2017 Football Roster
Roster
Wyatt Schmidt
- Position:
- Punter/Holder
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Inver Grove Heights, MN
- High School:
- St. Thomas Academy
CAREER: He has appeared in 25 games in his career, making 1 tackle.
2018: Schmidt returns for his third season as USC’s holder on placekicks as a senior in 2018 and he also is available to long snap, punt and placekick. The one-time walk-on was awarded a scholarship in the middle of the 2018 season.
2017: Schmidt spent his second season as USC’s holder on placekicks as a walk-on junior in 2017. He was the holder in 12 games and saw action as the snapper in the other 2 games (Utah and Notre Dame). Overall in 2017, he made 1 tackle (at Notre Dame). He was named the Mortell Award Holder of the Week against Texas. He also was available to placekick and punt.
2016: Schmidt served as the holder on all placekicks and was a backup long snapper (he also was available to placekick and punt) as a walk-on sophomore in 2015. He saw action in 12 games (all but Utah State) as the holder. He lost 8 yards rushing on a bobbled hold on a field goal try against California.
2015: Schmidt did not see any action as a reserve walk-on redshirt freshman placekicker in 2015.
2014: Schmidt redshirted as a reserve walk-on freshman placekicker and punter in 2014, his first year at USC.
HOCKEY: After graduating from high school, Schmidt spent his 2013 season playing junior ice hockey in South Dakota.
HIGH SCHOOL: He earned 2012 All-State, All-Metro and All-Conference honors as a senior placekicker, punter, linebacker and tight end at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights (Minn.). He was 15-of-15 on field goals (with a long of 47 yards) and 39-of-39 on PATs as a senior. He was named the National Kicker of the Year at the 2012 Chris Sailer camp.
He earned All-State honors as he hit 44-of-45 PATs and averaged 40.7 yards as a punter as a junior in 2011.
He made 4-of-6 field goals and 49-of-50 PATs as a 2010 sophomore.
He played on St. Thomas Academy's 3-time (2011-12-13) state champion ice hockey team and was on the track team.
PERSONAL: He received his bachelor’s degree in real estate development at USC in the spring of 2018 with a B average (3.16 GPA) and is now working on his master’s degree in business finance. He made 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. His father, Paul, played tennis at Minnesota. His brother, Foley, was a 3-year (2009-11) All-Ivy League placekicker at Dartmouth, while his brother, Macalaster, is a junior kicker at Chicago.
