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205 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Auckland,
Last School
Takapuna Grammar
Roster Years
2015-2017
Career Summary
- Played in 38 career games as BYU's starting punter
- Averaged 42.71 yards per punt in career
- Had 30 career kicks of 50 yards or more and 76 inside the 20-yard line
- Two-time Ray Guy Award watch list honoree
- Named to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list (2016)
- Received Special Teams Player of the Year at the annual team banquet (2018)
Personal
- Joined team after winning three consecutive national championships with BYU rugby
- He is married to former BYU soccer player Marissa Nimmer
- Served a mission in Adelaide, Australia
Mission
- Adelaide
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
2015
- In his college football debut, had five punts for 255 yards with two over 60 yards and two downed inside the 20-yard line, averaging 51.0 yards per punt in the 33-28 win over Nebraska
- Booted a 77-yarder in the third quarter against the Cornhuskers, No. 6 on the BYU all-time list for distance on a single punt
- Had a career-high 11 punts at Michigan
- Notched a career high of three punts 50 or more yards vs. ECU
- Booted a season-high four punts inside the 20-yard line, averaging 47.4 yards per punt on five punts with a long of 58 against Cincinnati
- Lettered as a junior and played in 12 games
- Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent First Team
Junior Year
2016
- Played in all 13 games
- Averaged 42.5 yards per punt on 57 punts
- Helped BYU special teams rank No. 6 in average opponent punt return (2.53 yards)
- Punted six times for 274 yards against Arizona with an average of 45.7 yards per punt. He dropped two punts inside the 20-yard line that were both downed at the 1-yard line and 2-yard line, respectively
- In the first quarter against UCLA, he kicked a 55-yard punt, which was his longest of the season. He punted the ball nine times for a total of 411 yards
- Kicked a season-long punt for 62 punts in the third quarter against Mississippi State along with four punts inside the 20-yard line, the second time in his career he pinned four in one game
- Pinned five punts inside the 20 at Boise State, a career high
- Named a 2016 Ray Guy Award candidate
- Named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Senior Year
2017
- Played in all 13 games
- Led BYU punt unit that ranked No. 11 in punt return average allowed (3.56 yards)
- Averaged 42.93 yards per punt
- Dropped 26 punts inside the 20-yard line and had 20 that were fair caught
- Had 10 punts of 50 yards or longer
- Ray Guy Award watch list
- Received Special Teams Player of the Year Award at annual team banquet
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- Football | Oct, 21
Late rally not enough for BYU in 33-17 loss to ECU
- ImageFootball | Jul, 12
Jonny Linehan named to 2017 Ray Guy Award watch list
- ImageFootball | Jul, 12
Jonny Linehan named to 2017 Ray Guy Award watch list
- ImageFootball | Dec, 13
BYU lands 15 players on Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent Teams
- ImageFootball | Oct, 21
Turnovers not enough for BYU to overcome No. 14 Boise State
- ImageFootball | Oct, 15
BYU vs. Mississippi State Postgame Notes
- ImageFootball | Sep, 24
BYU falls 35-32 to West Virginia
- ImageFootball | Sep, 18
BYU vs. UCLA Postgame Notes and Quotes
- ImageFootball | Sep, 18
BYU vs. UCLA Postgame Notes and Quotes
- ImageFootball | Sep, 10
Turnovers plague both teams as BYU falls 20-19 at Utah
- Football | Sep, 04
BYU vs. Arizona Postgame Notes and Quotes
- ImageFootball | Jul, 07
Jonny Linehan named to 2016 Ray Guy Award watch list
- ImageFootball | Jul, 07
Jonny Linehan named to 2016 Ray Guy Award watch list
- ImageAthletics | Jan, 21
Nearly 1,000 students visit BYU for Sports Hero Day
- ImageAthletics | Jan, 21
Nearly 1,000 students visit BYU for Sports Hero Day
- ImageFootball | Oct, 30
Linehan named a candidate for 2015 Ray Guy Award
- ImageFootball | Oct, 30
Linehan named a candidate for 2015 Ray Guy Award
- ImageFootball | Oct, 16
BYU defeats Cincinnati 38-24 after defense sparks fourth-quarter comeback
- ImageFootball | Sep, 26
BYU shut out by Michigan 31-0
- ImageFootball | Sep, 05
BYU Postgame Notes and Quotes