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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 touchÂbacks.
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 ColÂlege'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.
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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 IIÂ Â Â 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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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 touchÂbacks.
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 ColÂlege'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.
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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 IIÂ Â Â 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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