9 yards on 41 punts as a junior in 2023, with 17 inside the 20-yard line … Recorded a touchback on 31 of 32 kickoffs … High school coach at New Trier was Brian Doll … Committed to Northwestern on May 30, 2024 … Chose Northwestern over Illinois, Kentucky and Ole Miss.