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Shrewsbury named FCS Punter of the Year semifinalist

LEXINGTON, Va. – After an outstanding 2025 season ranked among the nation's top punters, VMI punter Ben Shrewsbury has been selected as one of 10 FCS Punter of the Year semifinalists.
 
The Jonesborough, Tennessee, native punted the ball 87 times throughout the season for a combined 4,122 yards consistently ranking in the top five nationally in punt average, ending the season with a punt average of 47.9 yards per kick which is good for third at the FCS level and first in the Southern Conference.
 
The All-SoCon First Team punter booted a career best 63-yarder at ETSU on October 11and placed 22 punts within the opponent 20-yard line. Six of his punts went into the endzone for touchbacks and 20 were fair catches from opposing punt returners.
 
Shrewsbury totaled 42 kicks of 50-plus yards, while nobody else in the SoCon had more than 20. The junior's total yardage of 4,075 set a new SoCon record with the next closest kicker having 3,633 yards, despite kicking three more times than Shrewsbury this season.
 
He earned SoCon Player of the Week honors against Chattanooga, had four punts of 60 or more yards, including a season-best 63-yard kick against ETSU in which he set a new program and SoCon record for most punts in a game with 14.
 
Shrewsbury's single-season average of 47.9 is a new program and league record, breaking VMI's own Brent Barth's (2002) mark of 47.4, and his 85 punts are third most in a single year. Shrewsbury now owns the two highest punt totals in a single game for the SoCon and VMI, with 657 against ETSU and 645 at Mercer.
 
A national voting body will determine the winner. Voting will open on Thursday, December 4 at noon ET and will close on Sunday, December 14 at noon ET. The winner will be announced on Monday, December 15. 
 
FCS Punter of the Year Semifinalists
Adam Watford, North Alabama
Brady Clark, Princeton
Elliot Huether, St. Thomas
Gabriel Russo, Idaho State
James Platte, The Citadel
John McConnell, Mercer
Max Pelham, South Dakota State
Ryan Marks, Utah Tech
Thomas O'Hara, Murray State
Ben Shrewsbury, VMI
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ben Shrewsbury

#99 Ben Shrewsbury

6' 2"
Junior
K/P