Green Honored On Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List
August 14, 2026 | Football
SEATTLE – Washington punter Hunter Green has been tabbed to the Ray Guy Award preseason watch list, The Augusta Sports Council announced on Friday.
Earlier this summer, Green was named to The Athletic first team preseason All-Big Ten list.
Green enters his first year on Montlake this season after spending the 2025 campaign at San Diego State. Green handled 63 of 66 punts for the Aztecs where he averaged 47.0 yards. He had 22 punts go for 50+ yards including a long of 68-yards. Green was able to put 26 punts inside the 20. He finished the season ranked sixth in the nation and second in the Mountain West Conference in punting average on his way to earning second team All-Mountain West honors as the Aztecs went 9-4 and earned a berth in the New Mexico Bowl.
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. Among the statistics used to identify the winner are net punting average, percentage of punts inside the 20-yard line, and percentage of punts not returned, with particular emphasis placed on net average. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline, and have a positive impact on the team's success.
A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision sports information directors, media representatives, and previous Ray Guy Award winners will vote for the top three finalists to be announced in late November. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation's top punter. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards airing on ESPN in December.
Washington Preseason Watch Lists
Dodd Trophy – Jedd Fisch
Allstate Good Works Team – Landen Hatchett
Maxwell Award – Demond Williams Jr.
Rimington Trophy – Landen Hatchett
Lou Groza Award – Tyler Robles
John Mackey Award – Decker DeGraaf
Allstate Wuerffel Trophy – Landen Hatchett
Butkus Award – Xe'ree Alexander
Ray Guy Award – Hunter Green
Earlier this summer, Green was named to The Athletic first team preseason All-Big Ten list.
Green enters his first year on Montlake this season after spending the 2025 campaign at San Diego State. Green handled 63 of 66 punts for the Aztecs where he averaged 47.0 yards. He had 22 punts go for 50+ yards including a long of 68-yards. Green was able to put 26 punts inside the 20. He finished the season ranked sixth in the nation and second in the Mountain West Conference in punting average on his way to earning second team All-Mountain West honors as the Aztecs went 9-4 and earned a berth in the New Mexico Bowl.
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. Among the statistics used to identify the winner are net punting average, percentage of punts inside the 20-yard line, and percentage of punts not returned, with particular emphasis placed on net average. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline, and have a positive impact on the team's success.
A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision sports information directors, media representatives, and previous Ray Guy Award winners will vote for the top three finalists to be announced in late November. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation's top punter. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards airing on ESPN in December.
Washington Preseason Watch Lists
Dodd Trophy – Jedd Fisch
Allstate Good Works Team – Landen Hatchett
Maxwell Award – Demond Williams Jr.
Rimington Trophy – Landen Hatchett
Lou Groza Award – Tyler Robles
John Mackey Award – Decker DeGraaf
Allstate Wuerffel Trophy – Landen Hatchett
Butkus Award – Xe'ree Alexander
Ray Guy Award – Hunter Green
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