Texas A&M University, also known as Punter U to those who bask in Aggie lore has produced yet another star at the position in redshirt junior Nik Constantinou, who was recently named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List, awarded to the top collegiate punter annually at seasons end.
The Aggies produced possibly the greatest punter in NFL history not named Ray Guy in future NFL Hall of Famer Shane Lechler, while former Aggie punter and 2018 Ray Guy Award winner Braden Mann (2016-2019), now current New York Jet is on his own path to greatness.
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Constantinou’s impressive statistical history was laid out in my scouting report for him from late June:
In his first year as the starter during the 2020 Covid shortened season, he played in all 10 games, averaging 40.5 yards per punt, with 13 punts landing inside the 20-yard line, and 3 punts in the 50-plus territory, and was named a semifinalist for the 2020 Ray Guy Award. Constantinou had his best year yet during the 2021 season, leading the SEC with a 46.6 yar punting average, with 22 landing inside the 20-yard line, and 19 50-plus yard punts on the year. Combined with starting kicker, Caden Davis, the two are deemed to lead a lethal special teams unit going into the 2022 season.
In Texas A&M punting history, Constantinou currently sits in 15th place with 88 punts for 3,893 yards and a 44.2 punt yard average. After becoming a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award after the 2020 season, his goal is to finally capture the award and solidify the Aggies at the greatest collegiate punting institute in the country once and for all.
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