Jackson Courville

Ball State vs. Kent State, October 12, 2024

Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics

MC-69903 Football vs. Western Michigan on Oct 5, 2024. Photo by Samantha Blankenship/Ball State University.

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Photo by: Amber Pietz, Ball State Creative Services

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NCAA Football: Central Michigan vs. Ball State. Homecoming activities around Scheumann Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at Ball State University.

Photo by: Doug McSchooler

Photo by: Samantha Blankenship / Ball State University

Position:
Kicker
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio
Prev School:
Centerville HS
High School:
Centerville HS

Awards and Honors:
2024 Academic All-MAC
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2024 Preseason All-MAC (fourth team by Phil Steele College Preview)

Hamilton Journal-News (Oct. 28, 2024): Centerville grad kicks game-winning FG for Ball State against NIU for second straight season
Associated Press (Oct. 27, 2024): Career-best 52-yard field goal by Jackson Courville gives Ball State 25-23 win
Muncie Star-Press (Oct. 27, 2024): Ball State kicker Jackson Courville's career day lifts Cardinals to win over NIU

Assumed starting placekicking duties as a true freshman ... was Ball State's first true freshman placekicker since Morgan Hagee in 2015.

2024 (So.): Made nine appearances for the Cardinals, completing 11-of-13 field goal attempts and 30-of-31 PATs … totaled 421 yards off seven kickoff attempts … his game-winning 52-yard field goal as time expired against Northern Illinois (Oct. 26) marked the longest of his career, adding to the four total field goals he secured against the Huskies … Academic All-America nominee.

2023 (Fr.): Assumed starting placekicking duties on PATs and field goals from the opening game of his freshman season and never looked back ... made 24 of 25 PAT attempts and was true on 15 of 21 field goal attempts ... he was 8-of-8 inside 30 yards and 12-of-13 inside 40 yards ... but for four misses beyond 50 yards, his only misses came on a 37-yard attempt against Northern Illinois (Nov. 7) and a 42-yarder against Miami ... redeemed his miss at NIU with a game-winning 36-yarder as time expired in a 20-17 victory ... hit at least one FG in 10 out of 12 games, including a 27-yarder at Georgia (Sept. 9) that was the first of his career ... season-long FG was a 48-yarder against Kent State (Nov. 18) ... drilled 44- and 48-yard attempts vs. Kent State to cement his value inside of 50 yards ... led Ball State with 69 points overall.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters as a kicker and punter under coach Brent Ullery at Centerville High School ... helped his team to a 4-4 record as a sophomore, 8-4 as a junior and 10-3 as a senior ... named third team all-state as a senior and first team as a junior ... finished 26-of-40 on field goal attempts in his career and was 99-of-103 on PAT attempts ... 9-of-17 on FGs and 32-of-35 on PATs as a senior, with a long FG of 55 yards ... 13-of-17 on FGs and 42-of-43 on PAT's as a junior with a long FG of 48 yards ... set school records for the longest field goal (55), and the most FGs in a season (13) and career (26).

PERSONAL: Son of Jeffrey and Robin Courville ... has a younger sister, Allyson ... hopes to major in marketing, and has worked as a seasonal intern in Ball State's athletics marketing unit ... favorite athletes include Curtis Martin, Larry Bird, Jayson Tatum and Kevin Garnett ... a favorite actor is Robert Downey Jr.