Caleb Lightbourn

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-4
Weight:
256
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Washougal, Wash.
High School:
Camas

2020 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in all seven games
• Punted 13 times for an average of 40.2 yards per punt. Trapped opponents inside their 20 twice and finished with three punts of more than 50 yards
• Also kicked off and averaged 57.1 yards per attempt (36 total). Finished with 11 touchbacks
• Averaged 45.5 yards on four punts in the win over California, and totaled two attempts of more than 50 yards. Trapped the Golden Bears inside their 20 once
• Dropped one 50-yard punt and averaged 43.8 yards per on four attempts at Washington
• Opened his OSU career with a 38.0 yard average in the season opener versus Washington State. Three of his four punts went as fair catches

2019 (SENIOR)
• Did not play due to NCAA transfer regulations after joining the program from Nebraska. Redshirted

NEBRASKA
• Played three seasons for Nebraska, from 2016-18
• Started five games as a punter and handled kickoff duties in nine of the team’s 12 games. Totaled 24 punts, averaging 41.6 yards per. Three went longer than 50 yards and three pinned opponents inside their 20
• Punted 59 times as a sophomore, averaging 42.1 yards per. Totaled 13 punts of 50 or more yards and pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line 21 times
• As a freshman, in 2016, averaged 39.7 yards on 65 punts. Downed opponents inside their 20 a total of 21 times and tallied 10 punts of 50 or more yards

CAMAS HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for head coach Jon Eagle as both a punter and kicker
• Rated as the No. 7 punter in the nation by 247 Sports and 11th by Scout. Listed among the top 20 high school prospects in the state of Washington by 247 Sports, ESPN and Scout
• Punted four times in 2015, averaging 45 yards per. Camas went 11-1 his senior season, reaching the 4A State Quarterfinals
• Also averaged 45 yards per punt as a junior in 2014, and was 4-of-5 on field goal attempts. Camas went 10-1 that season and he earned all-league honors
• Competed in soccer and track while at Camas

PERSONAL
• Son of Edgar Lightbourn and Marjie Van Der Laan
• Majoring in liberal studies
• Earned spots on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017, 2018 and 2019