Jason Vinson (born c. 1976) is a former American football punter.
He became Michigan's starting punter despite having been a walk-on who had never appeared as a starter in a football game at the high school level.
[1] Vinson enrolled at the University of Michigan without an athletic scholarship and did not initially try out for the football team.
[3] After spending the 1995 and 1996 seasons on the bench, Vinson became the starting punter for the undefeated 1997 national championship team.
In his first game on September 13, 1997, Vinson punted five times for an average of 42.4 yards.