Career Summary
Spent his true freshman season at Sam Houston in 2025 before transferring to UCLA ... averaged 43 yards per punt in his lone season as the starting punter at Sam Houston ... veteran of 12 NCAA games.
2025 (Sam Houston)
Appeared in all 12 games as a true freshman at Sam Houston ... punted 64 times for 2,755 yards (43.0 average) with a long of 72 and two touchbacks ... landed 22 punts inside the opposing 20-yard line ... had six punts go for 50+ yards ... ran for a 27-yard first down in Sam Houston's season finale against FIU on Nov. 29 ... recorded a season-long 72-yard punt at New Mexico State on Oct. 2 ... punted 5+ times in 10 of Sam Houston's 12 games ... recorded a solo tackle at Texas on Sept. 20.
Prior to Sam Houston
Played for Evan Ryder (AFL) Nathan Chapman & John Smith (Prokick Australia) ... won four grand finals for club in Australian Rules Football ... school football team won three grand finals in a row ... won three "Best & Fairest" (Team MVP) over eight total years of playing football ... transitioned into punting in June of 2023 ... trained with Prokick Australia.
Personal
Son of Steven and Nicole Gerrand ... has two older siblings: Mahlia and Devon ... aspires to a career in the sports management industry ... hobbies and interests include sports (NBA, AFL, soccer, track & field), DJing, going to the beach, hikes, and running ... admires Jalen Brunson ... decided to attend UCLA because of the "unreal coaching staff, academics, and weather" ... cites running 27 yards for a first down at Sam Houston as his top pre-UCLA athletic highlight ... if he wasn't playing football, he'd choose a career path as an electrician ... his family is his "why."