15 Facts About Mitch Wishnowsky

Mitchell Wishnowsky was born on 3 March 1992 and is an Australian professional American football punter for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.

Mitch Wishnowsky played college football for the Utah Utes, where he won the Ray Guy Award and was a unanimous All-American as a sophomore in 2016.

Mitch Wishnowsky was born in Gosnells, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, to New Zealand parents from Hawke's Bay.

Mitch Wishnowsky was a student of Lumen Christi College from 2005 to 2009.

Mitch Wishnowsky grew up playing Australian rules football, but was forced to give up the sport at age 18 due to repeated shoulder injuries.

Mitch Wishnowsky left his job and moved across the country in 2013 to enroll in Prokick, spending a year there.

Since Mitch Wishnowsky needed time to secure NCAA eligibility, he enrolled in and punted for Santa Barbara City College in 2014, and redshirted in 2015, remaining in Santa Barbara to complete his associate degree and conserve NCAA eligibility.

Mitch Wishnowsky was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft.

Mitch Wishnowsky was the first of two punters to be selected that year.

Mitch Wishnowsky signed a four-year contract with the 49ers on 30 April 2019.

Mitch Wishnowsky made one out of two extra points and missed a 41-yard field goal.

Mitch Wishnowsky is the first Australian to score a point in an NFL game.

On 16 September 2022, Mitch Wishnowsky signed a four-year, $13 million contract extension with the 49ers.

In week 5 of the 2024 season versus the Arizona Cardinals, as 49ers' kicker Jake Moody was injured in a kickoff, Mitch Wishnowsky took over the kicking duties and made the first field goal of his career, which was a 26-yard kick.

On 16 November 2024, Mitch Wishnowsky was placed on injured reserve.