Rob East

Position:
Punter
Height:
5-11
Weight:
179
Class:
Sophomore
Letters:
1
Hometown:
Dublin, Ga.
High School:
Dublin HS

2014 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2014 at MERCER: Played in 11 games at punter and as a holder on the Bears’ field goal unit as a sophomore … Named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... Averaged 36.6 yards on a team-leading 27 punts … Pinned nine of his 27 punts inside the 20-yard line … Matched a season-high with an average of 40 yards per punt including a season-long 54-yard boot in a win over Ave Maria (Sept. 20) … Kicked three punts inside the 20-yard line during the Bears’ victory at VMI (Sept. 27) … Had a career-high eight punts in Mercer’s game at Samford (Oct. 4).

2013 at MERCER: Starting punter in all 12 games during redshirt freshman season … Named to the Pioneer Football League Honor Roll … Averaged 39.1 yards on 43 total punts … Pinned 11 punts inside the 20-yard line … Had four punts of 50 yards or more … Recorded only three touchbacks and had seven punts fair caught … Drilled a season-best 58-yard punt to go along with three inside the 20-yard line in a win over Berry … Kicked six punts, including a 56-yarder in a win over Drake … Had a career-high seven punts with one 50-yarder against San Diego … Notched a 50-yard punt in a win over Campbell … Averaged a season-best 43.8 yards per punt in a defeat of Davidson.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three sport athlete at Dublin High School, competing in football baseball and golf … Earned four letters playing football for head coach Roger Holmes … Played quarterback as a senior, earning All-Region and First Team All-Middle Georgia honors … Also a Second Team All-Region selection as a punter during his junior season … Voted team captain in 2010 and 2011 … Picked for the Leadership, Dedication & Ability Award as a sophomore … Helped lead his team to a pair of regional championships and an Elite Eight appearance … Was an honor roll student all four years of high school … Earned a Georgia Certificate of Merit and was a Dublin Board Scholar … Majoring in Accounting.

PERSONAL: Born June 16, 1993 in Dublin, Ga. … Son of Robert and Jan East … Has two brothers, Ben (19) and Matt (14) … Ben is also a member of the Mercer football team … Majoring in accounting.