Oliver Straw

Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (Phil Steele) Has played in 37 career games Has 126 career punts for 5,420 yards, averaging 43.0 yards per kick and placed 52 inside the opponents 20-yard line and only had six touchbacks 2024 (Jr.) Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors Saw action in all 13 games Finished with 49 punts for 2,084 yards, averaging 42.5 yards per punt and had a long of 63 yards Placed 18 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, had eight punts of 50 yards or more and only had two touchbacks Ranked No. 6 in Big 12 Conference for punting average Punted twice for 89 total yards in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis Recorded two punts for 96 total yards and a long of 52 at Texas Tech Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (UCF) Totaled four punts for 200 yards against UCF, pinning two inside the 20 with a season-high tying long of 57 Punted three times for 89 yards against Baylor Finished with five punts for 218 yards and a long of 46 yards at Cincinnati Tallied three punts for a total of 138 yards at Arizona Punted the ball two times against Kansas State, totaling 99 yards with a long of 54 Recorded four punts for 154 yards against Kansas, placing a pair inside the 20 Finished with three punts for 135 yards, including a season-long 57 yarder, at Pitt Added just one punt for 46 yards against UAlbany Punted four times for 176 total yards, averaging 44 yards per punt in the season opener against Penn State 2023 (So.) College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team Saw action in all 13 games as the punter All-Big 12 Conference Honorable-Mention Finished with 43 punts for 1,853 punts, averaging 43.1 yards per punt, with a long of 61 yards Placed 19 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, had eight punts of 50 yards or more, had 21 punts results in a fair catch and two that rolled into end zone for a touchback Punted three times against North Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Bowl, totaling 145 yards with a season long of 61 yards Four punts at Baylor traveled a total of 158 yards, including a long of 42 Finished with six punts for 248 yards and a long of 47 at Oklahoma Totaled 84 yards on two punts and placed two inside the 20-yard line at UCF Three punts against Oklahoma State traveled a total of 136 yards and an average of 45.3 yards per punt Punted three times for 111 yards and a long of 39 at Houston Had five punts for 230 yards, averaging 46.0 yards per punt at TCU; season-long of 58 yards and placed three inside the 20-yard line Season-high six punts went for a total of 246 yards and a long of 50 against Texas Tech Recorded three punts for 133 yards and a long of 50 in the Pitt game Lone punt against Duquesne went for 52 yards Punted four times for 168 yards in the season opener at Penn State, longest punt went for 50 yards 2022 (Fr.) College Football News Freshman All-American Honorable Mention Academic All-Big 12 Conference Rookie Team Saw action in all 11 games in which he played WVU did not record a punt against Towson Finished with 48 punts for 2,029 yards, averaging 42.3 yards per kick Registered 17 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line, had seven that were 50 yards or more, two touchbacks and had a long punt of 63 yards Played in 11 games in his first season at WVU Punted eight times for 352 yards at Oklahoma State, placing two inside the 20; longest punt of the day went for 55 yards Big 12 Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Week (Oklahoma) Finished with six punts for 263 yards, with a long of 51 against Oklahoma; four of six punts vs. OU were placed inside the 20 Punted nine times for 385 yards, including a long of 61 yards, at Iowa State Tallied 130 yards on three punts vs. TCU; longest punt of the game went for 55 yards Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance at Texas Tech Punted five times for 233 yards at Texas Tech, with a career-long of 63; WVU’s longest punt since Tyler Sumpter at Baylor on Oct. 9, 2021 (72) Averaged 40-plus yards per punt for the second consecutive game vs. Baylor Placed two of his four punts inside the 20 at Texas Punted twice for 77 yards at Virginia Tech, with a long of 42 yards Made his Mountaineer debut at Pitt; averaged 41.2 yards on six punts (247 yards) and placed three inside the 20-yard line Enrolled at WVU in January 2022 High School Strong athletic background playing both Australian rules football and basketball Kicks with either foot and can punt spiral or end-over-end rugby style Has dual citizenship in United States and Australia Trained with Prokick Australia Prokick Australia has produced five Ray Guy Award winners and 17 All-Americans Prokick Australia has placed three punters on current Big 12 rosters Played Australian rules football for his high school team and local AAU team for seven years Foreign-exchange student who was born in Hoboken, New Jersey Played high school football (DE/TE) at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch, New Jersey Personal Son of Anthony and Joanne Straw One of two children (1 brother) Graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance in May 2025 Currently pursuing a master's degree in business administration Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll