Who are the best kickers, punters and returners coming into the 2019 college football season? Here are the 2019 CFN All-America kickers, punters and returners.
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CFN Preseason Honorable Mention All-America Placekickers
10. Evan McPherson, Soph. Florida
2018: 17-of-19 field goals, long of 48 yards
– 2019 Florida Preview
9. Blake Lynch, Jr. Kansas State
2018: 14-of-16 field goals, 14-of-14 from 44 yards and in
– 2019 Kansas State Preview
8. Evan Staley, Jr. West Virginia
2018: 16-of-20 field goals, two of the misses from 50 yards and beyond
– 2019 West Virginia Preview
7. Jet Toner, Sr. Stanford
2018: 15-of-16 field goals, 3-of-3 from 40+
– 2019 Stanford Preview
6. Rodrigo Blankenship, Sr. Georgia
2018: 19-of-23 field goals, long of 53 yards
– 2019 Georgia Preview
5. Tyler Bass, Sr. Georgia Southern
2018: 19-of-21 field goals, 10-of-11 from 40+
– 2019 Georgia Southern Preview
4. Jake Verity, Sr. East Carolina
2018: 19-of-21 field goals, hit five of last five
– 2019 East Carolina Preview
CFN Preseason Third Team All-America Placekicker
3. Christopher Dunn, Soph. NC State
2018: 23-of-26 field goals, 3-of-4 from 40+
– 2019 NC State Preview
CFN Preseason Second Team All-America Placekicker
2. Cooper Rothe, Sr. Wyoming
2018: 16-of-17 field goals, missed from 43
– 2019 Wyoming Preview
CFN Preseason First Team All-America Placekicker
1. Andre Szmyt, Soph. Syracuse
2018: Lou Groza Winner, 30-of-34 field goals, 3-of-3 from beyond 50 yards
– 2019 Syracuse Preview
CFN Preseason Honorable Mention All-America Kick Returners
10. Amare Jones, Soph. Tulane
2018: 20 returns, 27.9 average
– 2019 North Texas Preview
9. Joe Reed, Sr. Virginia
2018: 26 returns, 27.2 yards, one score
– 2019 Virginia Preview
8. Isaiah Wright, Sr. Temple
2018: 33 returns, 26.5 average, one score
– 2019 Temple Preview
7. Jashaun Corbin, Soph. Texas A&M
2018: 14 returns, 30.1 yards, one score
– 2019 Texas A&M Preview
6. Travell Harris, Soph. Washington State
2018: 25 returns, 27.6 yards, one score
– 2019 Washington State Preview
5. Darrynton Evans, Jr. Appalachian State
2018: 15 returns, 32.7 yards, one score
– 2019 Appalachian State Preview
4. Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Jr. Iowa
2018: 24 returns, 29.48 yards
– 2019 Iowa Preview
CFN Preseason Third Team All-America Kick Returners
3. Jason Huntley, Sr. New Mexico State
2018: 22 returns, 27.18 yards, three scores
– 2019 New Mexico State Preview
CFN Preseason Second Team All-America Kick Returners
2. Maurice Ffrench, Sr. Pitt
2018: 20 returns, 27.35 yards, two scores
– 2019 Pitt Preview
CFN Preseason First Team All-America Kick Returners
1. Savon Scarver, Jr. Utah State
2018: 22 returns, 33.73 yards, two scores
– 2019 Utah State Preview
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CFN Preseason Honorable Mention All-America Punters
10. Zach Von Rosenberg, Jr. LSU
2018: 51 punts, 45.7 yards per kick, 18 inside the 20
– 2019 LSU Preview
9. Tyson Dyer, Jr. New Mexico
2018: 74 punts, 44.3 yards per kick, 19 inside the 20
– 2019 New Mexico Preview
8. Oscar Draguicevich, Jr. Washington State
2018: 46 punts, 45.7 yards per kick, 15 inside the 20
– 2019 Washington State Preview
7. Tommy Townsend, Sr. Florida
2018: 51 punts, 45.5 average, 24 inside the 20
– 2019 Florida Preview
6. Thomas Bennett, Sr. Tulsa
2018: 53 punts, 46.6 yards per kick, 12 inside the 20
– 2019 Tulsa Preview
5. Max Duffy, Jr. Kentucky
2018: 60 punts, 44.78 yards per kick, 30 inside the 20
– 2019 Kentucky Preview
4. Brandon Wright, Jr. Georgia State
2018: 51 punts, 48.2 yards per kick, 22 inside the 20
– 2019 Georgia State Preview
CFN Preseason Third Team All-America Punter
3. Ryan Stonehouse, Jr. Colorado State
2018: 65 punts, 48.3 yards per kick, 18 inside the 20
– 2019 Colorado State Preview
CFN Preseason Second Team All-America Punter
2. James Smith, Jr. Cincinnati
2018: 59 punts, 46.6 yards per kick, 25 inside the 20
– 2019 Cincinnati Preview
CFN Preseason First Team All-America Punter
1. Braden Mann, Sr. Texas A&M
2018: 50 punts, 51 yards per kick, 28 inside the 20
– 2019 Texas A&M Preview
CFN Preseason Honorable Mention All-America Punt Returners
10. Hutch White, Sr. Texas State
2018: 16 returns, 10.4 average
– 2019 Texas State Preview
9. Otis Anderson, Jr. UCF
2018: 15 returns, 11.9 average
– 2019 UCF Preview
8. Tyler Vaughns, Jr. USC
2018: 19 returns, 10.47 average, one score
– 2019 USC Preview
7. Marquez Callaway, Sr. Tennessee
2018: 14 returns, 11.86 average, one score
– 2019 Tennessee Preview
6. CeeDee Lamb, Jr. Oklahoma
2018: 17 returns, 12.8 average
– 2019 Oklahoma Preview
5. DJ Matthews, Jr. Florida State
2018: 19 returns, 13.5 average, one score
– 2019 Florida State Preview
4. Maurice Alexander, Sr. FIU
2018: 15 returns, 14.6 average, one score
– 2019 FIU Preview
CFN Preseason Third Team All-America Punt Returner
3. Dazz Newsome, Jr. North Carolina
2018: 19 returns, 15.05 average, one score
– 2019 North Carolina Preview
CFN Preseason Second Team All-America Punt Returner
2. Sean Riley, Sr. Syracuse
2018: 16 returns, 16.38 average, one score
– 2019 Syracuse Preview
CFN Preseason First Team All-America Punt Returner
1. Isaiah Wright, Sr. Temple
2018: 19 returns, 13.1 average, two scores
– 2019 Temple Preview
