Jeremy Crawshaw named Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gators punter Jeremy Crawshaw was named the Ray Guy Award’s Punter of the Week, the Augusta Sports Council announced Wednesday. Crawshaw was given the nod via a fan vote after being named one of eight finalists for the weekly award.
The Australian native was called on to punt a total of four times against UCF, landing three of those punts inside of the opponent’s 20-yard line, two punts for over 50 yards, and one spectacular punt downed at the UCF three-yard line, pinning UCF against their own end zone to start a drive in the second quarter.
“Big-time play, right? We’re talking 5.05 hang, 55-yard punt,” Florida head coach Billy Napier said on Monday. “I think the op was like 1.96, and obviously flipped the field completely. It’s one of the things we did well on Saturday. Every time Central Florida got the ball they had to go the long field. You know, so I think we have to continue to do that.”
In the 2024 season, Crawshaw is responsible for 17 punts through Florida’s five contests, going for 777 total punt yards. His 45.71-yard average ranks 27th in FBS this season.
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2024 is Crawshaw’s fifth season with Florida and fourth as the Gators starting punter. The 2023 campaign saw Crashaw set career and single-season program records in career average yards per punt (46.7) and single-season yards per punt (48.9). He was named to the AP All-SEC Second Team at the end of last season. Crashaw also earned preseason honors from CFN, Athlon Sports, Sporting News, and Phil Steele.
“He’s elite. If he’s not the best punter in the country I would like to see who is. And look, Jeremy is not only extremely talented. I’ve watched him improve, just the way he’s developed just this year, the finer details, this guy grinds,” Napier said of Crawshaw. “The specialist meeting room is right beside the quarterback meeting room and that guy is in there early. He stays late. He’s an attention-to-detail guy. The thing you can appreciate about him is he’s a leader on the team. He is a voice. Team meetings, leadership groups, he speaks up. He has the ability to affect the other players. He’s a great competitor. Goes back to he was a really athlete before making the decision to transition to American football. That’s a heck of a story.”
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