A.J. Trapasso on Ray Guy Award Watch List – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Augusta, GA – The Greater Augusta Sports Council announced today the watch list for the 2007 Ray Guy Award, which identifies the nation’s top collegiate punter.
The Ray Guy Award is determined by a national selection committee made up of sports writers, college football coaches, sports information directors, past Ray Guy Award winners, and members designated by the Greater Augusta Sports Council. Among the statistics used to identify the Ray Guy Award winner are total yardage punted, number of times a punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, net average, average returned yardage, and percentage of punts not returned. It is also of importance for the award winner to display team leadership, self-discipline, and to have a positive impact on the team’s success.
The Ray Guy Award watch-list will be narrowed to ten semi-finalists, to be announced in early-November. The national voting body will then vote for the top three finalists who will be announced at the end of November. The award will be presented live on ESPN December 6, 2007 during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show.
2007 Ray Guy Award Watch List
| Jared Armstrong | Purdue | Senior | |
| Johnny Ayers | Boston College | Senior | |
| Britt Barefoot | Southern Miss | Junior | |
| Justin Brantly | Texas A & M | Junior | |
| Durant Brooks | Georgia Tech | Senior | 2006 top-3 finalist |
| Dave Brytus | Pittsburgh | Junior | |
| Britton Colquitt | Tennessee | Junior | |
| Jeremy Davis | Arkansas | Junior | |
| Ken Debauche | Wisconsin | Senior | |
| Matt DiLallo | Colorado | Sophomore | |
| Matt Fodge | Oklahoma State | Junior | |
| Michael Hughes | San Siego State | Senior | |
| Leon Jackson III | Utah State | Senior | |
| Jonathan Johnson | Arizona State | Senior | |
| Zach Johnson | Eastern Michigan | Sophomore | 2006 top-10 finalist |
| Jared Kaufman | New Mexico State | Senior | |
| Jimmie Kaylor | Colorado State | Senior | |
| Chris Keagle | Louisiana Tech | Junior | |
| Brett Kern | Toledo | Senior | |
| Jim Laney | Western Michigan | Senior | |
| Andrew Larson | California | Senior | |
| Zoltan Mesko | Michigan | Sophomore | |
| Chris Miller | Ball State | Junior | |
| Thomas Morstead | SMU | Junior | |
| Brian Pacheco | UNLV | Senior | |
| Aaron Perez | UCLA | Junior | |
| Keegan Peterson | Florida Atlantic | Sophomore | |
| Kyle Petersen | UTEP | Freshman | |
| Waylon Prather | San Jose State | Senior | |
| Geoff Price | Notre Dame | Senior | 2006 top-10 finalist |
| Tim Reyer | Kansas State | Senior | |
| Louie Sakoda | Utah | Junior 2006 | top-10 finalist |
| Truman Spencer | North Texas | Junior | |
| Ryan Succop | South Carolina | Junior | |
| Brent Sutherland | Memphis | Junior | |
| Sam Swank | Wake Forest | Junior | 2006 top-10 finalist |
| Dan Titchener | Nebraska | Junior | |
| Owen Tolson | Army | Senior | |
| AJ Trapasso | Ohio State | Junior | |
| Greg Woidneck | Southern Cal | Junior | |
| Ben Woods | Buffalo | Senior |
