@MizzouFootball’s Corey Fatony Earns Spot on Ray Guy Award Candidate List
10/31/2016 1:50:00 PM | Football
Mizzou punter up for award that honors nation’s top punter
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football sophomore punter Corey Fatony (Franklin, Tenn.) has been named a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, announced Monday (Oct. 31) by the Augusta Sports Council. The Ray Guy Award honors the nation's top punter each year. Fatony was one of 66 punters in the nation selected to the 2016 list and the honor comes one year removed from earning the same distinction as a true freshman in 2015.
Fatony is enjoying a standout season as Mizzou's primary punter as he is 20th nationally and fourth in the SEC in punting, averaging 44.3 yards per kick. Mizzou ranks 22nd nationally and fifth in the SEC in net punting at 40.69 yards. Of his 49 punts, Fatony has booted 13 of them for 50+ yards and has 18 kicks that have been downed inside the opponent's 20. He had just one touchback through Mizzou's first seven games this season (40 punts).
The following list will be narrowed down to ten semifinalists to be announced on Friday, November 11. Following the announcement, a national body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Sports Information Directors, coaches, media representatives and previous Ray Guy Award winners will vote for the three finalists who will be identified on Tuesday, November 22. The voting body will then cast ballots to select the winner. The 2016 Ray Guy Award winner will be announced live on ESPN during The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, December 8.
2016 Ray Guy Award Candidates:
- JK Scott, Alabama
- Matt Haack, Arizona State
- Toby Baker, Arkansas
- Drew Galitz, Baylor
- Sean Wale, Boise State
- Joseph Davidson, Bowling Green
- Jonny Linehan, Brigham Young
- Kyle DeWeen, Buffalo
- Dylan Klumph, California
- Hayden Hunt, Colorado State
- Worth Gregory, East Carolina
- Austin Barnes, Eastern Michigan
- Stone Wilson, FIU
- Johnny Townsend, Florida
- Dalton Schomp, Florida Atlantic
- Rigoberto Sanchez, Hawaii
- Austin Rehkow, Idaho
- Colin Downing, Iowa State
- Cole Moos, Kansas
- Derek Adams, Kent State
- Grant McKinniss, Kentucky
- Steven Coutts, Louisiana-Lafayette
- Wade Lees, Maryland
- Logan Laurent, Massachusetts
- Spencer Smith, Memphis
- Paul Justin Vogel, Miami
- Kenny Allen, Michigan
- Matt Bonadies, Middle Tennessee
- Ryan Santoso, Minnesota
- Logan Cooke, Mississippi State
- Corey Fatony, Missouri
- Alex Barta, Navy
- Alfred James Cole, III, NC State
- Tom Sheldon, North Carolina
- Eric Keena, North Texas
- Hunter Niswander, Northwestern
- Cameron Johnston, Ohio State
- Austin Seibert, Oklahoma
- Zach Sinor, Oklahoma State
- Bailey Cate, Old Dominion
- Nick Porebski, Oregon State
- Blake Gillikin, Penn State
- Ryan Henry Winslow, Pittsburgh
- Jack Fox, Rice
- Tanner Blain, San Diego State
- Michael Carrizosa, San Jose State
- Sean Kelly, South Carolina
- Jonathan Hernandez, South Florida
- Jake Bailey, Stanford
- Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse
- Adam Nunez, TCU
- Alex Starzyk, Temple
- Trevor Daniel, Tennessee
- Michael Dickson, Texas
- Shane Tripucka, Texas A&M
- Lumi Kaba, Texas State
- Justin Wain, Connecticut
- Caleb Houston, UCF
- Chris Tilbey, USC
- Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah
- Aaron Dalton, Utah State
- Alex Luna, UTEP
- Nicholas Conte, Virginia
- Billy Kinney, West Virginia
- Jake Collins, WKU
- Ethan Wood, Wyoming
