Riley Stephenson Athlete Profile - FTB

Riley Stephenson

Punter Kicker 99

Ht/Wt

205 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

St. George,

Utah

Last School

Pine View High School

Roster Years

2009-2012

Named Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News First-Team All-State as a senior
Ranked the No. 2 punter and the No. 9 place kicker in the country
Made 75-of-77 PATs and 7-of-10 field goals
Averaged 42.1 yards per punt
Deseret News First-Team All-State as a junior
Made 59 of 64 extra points as a junior
Hit all six field goal attempts as a junior
Averaged 34.8 yards per punt
A four-year letterwinner
Holds the state record for most PATs (193)
Is second in state history for PATs in a season with 75
Tied for second with 19 career field goals
Holds school records for longest field goal (54 yards), most PATs in a season (75) and career (193) and total career points (250)
Recruited by Arizona State

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2009

All-MWC Honorable Mention
Earned letterman honors as a true freshman
Had 42 punts on the year for 1,733 yards, averaging 41.3 yards per punt
Recorded four touchbacks
Placed eight punts inside the 20-yard line
Had eight punts for 50 or more yards
Did not have a punt blocked all season
Averaged 51 yards on four punts against Colorado State
Averaged 47 yards on six punts against TCU, while not allowing a single return yard
Named National Punter of the Week (Sept. 28) and Honorable Mention Kickoff Specialist twice by College Football Performance Awards
Had a season-long punt of 60 yards in the bowl game against Oregon State, tying a BYU bowl record

Sophmore Year 2010

Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
Played in all 13 games
Had 2,184 yards on 53 punts, an average of 41.2 yards per punt
Kicked 17 punts of over 50 yards and 20 punts inside the 20
Added 64 kickoffs for 4,268 yards, a 66.7 average, with 23 touchbacks
Was named MWC Special Teams Player of the week after kicking 6 punts 223 yards with three landing inside the 20 vs. Washington
Had a season-high 7 punts vs. TCU, totaling 336 yards, a 48.0 average and a 59-yard long
Tied a career high and BYU bowl record with a 60-yard punt vs. UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl
Set a BYU bowl record with a 53.3 ypp average, kicking 3 punts 160 yards

Junior Year 2011

Earned letterman honors as a junior
Saw action in 12 games
Had 1,985 yards on 47 punts, an average of 42.2 yards per punt
Named to Yahoo! Sports All-Independent First Team, Phil Steele All-Independent First Team and an FBS All-Independent Honorable Mention
Had 15 punts over 50 yards and 20 placed inside the 20-yard line
Named CFPA National Punter of the Week Honorable Mention after totaling 6 punts for 272 yards with three over 50 yards and two inside the 20 vs. UCF
All three punts vs. Hawai'i dropped inside the 20, and one over 50 yards and was an honorable mention for the National Punter of the Week award
Earned ESPN.com's All-Bowl Team honors with 8 punts for 335 yards, an average of 41.9 yards, including seven inside the 20 and two over 50 yards vs. Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl
Also had one tackle on special teams during the year and had 3 kickoffs for 201 yards

Senior Year 2012

Earned letterman honors as a senior
Played in all 13 games
Named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List and a Ray Guy Award Semifinalist
Associated Press, CBSSports.com and SI.com second team All-American
Phil Steele All-America Third Team
FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week, week of Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Sept. 24 and Oct. 22
Honorable Mention Punter of the Week, week of Sept. 10 and Sept. 24
No. 2 punting average in the nation at 47.31 yards per punt
Led the nation with 26 punts of over 50 yards and was second with 24 inside the 20-yard line
Defensive weapon in BYU's Poinsettia Bowl win vs. San Diego, earning CBSSports.com All-Bowl Team accolades with six punts downed inside the 20 and three inside the 5-yard line (two at the 1 and one at the 2)
Recorded three punts of 61 yards
Made four of six field goal attempts and 16 of 19 PAT attempts