Wishnowsky is a professional punter in the NFL who is playing for the San Francisco 49ers as of the 2023-24 NFL season. As of January 2024, the big punter averages nearly 45.7 yards a punt but it is his ability to get numerous punts inside the opposition’s 20-yard line that has helped the team on numerous occasions.
Wishnowsky who attended the University of Utah and played for the Utah Utes football team had an exceptional college career as he finished second in the country in punting average with 47.7 yards and second in punts of 50 or more yards with 30.
He also had 17 punts that ended up inside the 10-yard line which was the most in that class. Wishnowsky earned consensus All-American honors as well as the Ray Guy Award which is presented to the best punter in college.
Mitch Wishnowsky Nationality
Mitch Wishnowsky is an Australian national having been born in Australia. He was born on 3 March 1992 in Gosnells’ suburb in Western Australia to Marty and Penny Wishnowsky. His parents are from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand but relocated to Perth before the birth of their son.
Prior to becoming a professional punter in the United States, Wishnowski used to be a glass installation specialist in Perth, Australia. Interestingly, he got the idea of becoming a punter in the NFL from some of his friends who started showing him videos of the game. The 49ers punter used to practice scoring goals from long distance in his youth which is why he excelled at kicking a ball.
Taking his skills as a kicker, he made his way to the University of Utah in 2016 and played for the Utah Utes till 2018. Putting up terrific numbers in college, Wishnowky was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2019 NFL Draft.
What number is Mitch Wishnowsky?
Wishnowsky wears the number 18 jersey for the San Francisco 49ers as a punter. Earlier, he used to wear jersey number 6 for the same team but after the NFL relaxed the jersey number rule to allow players in different positions to wear other numbers, Wishnowksy’s number changed.
Apparently, in 2021, the 49ers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu wanted to change his 6-number jersey for the number 18 and Wishnowsky readily gave up his own number and took the number 18 jersey. The 49ers punter has no qualms about which number he gets to wear.
How much does the 49ers punter make?
The 49ers punter, Wishnowski is earning a base salary of $1.1 million in the 2023-24 NFL season. In the upcoming 2024-25 season, he is set to earn a base salary of $2,225,000 while his average annual salary is $2.8 million.
Wishnowsky is currently in the middle of his second contract in the NFL which will run through the end of the 2026 season. His 4-year contract extension which he signed in 2022 is worth $11.2 million.
FAQ's on Mitch Wishnowsky nationality
A. Mitch Wishnowsky used to play various sports when he was in Australia such as soccer and rugby.
A. Mitch Wishnowsky shocked everyone on the 49ers team when he ran a fake punt in a game against the Seahawks and reached 20 miles per hour in doing so.
A. Mitch Wishnowsky is a big punter who stands at a height of 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and weighs approximately 220 lb (100 kg).
A. Mitch Wishnowsky has 127 punts inside the 20 as of January 2024.
