2023 Football Roster
Ferguson-Reynolds, James
Jersey Number 46
James Ferguson-Reynolds
- Position:
- Punter
- Hometown:
- Geelong, Australia
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 183
- Prev School:
- Prokick Australia
- Class:
- Sophomore
- NIL Exchange:
- James Ferguson-Reynolds
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Professional Studies
Bio
CAREER HONORS
JUNIOR (2024)
Honors: Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 25).
Top Highlights: Played in 12 games as the Broncos’ punter and holder…punted eight times at No. 7 Oregon, recording a season-long 68-yard punt (Sept. 7)...placed a pair of punts inside the 20 at UNLV, including a 49-yard punt that was downed at the 11-yard line (Oct. 25)...averaged 48.0 yards per punt at Wyoming, placing four inside the 20 and registered a 62-yard punt that was downed at the 7-yard line (Nov. 23)...averaged 56.0 yards per punt in a win over Oregon State, placing a 64-yard punt inside the 20 (Nov. 29)...put three punts inside the 20 in the MW Championship win over No. 20 UNLV (Dec. 6).
SOPHOMORE (2023)
Honors: AFCA Second Team All-America…Sports Illustrated Second Team All-America…AP Third Team All-America…College Football News Third Team All-America…All-Mountain West First Team…Ray Guy Award Semifinalist…Ray’s 8 Punter of the Week (Oct. 31)...3x Ray’s 8 Weekly Finalist (Sept. 5, Sept. 12, Oct. 31)...MW Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 9).
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 49.7 yards per punt (1st MW / 1st NCAA / 1st program history / 3rd MW history / 6th NCAA history)…long punt of 71 yards (3rd MW / T-11th NCAA)…tallied single-game punting averages of 52.1 yards (2nd in program history), 51.0 yards (3rd in program history), 50.8 yards (4th in program history) and 50.0 yards (T-7th in program history).
Top Highlights: Played in all 14 games…averaged a nation-best 49.7 yards per punt, with 29 punts traveling 50+ yards and 23 punts landing inside the 20…punted seven times for 365 yards at Washington, averaging 52.1 yards per punt and tallying five that traveled over 50 yards (Sept. 2)…averaged 50.0 yards per punt against UCF, tallying four punts over 50 yards (Sept. 9)…recorded an average of 50.8 yards per punt on five attempts at San Diego State, including a 67-yard punt (Sept. 22)…registered a career-long 71-yard punt against San Jose State (Oct. 7)…placed all three punts inside the 20 against Wyoming, including a 68-yard kick that was downed at the 3-yard line…completed a 21-yard pass on a fake punt at Fresno State (Nov. 4)…had a 70-yard punt against Air Force (Nov. 24).
FRESHMAN (2022)
Honors: College Football News Freshman All-America Second Team.
Top Highlights: Played in 13 games…named to College Football News Freshman All-America Second Team…served as the team’s primary punter…averaged 41.8 yards over 63 punts, with a long of 61, and dropping 21 punts inside the 20…only had four punts go for touchbacks.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Played Australian Rules Football…competed at the junior level with Bannockburn and Bell Park…turned his attention to U.S. football in late 2020…transitioned to the U.S. game through Prokick Australia.
- AFCA Second Team All-America (2023)
- Sports Illustrated Second Team All-America (2023)
- AP Third Team All-America (2023)
- College Football News Third Team All-America (2023)
- All-Mountain West First Team (2023)
- Ray Guy Award Semifinalist (2023)
- Ray’s 8 Punter of the Week (Oct. 31, 2023)
- 3x Ray’s 8 Weekly Finalist (Sept. 5, 2023, Sept. 12, 2023, Oct. 31, 2023)
- 2x Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 9, 2023, Nov. 25, 2024)
- College Football News Freshman All-America Second Team (2022)
JUNIOR (2024)
Honors: Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 25).
Top Highlights: Played in 12 games as the Broncos’ punter and holder…punted eight times at No. 7 Oregon, recording a season-long 68-yard punt (Sept. 7)...placed a pair of punts inside the 20 at UNLV, including a 49-yard punt that was downed at the 11-yard line (Oct. 25)...averaged 48.0 yards per punt at Wyoming, placing four inside the 20 and registered a 62-yard punt that was downed at the 7-yard line (Nov. 23)...averaged 56.0 yards per punt in a win over Oregon State, placing a 64-yard punt inside the 20 (Nov. 29)...put three punts inside the 20 in the MW Championship win over No. 20 UNLV (Dec. 6).
SOPHOMORE (2023)
Honors: AFCA Second Team All-America…Sports Illustrated Second Team All-America…AP Third Team All-America…College Football News Third Team All-America…All-Mountain West First Team…Ray Guy Award Semifinalist…Ray’s 8 Punter of the Week (Oct. 31)...3x Ray’s 8 Weekly Finalist (Sept. 5, Sept. 12, Oct. 31)...MW Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 9).
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 49.7 yards per punt (1st MW / 1st NCAA / 1st program history / 3rd MW history / 6th NCAA history)…long punt of 71 yards (3rd MW / T-11th NCAA)…tallied single-game punting averages of 52.1 yards (2nd in program history), 51.0 yards (3rd in program history), 50.8 yards (4th in program history) and 50.0 yards (T-7th in program history).
Top Highlights: Played in all 14 games…averaged a nation-best 49.7 yards per punt, with 29 punts traveling 50+ yards and 23 punts landing inside the 20…punted seven times for 365 yards at Washington, averaging 52.1 yards per punt and tallying five that traveled over 50 yards (Sept. 2)…averaged 50.0 yards per punt against UCF, tallying four punts over 50 yards (Sept. 9)…recorded an average of 50.8 yards per punt on five attempts at San Diego State, including a 67-yard punt (Sept. 22)…registered a career-long 71-yard punt against San Jose State (Oct. 7)…placed all three punts inside the 20 against Wyoming, including a 68-yard kick that was downed at the 3-yard line…completed a 21-yard pass on a fake punt at Fresno State (Nov. 4)…had a 70-yard punt against Air Force (Nov. 24).
FRESHMAN (2022)
Honors: College Football News Freshman All-America Second Team.
Top Highlights: Played in 13 games…named to College Football News Freshman All-America Second Team…served as the team’s primary punter…averaged 41.8 yards over 63 punts, with a long of 61, and dropping 21 punts inside the 20…only had four punts go for touchbacks.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Played Australian Rules Football…competed at the junior level with Bannockburn and Bell Park…turned his attention to U.S. football in late 2020…transitioned to the U.S. game through Prokick Australia.
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