AMES, Iowa – Iowa State sophomore punter Tyler Perkins has earned a spot on the Ray Guy Award Watch List. The award is annually given to the nation’s top punter.

Perkins, a Norwalk, Ohio, native, earned Second Team Freshman All-America honors from The Athletic last season after serving as the Cyclones starting punter.

He averaged 42.2 yards per punt, the fourth-best freshman average in school history. Perkins was fifth in the Big 12 Conference in punting average.

Of his 50 punts, 19 were downed inside the 20 and nine traveled 50 or more yards.