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Ryan Rehkow

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Ht/Wt

235 lbs.

Class

Junior

Hometown

Veradale,

Washington

Last School

Central Valley High School

Roster Years

2020-2023

Pronunciation: Ree-co

BYU Highlights

2023
- 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
- Named to AP All-Bowl 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
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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

Mission

London , United Kingdom

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 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
CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team

Sophmore Year 2022

Named to College Football Network All-Independent First Team
Named to AP All-Bowl Team
Would have been No. 4 in the FBS in punting average at 48.7 (three punts shy of being included among NCAA stats leaders)
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
Booted season-long punt of 71 yards vs. East Carolina on Oct. 27.
Ray Guy Award candidate
CSC Academic All-District honoree

Junior Year 2023

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Freshman 2020

Earned starting role as true freshman in 2020
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
Knocked eight punts over 50 yards
Rushed a fake punt for 49 yards in his lone fake attempt
50 percent of his punts required a fair catch (14 of 28)
Had a season-high five punts against Houston, with three placed inside the 20 and a season long of 61
Helped BYU rank No. 15 in the nation as a team in net punting (41.57) in 2020