Youngstown State senior punter Brendon Kilpatrick, the 2024 FCS Punter of the Year, is one of 11 candidates on the preseason Watch List to win the 2025 award the Augusta Sports Council announced on Friday.
The 11 candidates on the list incorporate a broad spectrum of FCS punters and were compiled based on the 2024 FCS Punter of the Year semifinalists, 2024 All-American, and All-Conference selections, and 2025 Preseason All-American and Preseason All-Conference selections.
The FCS Punter of the Year Award winner will be determined by the FCS Punter of the Year Award national voting body, which consists of FCS sports information directors and national sports writers.
Kilpatrick has already garnered attention heading into the 2025 season which starts on August 28. He has been named a third-team preseason All-American by SI.com FCS Football Central and FCS Stats Perform.
2025 FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watch list
Ben D'Aquila, Northern Arizona
Brendon Kilpatrick, Youngstown State
Gilbert Brown, Charleston Southern
Jacob Baker, Eastern Kentucky
James Platte, The Citadel
Jeff Yurk, Elon
John McConnell, Mercer
Johnny Schifano, Grambling State
Shane Messenger, Morgan State
Thomas O'Hara, Murray State
Will Haslett, Fordham
