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Dawson Named To Inaugural FCS Punter of the Year Watchlist
7/26/2019 1:46:00 PM | Football
Murray State punter Steve Dawson was named to the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist by the Augusta Sports Council, the organization announced Friday.
The 2019 season will be the first for the FCS Punter of the Year Award which is presented by the Augusta Sports Council. Based in Augusta, Georgia, the council is also home to the Ray Guy Award, which honors the nation's top FBS punter each year.
The FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist was chosen based on 2018 All-Americans, 2018 All-Conference selections, and conference nominations. Players were reviewed based on their eligibility and inclusion on their team's 2019 roster.
For Dawson, the honor completes a whirlwind first 365 days playing American football for the Aussie, who until last August had never played American football or been to American. In a little under year, Dawson went from virtual unknown to first-team All-OVC to Freshman All-America to preseason All-OVC and now finally to being named as one of the 28 best punters in the FCS.
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Dawson punted the ball 54 times in 2019 for an average of 42.1 yards per punt. Of his 54 punts, 16 pinned opponents inside their own 20 and a league-high 10 went for 50 yards or more. His season-long punt of 66 came during the season-finale at Austin Peay.
The winner of The FCS Punter of the Year award will be chosen in the process loosely outlined below:
End of July: Preseason watchlist released, award announced to the public
End of November: Committee will choose top 10 semi-finalists
Early December: Voting Body will choose top 3 finalists
Mid-December: Second Round of voting will determine winner
Early January: Winner announced
Below is the complete list of all 28 players named to the list.
2019 FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist
D.J. Arnson, Northern Arizona
JT Bohlken, Illinois State
Matthew Campbell, The Citadel
Luke Carter, Wofford
Cade Coffey, Idaho
Anthony Craven, Alabama State
Steve Dawson, Murray State
Brad Dennis, Campbell
Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M
Andrew Foster, Morehead State
Joe Gurley, North Alabama
Brad Hurst, Georgetown
Winston Jones, Nicholls State
Ross Kennedy, Drake
Tanner Kulhan, San Diego
Doug Lloyd, Weber State
Harry O'Kelly, James Madison
Mitch Maczura, Duqesne
Corey McCullough, Alcorn State
Andrew Mevis, Fordham
Alex Pechin, Bucknell
Nick Pritchard, Delaware
Kyle Reichard, Charleston Southern
Jake Reynolds, Southeast Missouri
Drew Sanborn, New Hampshire
Jon Sot, Harvard
Garrett Wegner, North Dakota State
Daniel Wheelan, UC Davis
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The 2019 season will be the first for the FCS Punter of the Year Award which is presented by the Augusta Sports Council. Based in Augusta, Georgia, the council is also home to the Ray Guy Award, which honors the nation's top FBS punter each year.
The FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist was chosen based on 2018 All-Americans, 2018 All-Conference selections, and conference nominations. Players were reviewed based on their eligibility and inclusion on their team's 2019 roster.
For Dawson, the honor completes a whirlwind first 365 days playing American football for the Aussie, who until last August had never played American football or been to American. In a little under year, Dawson went from virtual unknown to first-team All-OVC to Freshman All-America to preseason All-OVC and now finally to being named as one of the 28 best punters in the FCS.
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Dawson punted the ball 54 times in 2019 for an average of 42.1 yards per punt. Of his 54 punts, 16 pinned opponents inside their own 20 and a league-high 10 went for 50 yards or more. His season-long punt of 66 came during the season-finale at Austin Peay.
The winner of The FCS Punter of the Year award will be chosen in the process loosely outlined below:
End of July: Preseason watchlist released, award announced to the public
End of November: Committee will choose top 10 semi-finalists
Early December: Voting Body will choose top 3 finalists
Mid-December: Second Round of voting will determine winner
Early January: Winner announced
Below is the complete list of all 28 players named to the list.
2019 FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist
D.J. Arnson, Northern Arizona
JT Bohlken, Illinois State
Matthew Campbell, The Citadel
Luke Carter, Wofford
Cade Coffey, Idaho
Anthony Craven, Alabama State
Steve Dawson, Murray State
Brad Dennis, Campbell
Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M
Andrew Foster, Morehead State
Joe Gurley, North Alabama
Brad Hurst, Georgetown
Winston Jones, Nicholls State
Ross Kennedy, Drake
Tanner Kulhan, San Diego
Doug Lloyd, Weber State
Harry O'Kelly, James Madison
Mitch Maczura, Duqesne
Corey McCullough, Alcorn State
Andrew Mevis, Fordham
Alex Pechin, Bucknell
Nick Pritchard, Delaware
Kyle Reichard, Charleston Southern
Jake Reynolds, Southeast Missouri
Drew Sanborn, New Hampshire
Jon Sot, Harvard
Garrett Wegner, North Dakota State
Daniel Wheelan, UC Davis
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