James Burnip

James Burnip is an Australian-born American football punter for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Early life and high school
Burnip attended high school in Australia at Victoria University. Coming out of high school, Burnip originally committed to play for the Ole Miss Rebels. However, Burnip decided to flip his commitment to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

College career
Burnip made his collegiate debut in week one of the 2021 season versus Miami. In Burnip's first year in 2021 he punted 48 times with average of 39.1, where 23 resulted in fair catches and 15 landed inside the 20 year line. During the 2022 season, Burnip punted 44 times with an average of 42.3 yards per punt, with seven landing inside the 20 and a long of 58 yards. In week two of the 2023 season, Burnip was named the Ray Guy Punter of the Week in a matchup versus Texas. In the 2024 Rose Bowl, Burnip would have a stellar game despite being injured earlier in the game, where Burnip punted seven times seven times for 352 yards with a 50.3 average and he caused two punts to be muffed, but the Crimson Tide would fall to Michigan. Burnip had a breakout 2023 season punting 59 times with an average of 47.6 yards. For his performance on the 2023 season, Burnip was named second team all-SEC.