Plackemeier Named AFCA First Team All-American
12/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 1, 2005
Waco, Texas -- Wake Forest senior punter Ryan Plackemeier was named to the American Football Coaches Association All-American Team on Thursday. Plackemeier, a Ray Guy Award finalist, is one of eight ACC players named to the team.
Plackemeier leads the nation in both net punting and average per punt. He punted 67 times this season with an average of 47.2 yards per punt. Plackemeier also dropped 20 punts inside the 20 yardline and nearly half of more than half of his punts were not been returned. Wake Forest's cover team was been instrumental in helping Plackemeier lead the nation in net punting. Deacon opponents averaged just 9.0 yards per punt return.
A native of Bonsall, Calif., Plackemeier arguably has the strongest leg in the country with 13 punts of at least 60 yards this season. Three of those went at least 70 yards, including an 82-yard blast against NC State on October 22. That punt was the fourth-longest punt in ACC history. His punts of 71, 74 and 82 yards are the three longest punts in the ACC this season.
Among those with 200 career attempts, Plackemeier is the NCAA's all-time leading punter with a career average of 45,26 yards per punt. He is a two-time first team All-ACC selection.
Plackemeier shattered his own Wake Forest single season record for average yards per punt, originally set in 2003 when he averaged 45.6 yards per punt. He eclipsed that mark by nearly a yard and a half in 2005.
Plackemeier's Career Punting Statistics
G-GS No Yds Avg Lg In20 50+ 60+ 70+ 80+2002 10-8 32 1,383 43.2 62 2 10 1 0 02003 12-12 57 2,600 45.6 67 11 20 3 0 02004 11-11 64 2,809 43.9 69 17 17 4 0 02005 11-11 67 3,165 47.2 82 20 21 13 3 1 44-42 220 9,957 45.3 82 50 68 21 3 1*-2004 All-American
2005 AFCA Coaches' All-America Team
OffensePos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School HometownWR Dwayne Jarrett 6-5 210 So. USC New Brunswick, N.J.WR Calvin Johnson 6-4 230 So. Georgia Tech Tyrone, Ga.TE Vernon Davis 6-3 253 Jr. Maryland Washington, D.C.OL Eric Winston 6-7 312 Sr. Miami (Fla.) Midland, TexasOL Max Jean-Gilles 6-4 340 Sr. Georgia Miami, Fla.C Greg Eslinger 6-3 285 Sr. Minnesota Bismarck, N.D.OL Taitusi Lutui 6-6 365 Sr. USC Mesa, Ariz.OL Jonathan Scott 6-7 315 Sr. Texas Dallas, TexasQB Matt Leinart* 6-5 225 Sr. USC Santa Ana, Calif.RB Reggie Bush* 6-0 200 Jr. USC Spring Valley, Calif.RB DeAngelo Williams 5-10 217 Sr. Memphis Wynne, Ark.
DefensePos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School HometownDL Elvis Dumervil 6-0 256 Sr. Louisville Miami, Fla.DL Darryl Tapp 6-1 265 Sr. Virginia Tech Chesapeake, Va.DL Mathias Kiwanuka* 6-7 262 Sr. Boston College Indianapolis, Ind.DL Tamba Hali 6-3 267 Sr. Penn St. Teaneck, N.J.LB A.J. Hawk 6-1 240 Sr. Ohio St. Centerville, OhioLB D'Qwell Jackson 6-1 231 Sr. Maryland Largo, Fla.LB DeMeco Ryans 6-2 232 Sr. Alabama Bessemer, Ala.DB Jimmy Williams 6-3 216 Sr. Virginia Tech Hampton, Va.DB Greg Blue 6-2 214 Sr. Georgia College Park, Ga.DB Michael Huff 6-1 205 Sr. Texas Irving, TexasDB Dion Byrum 5-11 192 Sr. Ohio Matthews, N.C.
SpecialistsPos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School HometownP Ryan Plackemeier 6-3 235 Sr. Wake Forest Bonsall, Calif.PK Alexis Serna 5-8 157 So. Oregon St. Fontana, Calif.RS Maurice Drew 5-8 205 Jr. UCLA Antioch, Calif.