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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