NOTRE DAME, Ind — Notre Dame junior punter Jay Bramblett has been named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List for the second-consecutive year. The award honors the nation’s top collegiate punter.
In 2020, Bramblett bombed 43 punts for 1,839 yards (42.8 average), with a 59-yard long in the 2020 ACC Championship game. He forced 15 fair catches, dropped 12 punts inside the 20-yard line and posted 10 punts of 50 yards or more.
In the season-opener vs. Duke, Bramblett had a career day, sending six punts, including punts of 53, 52 and 45 yards. His play of the day came in the second quarter on a fake punt play, when he rushed for 14 yards, cutting to get the Irish the first down and keeping Notre Dame’s drive alive, which eventually resulted in a touchdown.
Bramblett also served as the holder for Notre Dame’s extra points and field goals, assisting kicker Jonathan Doerer to a 2020 season in which he scored 93 total points, making 48-of-48 extra points and adding 15 field goals.