USC’s Eddie Czaplicki: elite field-flipper, Ray Guy winner, and a hidden weapon in plain sight
In the 2024 season, Eddie Czaplicki was one of college football’s premier punters: he won the Ray Guy Award, led the nation in net punting at 46.44 yards, and landed 61% of his punts inside the 20 with zero touchbacks through 11 games.[3][4][9] His differentiators are placement, hang-time discipline, and a big-leg profile that regularly generated 50-plus-yard boots, making him the kind of field-position specialist who changes games without needing the ball in his hands.[3][4] If you value precision and reliability, he’s absolutely a blue-chip fit—calm, consistent, and brutally efficient.
