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Played in 39 games during his career, serving as the team’s punter for final three seasons.
 
2016 (Senior): Played in all 11 games serving as the team’s punter, and served as the team’s kicker in the final seven games … Recorded 76 punts for 2,898 yards (38.1 ypp), with a long of 58 …  Had 17 punts inside the 20 and recorded three touchbacks … Recorded four punts of 50 yards or more … Scored 33 points, converting 7-of-7 on field goals and 12-of-13 point after attempts … Averaged 51.1 yards on kickoffs … Had 10 punts for a 37.5-yard average at Houston … Also recorded 10 punts for a 36.7-yard average against Incarnate Word … Was a season-best 4-of-4 on PATs against the Cardinals … Completed a pass for 31 yards against UIW … Recorded seven punts for a season-best 42-yard average at Central Arkansas … One of his punts against the Bears was inside the 20 … Also recorded a season-long punt of 58 yards at UCA … Converted both field goal attempts against Central Arkansas, with a long of 30 … Had one punt of 54 yards in the victory over Northwestern State, and was 2-of-2 on field goals against the Demons … Booted a long field goal of 37 yards against McNeese State.

2015 (Junior): Played in all 11 games as the team’s punter … Recorded 52 punts for 1,947 yards … Averaged 37.4 yards per punt … Recorded five punts of 50 yards or more … Downed 12 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line … Recorded a season-long 64-yard punt against Central Arkansas … Recorded four punts for a season-best single-game average of 43.2 yards per punt against Northwestern State … Downed three punts inside the 20 against Nicholls.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games … Averaged 38.9 yards per punt on 59 punts during the season … Scored 51 points … Was 33-of-35 (.943) on extra-point attempts … Converted 6-of-8 (.750) field-goal attempts … Scored a season-high 12 points in the victory over Houston Baptist, including a 9-of-10 (.900) effort on free throws … Also connected on a season-long 43-yard field goal against the Huskies, and recorded a punt of 31 yards … Was named Southland Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts against HBU … Was a perfect 9-of-9 on PATs in the win over Nicholls … Booted eight punts of 50 yards or more … Landed 13 punts inside the 20-yard line … Averaged better than 43 yards on seven punts at Abilene Christian, including a season-long 56 yarder … Was named CFPA Co-National Punter of the Week after the game against Abilene Christian.

2013 (Freshman): Played in five games ... Utilized primarily on kickoffs ... Made his lone field goal attempt of the season (21 yards) in the season opener against Oklahoma Panhandle State ... Finished the game against OPSU with four points ... Helped LU set a single-game record for PATs in the win over OPSU ... Averaged nearly 55 yards per kickoff, including a touchback.

High School: Named to the Associated Press Class 4A all-state first-team as a junior and was an honorable mention selection as a senior ... Is second all-time in Texas high school history with 42 career field goals made ... Hit 21 field goals as a junior for the second best single-season total in Texas high school history ... Is fourth all-time in the state with 211 career extra points ... Has a career long field goal of 52 yards and connected on five field goals against Port Neches-Groves ... Twice named Special Teams Player of the Year in District 19-4A and was twice named First-Team All-Greater Houston.

Personal: Juan Jose Carranco was born on December 11, 1994 ... Son of Jaime and Maria Carranco ... Majoring in business.