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Ryan Rehkow
#24PositionPunter
Weight235 lbs
Height6-5
ClassJunior
HometownVeradale, Washington
Previous SchoolCentral Valley High School
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Pronunciation: Ree-co
BYU Highlights
2023
- Named Ray Guy Award National Punter of the Week after recording career-highs in punts (nine) and punt yardage (479) in BYU's 14-0 win over Sam Houston
- Named to third-consecutive Ray Guy Award watch list
- Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team
2022
- Named to College Football Network All-Independent First Team
- Punted 40 times, averaging 46.2 yards per punt with a season-long of 71.
- Posted 12 punts of over 50 yards with 16 placed inside the 20 and just four touchbacks
2021
- Played in all 13 games at punter and holder, one of 26 players to appear in every game in 2021
- Recorded 40 punts for a total of 1,943 yards at an average of 48.6 yards (net avg. 42.8)
- Pro Football Network Independent Punter of the Year
- Pro Football Network All-Independent First Team Special Teams
- Phil Steele All-Independent First Team Special Teams
- Ray Guy Award Watchlist
- Ray Guy Award – Ray’s 8 Awardee (Oct. 4)
- Set a new BYU modern-day record with an 83-yard punt (breaking the old record of 81) in BYU’s 27-17 win over No. 19 ranked ASU
2020
- Earned starting role as true freshman
- Named 2020 Phil Steele All-Independent First Team punter
- Tallied 28 punts for 1,264 yards
- Averaged 45.14 yards per punt on his 28 punt attempts (but didn't meet the NCAA minimum to be nationally ranked)
- Placed 57 percent (16 of 28) of his punts inside the 20-yard line with only one touchback on the season
- Career long of 61 yards (against Houston) was one of two punts of 60 or more yards
- Helped BYU rank No. 15 in the nation as a team in net punting (41.57) in 2020
Personal
- Major: Business
- Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in London, England (2017-19)
- Parents are Kim and Freddie
- Has three brothers
- Wife's name is Hadlee, married in 2022
- Brother, Austin, played football as a kicker at Idaho (2013-16). Also played in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, and Indianapolis Colts in addition to the XFL's Houston Roughnecks
- Enjoys frisbee golf and bowling
Before BYU
- Prepped at Central Valley High School
- Rated the No. 1 kicker in Washington by Scout
- Named to All-Greater Spokane First Team as both kicker and punter
- Two-time Class 4A All-State First Team
- Earned All-Academic Greater Spokane League honors
- Earned First-Team All-GSL honors in 2014, 2015 and 2016
- Named to the American Family Insurance All-USA Inland Northwest Postseason first-team in 2014
- Hit field goals of 57 and 52 yards in 2015
- Coached by Ryan Butner
- Also played basketball
- Also recruited by Stanford, Washington, Washington State, Oklahoma State, Colorado State, Nevada and Idaho
Football
Rehkow Selected to The Ray Guy Award Watch List for A Third Year
The Augusta Sports Council today announced BYU punter Ryan Rehkow has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2023 Ray Guy Award, which honors the nation’s top collegiate punter.