Per GoBearcats:
Cincinnati junior punter Mason Fletcher was selected for the Ray Guy Award’s weekly honor, “Ray’s 8,” on Monday following his season-best performance in the 20-6 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday in the Bearcats’ Big 12 Conference debut at Nippert Stadium.
Fletcher averaged a season-high 48.2 yards on four punts, booting two 50+ and putting three inside the 12-yard line.
The Melbourne, Australia native had a 57-yard punt downed at the Oklahoma 10 in the first quarter and added a 54-yard boot downed at the 12 in the second quarter.
Later in the second quarter, he had a perfect 42-yard punt that was fair caught at the 8-yard line.
On the season, Fletcher is averaging 43.7 yards per punt with 75% landing inside the 20 (8 of 12) and three traveling at least 50 yards.
For his career, Fletcher is averaging 44.7 yards – the sixth-best mark among active players. He has placed 54 of 125 career punts inside the 20 with 22 going 50+.
In 2022, he was a Ray Guy Award Finalist and collected Third Team All-America honors to go along with AAC Special Team Player of the Year accolades after averaging 46.2 yards per punt with 29 placed inside the 20.
