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  • Advance, N.C.
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  • 6'2
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  • 203
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  • Davie HS
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Palmer Williams
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Junior
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Advance, N.C.
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Biography

• Ray Guy Award Watch List
• Preseason Second-Team All-America (Phil Steele)
• Preseason Third-Team All-America (Athlon) 
• Preseason All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
• Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Phil Steele)

 
2024 (Sophomore): Had the best punting season in college football and the best in Baylor history … Finished with a 49.35 average on 43 punts, which among those who punted at least 2.5 times for game in 2024, ranked tops in the nation … Averaged ranked as the best in single-season Baylor history … With 78 career punts, ranks shy of the career leaders in BU history (100 min.) with a 46.53 average, which would be tops in school annals … Has 28 career 50+ yard punts and ranked fourth in school single-season history with 22 in 2024 … Had five 60+ yard punts in 2024, ranking sixth in single-season history and eighth in career history … Had 15 of his 43 punts downed inside the 20-yard line and six fair caught … Helped Baylor rank eighth in the nation in net punting and 44th nationally in punt return defense … Had the best putting game in school history at Utah, punting six times for 376 yards, an average of 62.7, with a long of 79 yards and two inside the 20-yard line … Served as the holder on field goals for a second consecutive season … Three times was named to the Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 8” (Week 2, 9, 10) … Punted twice in his season debut vs. Tarleton (average of 43.5) … Did not punt vs. Air Force but was the holder on field goals … Punted six times for 296 yards and an average of 49.3 yards per punt at Colorado, with one in the 20 and three over 50 yards … Punted three times, with a long of 52 and a 49.2-yard average vs. BYU … Punted four times for a 47.25 average with two inside the 20, a long of 56 … Punted four times for 196 yards, an average of 49 and a long of 63, with two inside the 20 … Had three punts for a 46.7-yard average with one inside the 20, two over 50 and a long of 57 vs. OSU … Punted four times for 192 yards with a 48 yard average, a long of 62, two over 50 and two inside the 20 vs. TCU … Punted three times for a 45.3 yard average with a long of 52 vs. WVU … Had four punts for 180 yards, an average of 45 with a long of 57 and one inside the 20-yard line … Had two punts vs. Kansas for an average of 47, with both downed inside the 20 and a long of 50 … Punted twice for a 44-yard average vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl. 

2023 (Freshman): Earned the starting punter job in the preseason and had a strong freshman season … Punted 37 times for a 43.08 yard average and 1,594 total yards … Had a long of 53 and six of 50+ yards … Downed eight inside the 20-yard line and just one touchback … Forced a fair catch on 13 punts … A total of 20 of his 35 punts were either fair caught or downed inside the 20 … Also served as the holder on field goals. 

High School: A three-star prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN … The No. 1 ranked punter in the class with a 6-star ranking per Chris Sailer Kicking ratings … Ranked as the No. 3 punter in the nation and No. 42 overall player in the state of North Carolina by 247Sports … The No. 14 punter in the country and No. 37 player in the state, according to ESPN … Selected to 2023 Adidas All-American Bowl on NBC Punter … A “great-looking athlete with excellent college potential whose punting is a major strength,” according to Chris Sailer Kicking, averaging over 40 yards per punt with 4.6+ hang time … Also has 50+-yard field goal range … Averaged 43.6 yards per punt as a senior in 2022 … In 2021, averaged 36.8 yards per punt and downed four inside-the-20 … Also served as kicker for DHS, connecting on 54 of 56 PAT attempts … Made seven of 10 career field goal attempts, with long of 47 yards … Also competed in track and field, as well as lacrosse … Regional qualifier in the discus throw as a junior with a personal best 136-8 in the event … Chose Baylor over offers from Connecticut and interest from North Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.