Tyler Perkins A Semifinalist For Ray Guy Award

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State punter Tyler Perkins has been named a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, announced Friday by the Augusta Sports Council. Perkins was among 10 players selected from a field of 92 nominated candidates.

Perkins, a senior from Nowalk, Ohio, has had an impressive 2025 season, punting 35 times with a net average of 41.86 yards. Of his 35 punts, 17 have been inside the 20-yard line and only four have been returned. Opponents have accumulated just 13 return yards against Perkins, ninth-fewest nationally.

He owns a touchback percentage of 2.8 percent, with just one of his 35 punts ending up in the endzone.

A four-year starter, Perkins owns the best career punting average in school history at 43.5 yards per kick.

2025 Ray Guy Award Semifinalists
Tyler Perkins, Iowa State
Brett Thorson, Georgia
Daniel Hughes, New Mexico
Dante Atton, Temple
Evan Crenshaw, Troy
Jackson Ross, Tennessee
James Rendell, Notre Dame
Luke Freer, Air Force
Nick Haberer, Vanderbilt
Palmer Williams, Baylor