Johnny Townsend (American football)
| Florida Gators No. 19 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Punter, Holder |
| Career history | |
| College | Florida (2014–2016) |
| High school | Boone |
| Personal information | |
| Place of birth | Orlando, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Johnny Townsend is a college football player for the Florida Gators football team.[1][2][3] He was initially recruited to Ohio State.[4] He played at Boone High School in Orlando.[5] Johnny Townsend held the number 1 NCAA 2016 punting average in the country with 47.9 yards average for 2016.[6] With this average he also set the highest all-time punting record for the Florida Gators Football Program in 2016.[7]
Athletic Honors
- NCAA Statistical Champion (2016)[8]
- All-American First Team CBS Sports (2016)[9]
- All-American Second Team FOX Sports (2016)[10]
- Ray Guy Award Semifinalist (2016, 2015)[11][12]
- William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (2016)[13]
- All-SEC First Team ESPN (2016)[14]
- All-American Mid-Season Second Team Sports Illustrated (2016)[15]
- All-SEC Pre-Season First Team ESPN (2016)[16]
- All-SEC First Team (ESPN & Gridiron Now) - (2015)[17]
- ALL-SEC Second Team [Coaches Poll, AP, Phil Steele, Athlon] (2015)[18][19][20][21]
- US Army All-American (2013)[22]
- Doc Blanchard Award (2013)[23]
- ALL-SEC Freshman Team (2013)[24]
Academic Honors
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015)
- Florida Blue Key (Member 2016)
- National Honor Society (2013)
- Spanish National Honor Society (2013)
References
- ↑ Thompson, Edgar. "UF punter Johnny Townsend 'one of defense's best friends'".
- ↑ "Johnny Townsend is a game changer for Florida Gators". 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Gators fans should acknowledge punter Johnny Townsend's value to team".
- ↑ Chris Hays. "Boone punter Johnny Townsend signs with Florida over Ohio State, Alabama - Video". Orlando Sentinel.
- ↑ "Florida's Johnny Townsend mindful of his standing among country's best collegiate punters". 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "NCAA Punting Statistics - Individual". ncaa.com. Jan 10, 2017.
- ↑ Pantages, Will (Jan 13, 2017). "NFL DRAFT TRACKER: WHO IS STAYING, WHO IS LEAVING EARLY?". floridagators.com.
- ↑ "Statistical champion: Gators punter Johnny Townsend celebrates with plaque". gridironnow.com. Mar 15, 2017.
- ↑ "CBS Sports 2016 College Football All-America Team: Alabama, Big Ten lead way". cbssports.com. Dec 13, 2016.
- ↑ "FOX Sports’ 2016 College Football All-America Team". cbssports.com. Dec 13, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Ray Guy Award semifinalists announced". rayguyaward.com. Nov 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Ray Guy Award semifinalists announced". rayguyaward.com. Nov 13, 2015.
- ↑ Bibik, Kelsey (Sep 29, 2016). "TOWNSEND TABBED AS CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST". floridagators.com.
- ↑ "Alabama leads way with eight players on ESPN.com All-SEC team". ESPN. Dec 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Lamar Jackson, Jabrill Peppers lead SI.com's 2016 Midseason All-America Team". Sports Illustrated. Oct 18, 2016.
- ↑ Ostendorf, Greg (Aug 22, 2016). "Alabama leads the way with seven on preseason All-SEC team". ESPN.
- ↑ Aschoff, Edward (Dec 9, 2015). "2015 ESPN.com All-SEC team: Derrick Henry, Leonard Fournette lead the way". ESPN.
- ↑ "SEC announces Coaches All-SEC Teams". SEC Sports.
- ↑ Treadwell, Laquon (Dec 14, 2015). "2015 Associated Press All-SEC football team". ap.org.
- ↑ "Phil Steele's 2015 Postseason All-SEC Team". philsteele.com.
- ↑ Lassan, Steven (Dec 14, 2015). "Athlon hands out its awards from the 2015 season.". athlonsports.com/.
- ↑ Eberts, Wescott (Dec 30, 2012). "2013 US Army All-American game roster". sbnation.com.
- ↑ Fulce, Jade (Jan 5, 2013). "U.S. Army Recognizes Excellence at Awards Dinner". army.mil.
- ↑ "2013 SEC All-Freshman Football Team Announced". SEC Sports.
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