Sept. 18, 2007
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech punter Durant Brooks was named to the watch list for the 2007 Ray Guy Award, which identifies the nation’s top collegiate punter, announced by the The Greater Augusta Sports Council on Monday.
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 – Junior
Greg Woidneck – Southern Cal – Junior
Ben Woods – Buffalo – Senior
