Air Force punter Luke Freer, who averaged over 47 yards per punt during the 2024 season to earn All-Mountain West Conference recognition, has been named to the Preseason Watch List for the 2025 Ray Guy Award.
The Ray Guy Award honors the nation’s top collegiate punter in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Named for football’s premier punter, the award is coordinated by the Augusta Sports Council.
2025 Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List
Atticus Bertrams, Wisconsin
Alex Smith, Georgia Southern
Brett Thorson, Georgia
Cole Maynard, Western Kentucky
Devin Bale, Arkansas
Jack Bouwmeester, Texas
Jack Stonehouse, Syracuse
Jacob Ulrich, Oklahoma
John Henderson, Bowling Green
Logan Lupo, Florida Atlantic
Luke Freer, Air Force
Palmer Williams, Baylor
Rhys Dakin, Iowa
Ryan Eckley, Michigan State
Tyler White, Texas A&M
The list was compiled based on the 2024 Ray Guy Award Semifinalists, 2024 All-American, and All-Conference selections, top performing punters, and 2025 Preseason All-American and Preseason All-Conference selections.
Freer was the lone Falcon selected for the preseason 2025 all-Mountain West team. His 47.5 yards per punt last season set a new single-season Air Force record, breaking the mark of 47.3 set by Mark Simon in 1985.
With 10 punts inside the 20 and 14 of 50-plus, Freer’s 72-yard punt versus San Jose State last season ranks 12th in program history vs. San Jose State last season.
