AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Citadel’s Matt Campbell is among 20 punters nationwide on the preseason watch list for the 2021 FCS Punter of the Year Award, the Augusta Sports Council announced Monday.
Campbell, a junior from Dacula, Georgia, was a first-team All-Southern Conference selection in 2018, 2019 and 2020-21 and is the preseason first-team selection heading into the 2021 campaign. This is his second straight season on the FCS Punter of the Year Award preseason watch list.
The 2021 watch list was compiled based on the 2020 FCS Punter of the Year watchlist, the 2020 all-conference teams, the 2020 All-American teams and the 2021 preseason all-conference teams.
The FCS Punter of the Year Award winner will be voted on by the FCS Punter of the Year Award/Ray Guy Award Committee and will be announced after regular-season play commences (subject to change based on current COVID-19 updates and decision making by the NCAA and other organizing bodies).
About the FCS Punter of the Year Award
The Augusta Sports Council, also home to the Ray Guy Award (awarded to the best collegiate punter in the FBS), created the FCS Punter of the Year Award in 2019 to honor the best collegiate punter playing in the FCS. Among the statistics used to identify the winner is net punting average, number of times punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, total yardage punted, average returned yardage and percentage of punts not returned with particular emphasis placed on net punting average. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline and have a positive impact on the team's success.
About the Augusta Sports Council
The Augusta Sports Council (ASC) enriches the quality of life and economic well-being for the Augusta metropolitan area by supporting and attracting sporting activities. To learn more, visit www.augustasportscouncil.org.
2021 FCS Punter of the Year Award watch list
Andrew Foster, Morehead State
Aubrey Grace, Alabama State
Austin Dunlap, Southeastern Louisiana
Ben Niesner, Valparaiso
Brady Schutt, South Dakota
Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M
D.J. Arnson, Northern Arizona
Daniel Whelan, UC Davis
Harry O'Kelly, James Madison
Joe Gurley, North Alabama
Jon Sot, Harvard
JT Bohlken, Illinois State
Kaleb Mosley, Tennessee State
Matthew Campbell, The Citadel
Matt McRobert, Sam Houston
Nathan Fondacaro, Villanova
Noah Gettman, Sacred Heart
Patrick Haughney, Holy Cross
Ryan Richter, Norfolk State
Zach Haynes, Southeast Missouri