CLEVELAND, Ohio — BYU kicker Will Ferrin and punt returner Parker Kingston have been named to the Phil Steele Preseason All-American Team for the upcoming 2025 football season.
Ferrin, a 6-3, 175-pound senior from Kaysville, Utah, was named the Phil Steele preseason second-team kicker. He is coming off a season where he was named Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year and College Football Network Big 12 Kicker of the Year. In addition, Ferrin was named first-team All-Big 12 by the conference coaches, AP, College Football Network and Phil Steele. In 2024, he set new BYU records for field goals in a season (24) and tied the school record for consecutive field goals made (16).
A Lou Groza Award Semifinalist in 2024, Ferrin led the Big 12 in field goals and was eighth nationally. He also converted all 41 of his extra-point attempts to lead all conference kickers in scoring with 113 points (8.7 per game). The senior kicker also excels in the classroom with a 3.52 GPA in business management and was named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators in 2023 and 2024.
Kingston, a 5-11, 185-pound punt returner/wide receiver from Layton, Utah, was named the Phil Steele preseason third-team punt returner. Following the 2024 season, He was named to the Associated Press All-Bowl team as a punt returner, having returned four punts for 105 yards against Colorado, including a 64-yarder for a touchdown that gave BYU a 17-0 lead.
Kingston returned 16 punts for 236 yards and two touchdowns in 2024. As a receiver, he also racked up 196 yards on 13 catches with one touchdown and threw for another score on a trick play. Kingston is just the third player in Big 12 history to have multiple career games with a passing and receiving touchdown. He was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week following a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown in BYU's 38-9 win over No. 13 Kansas State on Sept. 21.
Ferrin and Kingston were two of nine BYU football players who were named to the Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Team for the 2025 football season.