Biography
Major: Exercise Science and Health
2016 Lou Groza Preseason Watch List
2016 Ray Guy Preseason Watch List
2015 Lou Groza Award (semifinalist)
2015 Sun Belt Conference first team (punter), second team (kicker)
2014 Ray Guy Award Finalist
2014 Walter Camp All-American (second team)
2014 Sun Belt Conference first team
2013 Walter Camp All-American (first team)
2013 Ray Guy Award Watch List
2015: Led the Sun Belt in in field goals per game (1.92, fifth in FBS), punting average (45.7, seventh nationally) and scoring (9.0, 25th nationally) ... second in the league and 14th nationally in field goal percentage (.852) ... one of just three players nationally who kicked and punted for his team ... set Idaho single-season record for field goals attemped (27) and made (23), and has the second-best percentage (.852) ... is tied for third for career field goals attempted (63), and is third in career field goals made (44) and field goal percentage (.698) ... his career conversion success rate of .968 (92 of 95) is sixth all-time ... he is Idaho’s career punting average leader (47.2) and has three of the top five season averages (47.8 twice and 45.7 in 2015).
2014: Was second in the nation in punting average and was a Ray Guy Award finalist ... in addition to earning that prestigious recognition, he was a second team Walter Camp All-American as well as a CBS Sports second team choice, and a third-team honoree by the Associated Press and Athlon Sports ... was a first-team all-Sun Belt Conference team member ... punted 44 times for 2,101 yards for an average of 47.8 yards per kick ... had 19 kicks of more than 50 yards ... 38.6 percent of punts downed inside the 20 ... 29.5 percent inside the 10 ... career long of 73 yards ... also handles kickoffs and PATs for the Vandals ... made 27 of 28 PATs and 11 of 10 field goal attempts ... long field goal of 47 yards.
2013: Had a stellar freshman season as the nation’s #1 punter with an average of 47.8 yards per kick ... he was a Walter Camp All-American after breaking the NCAA record for a freshman punter as well as the NCAA record for a punter who kicked at least 75 times in a season ... ... he was the FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Year and was on Athlon Sports All-Freshman team ... he was a first-team all-Independent choice of CollegeSportsMadness.com, second team All-American by SB Nation, third team All-American by the Associated Press, and honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated ... he punted 75 times for 3,587 yards ... his career long punt was 65 yards and he had seven punts of 60 or more yards, and 27 of 50-59 yards ... he was one of just two FBS players who kicked and punted for his team.
High school: Kicked a 67-yard field goal that broke an 83-year old Washington High School record and was within one yard of the national record of 68. He doesn’t only kick them long, he’s accurate. He’s been highly recognized throughout Washington and particularly in the Greater Spokane League. As a junior, he was successful on 89 percent of his field goal attempts and was rewarded with all-state and all-GSL honors. He also was all-GSL as a sophomore and senior. During his senior season, he was the all-GSL punter as well after averaging 48 yards per kick. He averaged 39 per punt as a junior.
Personal: Son of Kim and Freddie Rehkow ... born March 17, 1995.
Single-game highs
Punting – Punts: 9, three times (at USC, Sept. 12, 2015; at Arkansas State, Oct. 12, 2013, and at Wyoming, Sept. 7, 2013). Punting yards: 434 (at Wyoming, Sept. 7, 2013). Average per punt: 54.3 (on three punts vs. Texas State, Nov. 2, 2013). Long: 73 (at Georgia Southern, Oct. 11, 2014).
PATs – PATs attempted: 6 (at South Alabama, Nov. 7, 2015). PATs made: 6 (at South Alabama, Nov. 7, 2015).
Kickoffs: 8 (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 10, 2011).
Field goals – Attempted: 5, three times (at New Mexico State, Oct. 31, 2015; at Troy, Oct. 17, 2015, and vs. Temple, Sept. 28, 2013). Made: 4, three times (at New Mexico State, Oct. 31, 2015; at Troy, Oct. 17, 2015, and vs. Temple, Sept. 28, 2013). Long field goal: 48 (vs. Texas State, Nov. 28, 2015).
