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Wilson Added to Ray Guy Award Watch List
10/13/2020 4:30:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke redshirt freshman punter Porter Wilson was added to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award, presented by the Augusta Sports Council.
The award honors the nation's top collegiate punter.
Wilson, a 6-5, 225-pound native of Fairlawn, Ohio, took over Duke's punting duties in 2020 after the departure of all-ACC specialist Austin Parker. So far this season, Wilson has punted 24 times for 1,049 yards for an average of 43.71 yards. His first career punt against Notre Dame went 60 yards while nine of his boots have been downed inside 20-yard line against zero touchbacks.
Against Virginia Tech, Wilson punted a season high nine times for 409 yards (45.44) with four boots of 50-plus yards, including a season-long 63-yard kick. The 63-yard effort resulted in a Duke touchdown as the punt was muffed and eventually the ball was recovered by Duke's Jaylen Stinson in the end zone. Wilson had two punts downed inside the Hokie 10 yard line (1 & 6 yard line, respectively) and had just two punts returned for a combined total of minus-18 yards.
Wilson is currently fourth in the ACC in punts of 50-plus yards with six, and is tied for first in the league with Boston College's Grant Carlson as the only two punters ranking among the league's top 10 in punting average with six-plus boots against zero touchbacks.
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Ga., native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. The Ray Guy Award winner is determined by a national voting body of sports writers, college coaches, sports information directors and past Ray Guy Award winners.
In early November, the Ray Guy Award committee will meet to select 10 semifinalists, who will be announced on November 29. A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision sports information directors, coaches, media representatives, and previous Ray Guy Award winners will then vote for the top three finalists, to be announced on December 7. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation's top punter. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on a date to be determined later.
About the Ray Guy Award
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. Among the statistics used to identify the winner is net punting average, number of times punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, total yardage punted, average returned yardage and percentage of punts not returned with particular emphasis placed on net punting average. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline and have a positive impact on the team's success.
Current Watchlist Nominees
Issac Power Baylor
Matt Naranjo Bowling Green
Will Spiers Clemson
Myles Prosser Coastal Carolina
Porter Wilson Duke
Tommy Heatherly FIU
Matthew Hayball Florida Atlantic University
Anthony Beck II Georgia Southern
Pressley Harvin III Georgia Tech
Blake Hayes Illinois
Joe Rivera Iowa State
Kyle Thompson Kansas
Rhys Byrns Louisiana
Zach Von Rosenberg LSU
Lou Hedley Miami
Kyle Ulbrich Middle Tennessee
Daniel Davies Navy
Trenton Gill NC State
Jay Bramblett Notre Dame
Drue Chrisman Ohio State
Tom Hutton Oklahoma State
Kirk Christodoulou Pitt
Adam Korsak Rutgers
Nolan Cooney Syracuse
Nik Constantinou Texas A&M
Austin McNamara Texas Tech
Lachlan Wilson Tulsa
Jake Camarda UGA
James Smith University of Cincinnati
Max Duffy University of Kentucky
Adam Williams University of Memphis
Ben Kiernan University of North Carolina
Jack Brooks University of South Alabama
Trent Schneider University of South Florida
Paxton Brooks University of Tennessee
Ryan Bujcevski University of Texas
Lucas Dean UTSA
Nash Griffin Virginia
Oscar Bradburn Virginia Tech
Ivan Mora Wake Forest
John Haggerty Western Kentucky
#GoDuke
The award honors the nation's top collegiate punter.
Wilson, a 6-5, 225-pound native of Fairlawn, Ohio, took over Duke's punting duties in 2020 after the departure of all-ACC specialist Austin Parker. So far this season, Wilson has punted 24 times for 1,049 yards for an average of 43.71 yards. His first career punt against Notre Dame went 60 yards while nine of his boots have been downed inside 20-yard line against zero touchbacks.
Against Virginia Tech, Wilson punted a season high nine times for 409 yards (45.44) with four boots of 50-plus yards, including a season-long 63-yard kick. The 63-yard effort resulted in a Duke touchdown as the punt was muffed and eventually the ball was recovered by Duke's Jaylen Stinson in the end zone. Wilson had two punts downed inside the Hokie 10 yard line (1 & 6 yard line, respectively) and had just two punts returned for a combined total of minus-18 yards.
Wilson is currently fourth in the ACC in punts of 50-plus yards with six, and is tied for first in the league with Boston College's Grant Carlson as the only two punters ranking among the league's top 10 in punting average with six-plus boots against zero touchbacks.
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Ga., native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. The Ray Guy Award winner is determined by a national voting body of sports writers, college coaches, sports information directors and past Ray Guy Award winners.
In early November, the Ray Guy Award committee will meet to select 10 semifinalists, who will be announced on November 29. A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision sports information directors, coaches, media representatives, and previous Ray Guy Award winners will then vote for the top three finalists, to be announced on December 7. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation's top punter. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on a date to be determined later.
About the Ray Guy Award
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. Among the statistics used to identify the winner is net punting average, number of times punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, total yardage punted, average returned yardage and percentage of punts not returned with particular emphasis placed on net punting average. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline and have a positive impact on the team's success.
Current Watchlist Nominees
Issac Power Baylor
Matt Naranjo Bowling Green
Will Spiers Clemson
Myles Prosser Coastal Carolina
Porter Wilson Duke
Tommy Heatherly FIU
Matthew Hayball Florida Atlantic University
Anthony Beck II Georgia Southern
Pressley Harvin III Georgia Tech
Blake Hayes Illinois
Joe Rivera Iowa State
Kyle Thompson Kansas
Rhys Byrns Louisiana
Zach Von Rosenberg LSU
Lou Hedley Miami
Kyle Ulbrich Middle Tennessee
Daniel Davies Navy
Trenton Gill NC State
Jay Bramblett Notre Dame
Drue Chrisman Ohio State
Tom Hutton Oklahoma State
Kirk Christodoulou Pitt
Adam Korsak Rutgers
Nolan Cooney Syracuse
Nik Constantinou Texas A&M
Austin McNamara Texas Tech
Lachlan Wilson Tulsa
Jake Camarda UGA
James Smith University of Cincinnati
Max Duffy University of Kentucky
Adam Williams University of Memphis
Ben Kiernan University of North Carolina
Jack Brooks University of South Alabama
Trent Schneider University of South Florida
Paxton Brooks University of Tennessee
Ryan Bujcevski University of Texas
Lucas Dean UTSA
Nash Griffin Virginia
Oscar Bradburn Virginia Tech
Ivan Mora Wake Forest
John Haggerty Western Kentucky
#GoDuke
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