Hunter Niswander

James Hunter Niswander (born November 26, 1994) is an American professional football punter. He played college football at Northwestern University.

Early life Niswander attended Woodridge High School He was a 3 sport athlete in HS playing soccer, football, and basketball. He led as captain for every team. As a freshman, he made a 35-yard field goal that sealed a state playoff appearance for the first time in school history.

As a senior, he set the state record for most consecutive extra points made (111) and the school longest field goal made (53 yards). He received All-PTC and All-Ohio Division III honors. He appeared in all 5 games, while punting 21 times for an average of 44.6 yards before COVID shut down the league.

In March, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced that it would be cancelling the rest of the season. On April 10, he had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations.

The Dallas Cowboys signed Niswander in 2020 after a winning performance at a specialist combine.

2020–2022 Dallas Cowboys On October 26, 2020, Niswander was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad.

He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2020, after punter Chris Jones was placed on injured reserve with a core muscle injury.

He averaged 47.2 yards on 26 punts in the final eight games, tying for ninth-best in the NFL. He landed 10 of his punts inside the 20-yard-line. He kicked a 56 yard punt in Week 16 against the Philadelphia Eagles. His production convinced the Cowboys to release Jones on March 17, 2021.

He finished as a top 10 punter.

On April 7, 2021, punter Bryan Anger was signed to compete with Niswander for the starting position. Niswander did all 3: kickoffs, field goals, and punting in training camp. On August 16, Niswander suffered a back injury during a training camp practice. On August 19, he was placed on injured reserve the next day. On December 28, 2021, he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. On January 10, 2022, he was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

2023 Houston Gamblers Niswander signed with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL on May 3, 2023. Niswander and all other Houston Gamblers players and coaches were all transferred to the Houston Roughnecks after it was announced that the Gamblers took on the identity of their XFL counterpart, the Roughnecks. He was released on July 23, 2024.

Niswander finished with an average of 45.8 yds/punt Finished as one of the top punters in the league Nominated multiple times for player of the week

2024 Houston Roughnecks Finished 2024 season 2nd in the league with 47.0 yard average.

2024–current University of Hawaii Associate Director of Development for Athletics Responsible for Major Gifts for all 20 varsity teams and 450 Rainbow Warrior and Wahine student-athletes