Florida Gators punter Jeremy Crawshaw named to Ray Guy Award Watch List
On Wednesday, the Ray Guy Award Watch List was released and Florida Gators punter Jeremy Crawshaw was included. The news was released by the Augusta Sports Council.
The Ray Guy Award is given to the nation’s top punter in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Crawshaw is currently one of 50 punters under consideration for the prestigious award.
A redshirt junior from New South Wales, Australia, Crawshaw started all 13 games in 2022 and punted 35 times, averaging 47.9 yards per punt. He logged a season-high of 67 yards and had 13 punts travel at least 50 yards. Twelve of his punts resulted in a fair catch as well.
Crawshaw, a three-time member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll, was also part of the All-SEC Freshman Team in 2021. He played in each of the Gators’ 13 games, averaging 44.1 yards off 52 punts. Twenty of those punts traveled 50-plus yards, including one that was a season-high of 69 yards.
How the Ray Guy Award was established
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.
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Fifty punters make up the initial list. Candidates are then added as the season progresses, so this list will continue to grow. The complete list will be revealed on Nov. 6 followed by the 10 semifinalists on Nov. 10.
A national body of FBS sports information directors, media representatives and previous Ray Guy Award winners will then vote for the top three finalists to be announced on Nov. 22. 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 The Home Depot College Football Awards airing on ESPN in December 2023.
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