WACO, Texas – Baylor football punter Palmer Williams has been named a Second-Team Preseason All-American, as announced Wednesday by The Sporting News.
 
This is Williams' third preseason All-America selection of the 2025 season, as he previously garnered second-team praise by Phil Steele's magazine and third-team honors by Athlon Sports.
 
A native of Advance, N.C., Williams had the best punting season in college football, and the best in Baylor history, in 2024, his second year in the starting role. He averaged 49.35 yards per punt on 43 punts, which led the nation among those who punted at least 2.5 times per game last season. His average marked the best in BU single-season history and his career mark of 46.53 yards per punt would rank tops in program history as well.
 
Williams had 28 punts of at least 50 yards last season. Fifteen of his 43 punts were downed inside the 20, while six were fair caught. Williams helped BU rank No. 8 in the NCAA in net punting average, highlighted by a monster game at Utah in Week Two of the season in which he punted six times for an average of 62.7 yards per punt, with a long of 79 yards and two kicks downed inside the 20.
 
BU's dynamite punter was also named one of 15 candidates on the 2025 Ray Guy Award preseason watch list earlier this month.
 
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BAYLOR FOOTBALL 2025 PRESEASON HONORS
Omar Aigbedion, OG
Outland Trophy Watch List
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Pick Six Previews)
Preseason Second-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
 
Travion Barnes, LB
DCTF Texas 50 (No. 46)
Preseason Second-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon)
 
Josh Cameron, WR/PR
Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Hornung Award Watch List
Bruce Feldman's Freaks List (No. 49)
DCTF Texas 50 (No. 23)
Preseason First-Team All-America, PR (Athlon)
Preseason All-Big 12, PR/KR (Big 12 Media)
Preseason First-Team All-Texas, WR (DCTF)
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12, WR (Pick Six Previews)
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12, WR (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12, PR (Phil Steele)
 
Sidney Fugar, OL
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Pick Six Previews)
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
 
Caden Jenkins, CB
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon)
 
Ryan Lengyel, OL
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon)
 
Jackie Marshall, DL
DCTF Texas 50 (No. 38)
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Pick Six Previews)
Preseason Second-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
 
Coleton Price, OL
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon)
 
Sawyer Robertson, QB
Maxwell Award Watch List
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
Preseason Second-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Pick Six Previews)
 
Keaton Thomas, LB
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Butkus Award Watch List
Preseason Fourth-Team All-America (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews)
Preseason All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews)
Preseason First-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
 
Michael Trigg, TE
Preseason Second-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Pick Six Previews))
Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
 
Devin Turner, S
Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Pick Six Previews)
 
Bryson Washington, RB
Maxwell Award Watch List
Doak Walker Award Watch List
DCTF Texas 50 (No. 11)
Preseason Third-Team All-America (Athlon)
Preseason All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews, Sports Info Solutions)
Preseason First-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
 
Palmer Williams, P
Ray Guy Award Watch List
Preseason Second-Team All-America (Phil Steele, The Sporting News)
Preseason Third-Team All-America (Athlon)
Preseason All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Phil Steele, Sports Info Solutions)