Ryan Plackemeier
X
Wake Forest
X
College Football’s Best Punter... Ever?
XWith a 45.26 career average, Ryan Plackemeier will graduate as the
NCAA’s all-time leading punter with at least 200 career attempts -better than Ray Guy (44.67) and better than Shane Lechler (44.69),
both former NFL draft picks.
In the NCAA Stats (as of 12/3)
X#1 - Punting Average (47.2)
X#1 - Net Punting (41.4)
Sr.
X
P
X
Ray Guy Award Winner
Plackemeier’s Awards & Honors
XOne of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award.
XFirst team All-American by the Football Writers
Association of America, American Football Coaches
Association, Walter Camp Foundation, Sports
Illustrated, CBSSportsline.com and Rivals.com.
XHe is a three-time All-ACC first team selection.
NCAA’s Career Punting Leaders (min. 200 att.)
Rank
1 Ryan Plackemeier, WF
2 Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
3 John Torp, Colorado
4 Shane Lechler, Texas A&M
5 Ray Guy, Southern Miss
Years
2002-05
2002-05
2002-05
1996-99
1970-72
Att.
220
211
209
268
200
Yds.
9,957
9,463
9,345
11,977
8,934
Avg.
45.26
44.85
44.71
44.69
44.67
Long
82
78
72
76
93
Did You Know?
“I think Plackemeier is better than most
punters in the NFL right now. He could go
in the first three rounds of the 2006
draft.” -- Dave Te-Thomas, NFL Scouting Report
Statistically, Speaking:
XPlackemeier leads the nation in net punting (41.4).
XHe leads the nation in average yards per punt (47.2).
XPlackemeier owns three of the four longest punts in the ACC
this year (71, 74 and 82 yards).
XHe averages more than a yard more per punt than anyone
else in the nation and three and a half yards per punt more
than anyone in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
They Said It:
X”If this kid does not earn All-America honors, Ray
Charles must be doing the picking.”
-- Dave Te-Thomas, NFL Scouting Report
X”Even at today’s prices, a Plackemeier punt can be worth
the admission to a Wake Forest game. Plackemeier has
turned a usually mundane moment into an event.”
-- Dan Collins, Winston-Salem Journal
X”You might want to stay inside and away from the windows. He can flat hit it. He’s definitely a weapon.”
Career Punting
-- Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe
G-GS No
X”You have to watch out
2002
10-8 32
when you’re walking out for
2003
12-12
57
practice. He can take you out
2004
11-11
64
with one kick.”
2005
11-11
67
-- Wake Forest running back
44-42
220
Chris Barclay
Wa k e F o r e s t S p o r t s . c o m
XPlackemeier broke a 52-year old single game ACC
record by averaging 56.4 yards per punt (five punts for
282 yards) against Georgia Tech. Two of his five
punts went for 60+ yards. Plackemeier recorded
punts of 55, 45, 55, 64 and 63 yards and recorded a
net of 48.4 against the Yellow Jackets.
XHe shattered his own Wake Forest single season
record he set in 2003 (45.6). This year, Plackemeier
averaged 47.2 to set a new Wake Forest record.
XPlackemeier was named ACC Specialist of the Week
after the NC State game in which he drilled fourth
quarter punts of 71 and 82 yards in a 27-19 win.
Plackemeier in 2005
DATE
Sep 1
Sep 10
Sep 17
Sep 24
Oct 1
Oct 8
Oct 15
Oct 22
Oct 29
Nov 5
Nov 12
OPP
VU
at NU
ECU
MD
CU
at FSU
at BC
NCST
at DUKE
at GT
MIA
Totals
NO.
4
8
5
8
4
7
10
8
3
5
5
67
AVG
33.8
46.9
41.0
47.4
52.0
50.6
43.9
51.2
49.7
56.4
45.8
47.2
LG BLK 50+ I20
45 0
0 3
61 0
3 2
61 0
1 0
61 0
4 3
74 0
2 0
61 0
5 2
60 0
4 4
82 0
3 2
55 0
2 2
64 0
4 1
64 0
1 1
82 0 29 20
Statistics
Yds
1,383
2,600
2,809
3,165
9,957
Avg
43.2
45.6
43.9
47.2
45.3
Lg
62
67
69
82
82
In20 50+ 60+
2
10
1
11 20
3
17 17
4
20 29
13
50 76
21
70+
0
0
0
3
3
80+
0
0
0
1
1