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The following players have worked closely with One On One Kicking, and have taken advantage of what they have learned to earn national and conference honors at the next level.
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Aaron Bates
Michigan State - Punter
Honors: Second-team All-Big Ten selection by the media . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten pick by the coaches . . . presented Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award . . . named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . ranked fourth in the Big Ten and No. 30 in the nation in punting with his 42.0-yard average in 2008
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Jahmal Blanchard
Hampton - Punter
Honors: First Team All-MEAC… named to the 2008 SBN Sports Black College All-American Team… was the starting punter for the Pirates in all 11 games… punted 58 times for 2,498 yards… led the MEAC with a punting average of 43.1 yards for the second straight year… recorded 10 touchbacks and forced two fair catches… placed 21 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line… had 12 punts of 50 yards or longer… established a new career high with 340 punting yards in a win over North Carolina A&T… punted seven times for 289 yards in a loss at South Carolina State… punted nine times for 278 yards in a loss to Winston-Salem State… booted a career-high 79-yard punt in a win over Howard...Finished the 2007 regular season No. 1 in the MEAC in punting with an average of 43.1 yards per punt, finished the season ranked No. 7 in the NCAA in punting...Freshman punter in 2006, MEAC Special Teams Player of the Week with 71-yard punt, leads the conference with an average of 41.8 yards per punt
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Kody Bliss
Auburn - Punter
Honors: Third in Auburn history with a 43.3 yard per punt average, Coaches' All-SEC First-Team ... Associated Press All-SEC First-Team ... Led the SEC in punting with a 44.9-yard per kick average
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Matt Bosher
Miami (FL) - Kicker/Punter
Honors: Currently handling both kicking and punting roles...Kicked 50-yard FG vs. Florida...Early committal to Miami...Lou Groza High School Winner 2004...One On One Kicking Competition Expo Overall Champion 2005
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Justin Brockhaus-Kann
South Florida - Kicker/Punter
Honors: Prep: 6A first team all-state, all-county as a tight end and punter, as well as all-conference...One On One Kicking Expo Punting Champion
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Wes Byrum
Auburn - Kicker/Punter
Honors: Game-winning FG to beat Florida in 2007...kicked 79 of 91 kickoffs for touchbacks and connected on 74 of 75 extra point attempts his senior year ... Converted 11-of-15 field goals including a long of 48 yards in 2006 ... Ranked second among kickers by rivals.com and espn.com ... Named first-team All-Broward County by the Miami Herald ... Named FSWA 5A All-State ... Selected by the Florida Times Union to the Florida Super 75 ... Named a PrepStar All-American recruit ... Selected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
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Arthur Carmody
Louisville - Kicker
Honors: 2006 Lou Groza Award Winner, broke the single-season NCAA record for consecutive extra points with 77 straight in 2004... has booted 26-of-31 career field goals
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Kyle Chilton
Pikeville College - Kicker
Honors: hit long FG of 61 yards, hit 50-yard FG to send game to OT, then 34-yard FG to win
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Tony Ciaravino
UCONN - Kicker
Honors: 46-for-51 in extra point tries and 24-for-29 on his field goal attempts...Career long field goal is 50 yards...23-for-25 in his career on field goals of under 50 yards...Lou Groza winner in high school
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Matt Clark
Auburn - Kicker
Honors: 49 of 62 kickoffs (79%) for touchbacks, which led the nation...26 touchbacks in 2005...Second in the SEC in touchdback percentage (53.1 percent).
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Blake Clingan
Central Florida - Punter
Honors: Prep: #2 rated punter by Scout.com
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Daren Daly
Central Florida - Kicker/Punter
Honors: Prep: averaged 44.1 yards on 32 punts (long of 67), and had touchbacks on 95% of his kickoffs
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Matt DiLallo
Colorado - Punter
Honors: 2006 Rivals.com Freshman All-American...Prep: First-team all-Palm Beach County (District 6A) and all-conference honors, honorable mention all-area accolades, played in the Florida Outback All-Star game. First-team all-district and all-area junior year, team MVP on special teams. Senior year had 22 punts for a 40.3-yard average (long of 60), while dropping 10 punts inside the 20-yard line (seven inside-the-10). Averaged 42.0 yards on 44 punts (long of 72) in junior year, placing 23 punts inside the 20 (and 10 inside-the-10)
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Derek Dimke
Illinois - Kicker
Honors: Rated as one of the top players in the state of Illinois and ranks nationally as the No. 13 placekicker by Scout.com ... Holds the state playoff record with a 54-yard field goal ... Earned second-team All-State honors by the Chicago Tribune and special mention by the Champaign News-Gazette. ... Is ranked among the top-15 kickers nationally by Kohl's Kicking and was All-Conference for the NIC-10 ... Was a Northern Illinois All-Area selection
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Kyle Dougherty
Southern Illinois - Kicker
Honors: 2009 - Broke the SIU single season record for most FGs in a season (19)...2008 - Honorable mention All-Conference...2007 - Led the conference and ranked third in the nation with 108 points (kicking)...Ranked among the league's best in several categories, including field goals (4th), field goal percentage (2nd) and PAT kicking percentage (4th).
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P.J. Fitzgerald
Alabama - Punter
Honors: Earned scholarship for 2007 season...named 2006 Freshman All-SEC First Team Punter with 38.3 yards per punt average...Prep Honors
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Chris Fuchs
Western Illinois - Punter
Honors: Ranked among top punters in Broward County. Voted First Team All County Punter 2005-2006. Street & Smiths 2006 High School Senior Top Preps. Ranked #7 National by Scout.com Voted First Team All County Punter 2006
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Will Goggans
Troy - Punter
Honors: Named second team All-State and first team All-Region as a junior, second team All-Region as a senior...has the record for the most touchbacks in a season
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Tim Grasso
Hawaii - Punter
Honors: averaged 39.7 yards on 35 punts...had six punts of over 50 yards including a long of 51, three times. Averaged 42.7 yards per punt at Dixie State JUCO, ranking him No. 4 in the NJCAA
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Micky Groody
Florida Atlantic - Punter
Honors: longest punt was 54 yards
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Chris Hagerup
Indiana - Punter
Honors: Received honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition from the conference media ... Sporting News, Rivals.com and Phil Steele Magazine Freshman All-American second team selection. Finished 2008 season with an average of 42.4 yards on 61 punts, tied for the seventh-best single-season average in school history ... ranked third in the Big Ten and 22nd nationally with a 42.4 average ... average was the third best by a freshman in the country
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Garrett Hartley
Oklahoma - Kicker
Honors: 44 career field goals ranks in a tie for third all-time at OU. Was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award and second team All-Big 12 by the coaches and Associated Press. made a career-best 53-yard field goal against Utah State. Field goal percentage of .950 set a season school record and led the nation among kickers with more than 10 attempts. Prep: rated No. 2 kicker in the national by Rivals.com, set a national record for points in a career by a kicker, named All-State by Dallas Morning News
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Johnny Hekker
Oregon State - Punter
Honors: Voted the Special Team's MVP for the Sun Bowl in 2008, kicking 10 times for an average of 45 yards per punt. He also set the Sun Bowl record for the most punts inside the 20 yard line (5).
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Chas Henry
Florida - Punter
Honors: Prep: rated the No. 1 punter in the nation by Scout.com...during his junior campaign, averaged 46 yards per kick and broke the school record for longest punt with a 66-yard effort, established another school mark for longest field-goal made with a 52-yard kick
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Ryan Hoffman
Illinois State - Punter
Honors: 2006 Hula Bowl, 2005 Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Award for D-1A. Averaged 42 yards per punt.
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Jimmy Howell
Virginia - Punter
Honors: listed as No. 6 punter by Scout.com ... listed as the No. 21 kicker by Rivals ... averaged more than 43 yards per punt as a senior
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Roberto Jones
Alabama State - Punter
Honors:
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Bobby Kelsey
Illinois State - Punter
Honors: averaged 39.5 yards per punt on the season ... kicked three punts over 50 yards (long of 60 yards) ... kicked 49-yard FG and 68-yard punt in high school
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Ryan Khawly
Central Florida - Long Snapper
Honors:
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Mike Knall
Oklahoma - Punter
Honors: Averaged 43 yards per punt in 2007, with a long of 66 yards
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Christian Koegel
Umass - Punter
Honors: Second Team All-Atlantic Region. Named to the Atlantic-10 Academic All-Conference Team. 2004 Post Season Don Hansen All American All-Atlantic Team, UMass and Atlantic 10 conference record for punt yardage in a game with 526 yards, Atlantic-10 Academic All-Conference Team, set school record for punt average in a game with 53.0, booted a career-best 76 yard punt against Delaware -- third longest in UMass history
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Scott Kozlowski
West Virginia - Punter
Honors: #1 rated High School Punter in 2005, First Team All-American. Averaged 47 yards per punt, with a long of 59 yards.
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Zach Kutch
Illinois State - Kicker
Honors: As a senior, converted 11-of-15 field-goal attempts, including a long of 52 yards ... in the last two years combined, made 52-of-55 extra-point attempts and 24-of-33 field-goal tries, including a 100-percent success rate on field-goal attempts inside 49 yards ... named to the All-Northwest Florida Team as a junior ... two-time first-team all-area kicker ... earned first-team all-state honors following his junior and senior seasons ... ranked in the top-10 among senior kickers in 2004 by Rivals.com ... member of the Emerald Coast High School All-Star Team ... also earned all-region honors by PrepStar.
College: Auburn University - Freshman SEC All Academic Team, Auburn University Top Tiger
Illinois State University - Associated Press All-American – 2009, College Sporting News All-America “Fabulous Fifty” Team – 2009, The Sports Network All-America Team-2009, All Missouri Valley Conference 1st team - 2009, ISU Special Teams player of the year-2009, 2x Missouri Valley Football Conference Player of the Week Award, 1x National FCS Most Valuable Player of the Week Award, State Farm Student-Athlete Academic Excellence Award, 3x AFNI Athletic Honor Roll
Records Broken- School Records:
Most points scored in a game by a kicker- 19pts. – ISU record 2009, Most field goals made in a single game - made 6 field goals ISU record 2009, Most Field goals made in a single season- made 22 ISU record 2009, Most Points scored by a kicker in a season- 91 points ISU record 2009
Conference Records: Most Field goals made in a game. 6 fgs - MVFC record 2009, Most Field goals made in a single season. 22 fgs - MVFC record 2009, Only player in school history to hit 2 field goals from 50+ yards in same game and 5th player ever to do so in conference history.
2005-2007 (Auburn University)
Handled Kickoffs only.
2005- 61.9-yard average on 14 KO’s. 2 touchbacks. 2 tackles
2006- red shirted
2007-53.2 yard average on 16 KO’s Also 1-1 PAT. 0-1 Fg. <-7 sky kicks, and 1 onside kick. 1 tackle.
2008-2009 (Illinois State University)
2008: 3-4 on fieldgoals, Long of 44. 9-9 PATS. 50 KO’s with a 56.1 yard average with 2 touchbacks. 4 tackles (Coach required multiple placement pooch kicks due to lack of effort on coverage team)
2009: 22-29 on fieldgoals Long of 53. Of my 7 misses 3 were blocked and 3 were over 50 yards. Only 1 miss inside of 40 yards. 25-25 on PATS, ? KO’s 57.7 yard average with 5 touchbacks. 3 Tackles (Coach required multiple placement pooch kicks due to lack of effort on coverage team) also 2 squib kicks.
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Daniel Lincoln
Tennessee - Kicker
Honors: Named to Football Writers All-America team after making 21 field goals and scoring 115 points during his freshman season ... Selected All-SEC first team by Rivals.com and second team by both league coaches and Associated Press...kicked career-long 48-yard FG to send South Carolina game to OT, then added game-winning 27-yard FG in OT...Prep: Three times named All-State, All-Region, All-District, All-Area and All-County...Made 5-of-6 field goals and averaged 45.3 yards per punt as senior ... Added 4-of-5 field goals and all 29 PATs in 2004 as junior. Longest FG was 55 yards
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Jordan Mannisto
Houston - Kicker
Honors: Named First-Team All-CIF as well as First-Team All-County and All-League... picked up CalHighSports.com All-State accolades... selected as the kicker to the Los Angeles Times team
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Matt Moreland
Oklahoma - Kicker/Punter
Honors: Prep: Two game-winning FGs, and a long FG of 49 yards
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Jimmy Newman
Wake Forest - Kicker/Punter
Honors: All-county and honorable mention all-state kicker in 2008 ... Converted seven of 10 field goal attempts as a senior including a long of 47 yards ... Was successful on 30 of 31 PAT attempts ... Averaged 37.6 yards per punt on 22 kicks and collected 37 touchbacks on kickoffs ... Was Oxford's special teams MVP in 2008...2008 All League 2008 AL/MS All Star Classic Kicker, Scout.com ranked #11 kicker prospect 2008
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Cory Newton
Tusculum College - Punter
Honors: All-American. Top punter in the South Atlantic Conference averaging 42 yards per boot. Punted inside the 20-yard line on 22 occasions, including a record 78-yarder. Daktronics All-NCAA Southeast Region Second Team, All-SAC First Team, Two-time All-Conference. All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Second Team during his freshman campaign at Winston-Salem State. Holds several school punting records, including best career average (41.03 ypp).
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Jay Ottovegio
Stanford - Punter
Honors: First Stanford freshman to average over 40 yards punt in school history (averaged 41.3 yards per punt). Sporting News Second-Team Freshman All-American. Prep All-America who was ranked as the No. 2 PK in the country by Rivals.com and The Insiders.com. All-Southeast Region by PrepStar and SuperPrep
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John Paglia
Charleston Southern - Kicker
Honors: Top 5 UF Kicking Camp 2006, record 53-Yard Field Goal in high school, 81-85 PATs
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Eric Perri
Jackson State - Kicker
Honors: tied and later broke JSU's longest field goal record (50 yards)...was 37-39 for PATs in 2007...made 17 of 24 field goals attempts
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Jonathan Phillips
Florida - Kicker
Honors: 18-21 field goals inside the 45-yard line during high school career...Averaged 95% touchbacks...Longest FG was 47 yards, while his practice long is 67 yards...Ranked #2 prospect in the nation by Scout.com, Rivals.com ranked Phillips as #7...Finalist for Lou Groza high school outstanding placekicker of the year
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Chris Philpott
Louisville - Kicker/Punter
Honors: Prep: connected on 12-of-15 field goals with longs of 49, 50 and 51... was 30-for-30 on PATs... averaged 41.0 yards per punt... named by Rivals.com as the second-most accurate kicker... rated as the 10th-best kicker by Rivals
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Alonso Rojas
Kansas - Kicker/Punter
Honors: Bowling Green punter in 2006...had a long of 62 yards...five 50-plus yard punts. In high school, averaged 46 yards per punt with a long of 75... Was rated the nation's top punting prospect by Scout.com
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Taylor Rowan
Western Illinois - Kicker
Honors: 2008 - First Team All-Conference...2007 - First Team All-American...National player of the week (College Sporting News), tied conference record of 5 FGs in a game, 2006 - continues streak of 89 PATs without a miss, hit long of 53 yards...2005 - went 5-9 FGs (47,42,41,33,27), tied consecutive PATs by Frosh in single game (10), PATs in a single season (all classes) and consecutive PATs by a freshman (47), and longest FG by a freshman (47 yards). Led Gateway conference in consecutive PATs, 2nd Gateway Conference all-time consecutive PATs in a single season (47)
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Anthony Santella
Illinois - Punter
Honors: Prep: Averaged 44 yards per punt and kicked a career-long field goal of 47 yards
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Matt Schindel
Harvard - Kicker
Honors: tied Harvard's single-season record with 13 field goals - was the only freshman named to the first team All-Ivy League
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Joshua Shene
Mississippi - Kicker
Honors: Freshman All-American...14/17 FGs, long of 52...Overall Kicking Champion at the 2006 National Punting and Kicking Competition Expo ... Rated No. 2 kicker in nation by Scout.com...Made 8-of-9 field goals as a senior, with a long of 46 yards ... Was 100% on PAT's ... Recorded 33 touchbacks as a senior
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Ryan Shoemaker
Auburn - Punter
Honors: 2005 Alabama All-State First Team Kicker.
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David Simonoff
SE Missouri St - Punter
Honors: Currently ranked #5 in nation with 42.9-yard average. Ranked #2 and named 2nd Team All-American in 1-AA for punting average in 2004. Had long punts of 82 and 84 yards, and 5 total over 70 yards. Second-team all-OVC punter as a true freshman
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Corey Smith
West Virginia - Kicker
Honors: Originally signed with Alabama out of high school...Earned All-State honors as both a placekicker and as a punter ... listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Super Southern 100 ... averaged 39 yards per punt while placing 16 of 31 kicks inside the opponent 20-yard line ... ranked as the No. 12 kicker in the nation by ESPN.com ... No. 21 kicker in the nation according to Scout.com
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Doug Spada
SE Missouri State - Kicker/Punter
Honors: Ranked third in the nation and led the Ohio Valley Conference with a 44.7 yards per punt average in 2008. He became only the third player in Redhawks football history to get All-American honors in multiple seasons. Spada was one of five OVC players named to the 2009 preseason Sports Network All-America Teams
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John Stec
Akron - Punter
Honors: Prep: 2005 Lou Groza Award finalist as the top place-kicker in Palm Beach County...first-team all-county in 2005...had a 44.6 punting average, including a 61-yarder, as a senior...4-for-5 on FGs as a senior...named to 2005 preseason second-team all-state as a punter
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Caleb Sturgis
Florida - Kicker
Honors: Kicked 60-yard FG in spring game...Prep: First-team Class 3A all-state honoree at placekicker...Scout.com
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Brett Swenson
Michigan State - Kicker
Honors: 20 for 25 field goals, career long 50 yards, 6-7 were between 40-49 yards, perfect 34 of 34 PATs, scored 94 points (2nd highest scorer on team), broke 10 year record of 13 consecutive field goals in a season (now 15) set by Paul Edinger in 1998, Big Ten Player of the Week for three weeks, Lou Groza star of the week (9/29), Michigan State Player of the Week five times, Game-winning field goal vs Wisconsin, kicked four field goals in a game twice (Wisconsin and Indiana), 2008 2nd Team Big Ten Kicker, 2006 Rivals.com Freshman All-American.
Updated stats available on Swenson for Groza
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Leigh Tiffin
Alabama - Kicker
Honors: Game-winning 47 yard FG vs. Vanderbilt
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John Torp
Colorado - Punter
Honors: second-team all-Big 12 punter, Ray Guy watch list in 2004, owns the highest career average among active punters in the NCAA at 44.78, owns four of the top 20 gross punting days in school history
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Chase Turner
Houston - Punter
Honors: 2008 All Conference-Honorable Mention. Averaged 45.5 yards per punt, with a long of 71 yards, 7 fair catches, 12 punts inside the 20, 36.5 net average per punt, and 14 punts over 50 yards. 2007 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention, long of 65 yards
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Eric Wilbur
Florida - Punter
Honors: Currently ranks second in UF's history with 43.8 yards per punt, AP Honorable Mention All-SEC, named to the Sporting News All-Freshman Team in 2003, and ranked second in the SEC, averaging 44.8 yards per punt, the second-best figure in school history, and #4 in the nation. Had 17 punts of 50+ yards, including four over 60 yards.
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Deric Yaussi
Wyoming - Kicker
Honors: First Team All-MWC place-kicker as a junior, ranked No. 13 in the nation in 2004 in field goals made
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Dawson Zimmerman
Clemson - Kicker/Punter
Honors: Ranked as the #2 punter nationally by Scout.com...#6 kicker nationally by ESPN.com. Named to 2009 ACC All-American team.
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