2025 Football Roster
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Van Winkle, Jaren

Jersey Number 47
Jaren Van Winkle
- Position:
- K/P
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Clay, Ala.
- Previous School:
- Southwestern Oklahoma State
Bio
2024: Two-time Big-South OVC Specialist of the Week (Sept. 16 and Nov. 11)…Played and started in all 14 games for the Skyhawks as the team’s primary specialist in all three phases…Helped team to fourth consecutive conference title and an appearance in the Division I playoffs...Ranked second in the Big South-OVC with 93 points scored - ranking second in program history…Made 13-of-19 field goal attempts…Longest field goal came against North Alabama (Sept. 14) when he converted a 46-yard attempt…Converted 54-of-57 PAT tries, both ranking as school records in makes and attempts...Made multiple field goals against Kansas State (Aug. 31), North Alabama (Sept. 14), Charleston Southern (Nov. 9) and New Hampshire (Nov. 30)…Tallied 70 punts for 2,894 yards…Averaged 41.3 yards per punt attempt…Booted a season-long 65-yard punt against Kansas State (Aug. 31)…Averaged 47.1 yards per punt on eight attempts against Montana State (Dec. 7)…Recorded 10 punts of 50 yards or more…Placed 21 punts inside the 20…Tallied 28 kickoffs for 1,427 yards…Averaged 51.0 yards per kickoff with four touchbacks.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Southwestern Oklahoma State where he spent the 2022 season…Redshirted 2023 season…Played in 11 games in 2022…Made 11-of-15 field goal attempts…Booted a season-long 35-yard attempt against Henderson State and Southern Nazarene…Kicked a season-best three field goals against Oklahoma Baptist…Tallied 54 punts for a total of 2,153 yards…Booted a season-best 79-yard punt against Southern Arkansas to set a Great American Conference and program record…Garnered all-state and All-GAC conference second team honors…Placed 17 punts inside the 20…Earned a pair of special teams player of the week honors…Spent his freshman season at East Central Community College…Made 5-of-9 field goal attempts – including a season-best 45-yard field goal in 2021…Converted 17-of-18 PATs…Named MACCC Player of the Week three times…Named to All-MACCC second team as a kicker…Prepped at Clay Chalkville High School.
PERSONAL: Born on May 15, 2003…Son of Steve and Lise Van Winkle…Has two siblings, Andrew and Ian…Majoring in electrical engineering…Uncle played football and ran track at Georgia.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Southwestern Oklahoma State where he spent the 2022 season…Redshirted 2023 season…Played in 11 games in 2022…Made 11-of-15 field goal attempts…Booted a season-long 35-yard attempt against Henderson State and Southern Nazarene…Kicked a season-best three field goals against Oklahoma Baptist…Tallied 54 punts for a total of 2,153 yards…Booted a season-best 79-yard punt against Southern Arkansas to set a Great American Conference and program record…Garnered all-state and All-GAC conference second team honors…Placed 17 punts inside the 20…Earned a pair of special teams player of the week honors…Spent his freshman season at East Central Community College…Made 5-of-9 field goal attempts – including a season-best 45-yard field goal in 2021…Converted 17-of-18 PATs…Named MACCC Player of the Week three times…Named to All-MACCC second team as a kicker…Prepped at Clay Chalkville High School.
PERSONAL: Born on May 15, 2003…Son of Steve and Lise Van Winkle…Has two siblings, Andrew and Ian…Majoring in electrical engineering…Uncle played football and ran track at Georgia.
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