AMES, Iowa – Iowa State punter Tyler Perkins has been named a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, announced Friday by the Augusta Sports Council. Perkins was among 10 players selected from a field of 92 nominated candidates.

Perkins, a senior from Nowalk, Ohio, has had an impressive 2025 season, punting 35 times with a net average of 41.86 yards. Of his 35 punts, 17 have been inside the 20-yard line and only four have been returned. Opponents have accumulated just 13 return yards against Perkins, ninth-fewest nationally.

He owns a touchback percentage of 2.8 percent, with just one of his 35 punts ending up in the endzone.

A four-year starter, Perkins owns the best career punting average in school history at 43.5 yards per kick.

2025 Ray Guy Award Semifinalists
Tyler Perkins, Iowa State

Brett Thorson, Georgia

Daniel Hughes, New Mexico

Dante Atton, Temple

Evan Crenshaw, Troy

Jackson Ross, Tennessee

James Rendell, Notre Dame

Luke Freer, Air Force

Nick Haberer, Vanderbilt

Palmer Williams, Baylor