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Senior
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| Hometown:
Dawsonville, Ga.
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| High School:
Dawson County
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 205
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| Position:
P/PK
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| Major:
Communications Studies
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Career Statistics
| YEAR | G | PUNT | YARDS | AVG | TB | FC | I20 | 50+ | BLK | LONG |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46-SM |
| 2008 | 12 | 25 | 988 | 39.5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 57-Aub |
| 2009 | 13 | 55 | 2,313 | 42.1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 58-Ala |
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| Totals | 30 | 83 | 3,423 | 41.2 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 58-Ala |
Honors
- 2009 Academic All-SEC
- 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
2009
- Games/Starts: 13/13
- Handled punting duties for Vols and finished with 55 attempts for 42.1-yard average
- Had 12 punts downed inside 20-yard line against only six touchbacks
- Launched career-long boot of 58 yards against Alabama
- Also handled kickoff duties
- Didn't merely watch after kicking either as he was third on team in special teams tackles with seven
- Also booted 39-yard field against South Carolina
- Finished season 1-of-3 on field goals (two misses were from 40-plus yards) and made all four of his extra point attempts
2008
2008 - Games/Starts: 12/5
- Started Vols first five games and punted 25 times for 39.5-yard average
- Best effort was final start, punting three times against Northern Illinois for 45.3- yard average
- Finished with 11 punts downed inside 20-yard line against only three touchbacks
- Also handled 40 of team's 46 kickoffs, sending three for touchbacks
- UT opponents finished with 21.0-yard kickoff return average
2007
2007 - Games/Starts: 5/1
- Capable dual threat who handled kickoff duties during five games and punting duties in one game last season
- Finished with one kickoff touchback in 22 attempts
- Punted three times against Southern Miss for 40.7-yard average in first career start
2006
High School
- 2005 All-State and twice named All-Area
- Averaged 46 and 41 yards per punt, respectively, during final two seasons
- Made 19-of-24 field goal tries over last three years
- Set school record for longest punt (71)
- Made 60-of-65 PATs as junior
- During career at quarterback, threw for more than 4,100 yards and accounted for better than 40 touchdowns
- Four-year starter at quarterback, kicker and safety
- Also played soccer three years and basketball two
- Coach at Dawson County High School - Jeff Lee
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