Zoltan Mesko Scouting Report

Zoltan Mesko is a huge punter, with a huge leg to match. Mesko has been the punter at Michigan all four years of his collegiate career. He has steadily increased his yardage average as his career has progressed. The power in his leg is best illustrated by his personal record 68 yard punt during his sophomore season in 2007. Mesko averaged 41.6 and 41.1 yards per punt as a freshman and sophomore respectively. He improved those numbers as junior, punting a career high 80 times for an average of 43.0 yards. He improved again as a senior, averaging 44.5 yards per punt in 2009. Mesko has had 78 punts downed inside of the 20 yard line during his time at Michigan, which is a 30 percent rate. The aspect of his game that has improved the most however, is his accuracy. He has learned to kick directionally and take something off a kick to pin opponents deeper in their own territory. His combination of accuracy and power should make him the first punter selected in the 2010 draft -- somewhere in the late fifth or sixth round.