Iowa's Boston Everitt Named Ray Guy Watch List

The second-year punter is among the candidates for the nation's top collegiate punting honor this season.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Football

Iowa's Boston Everitt Named Ray Guy Watch List

Augusta Sports Council named Iowa punter Boston Everitt to the 2026 Ray Guy Award Midseason Watch List. The Ray Guy Award recognizes the nation's top collegiate punter, and a national voting body will select the top three finalists on Nov. 22.

Why it matters

The midseason recognition puts Everitt in the national conversation for the country's top punter as Iowa pushes toward the back half of its season. For Iowa fans, it highlights a key special teams contributor on a team currently 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten.

Through eight games, Everitt has averaged 43.7 yards on 36 punts, ranking No. 37 nationally and No. 6 in the Big Ten. He has placed 21 punts inside the 20-yard line, forced 13 fair catches, and sent seven punts 50 yards or further, with a career-long of 60 yards at Minnesota.

The players

Boston Everitt

Iowa's second-year punter, a native of New Hope, Australia, whose strong season has earned him midseason recognition for the Ray Guy Award.

Ray Guy Award

An annual award established in 2000 that honors the nation's top collegiate punter, with Tory Taylor winning it in 2023.

The details

Everitt, a second-year punter, was named to the midseason list by Augusta Sports Council. The Ray Guy Award, established in 2000, is selected by a national voting body of FBS sports information directors, media representatives and previous winners, which will name the top three finalists before casting final ballots.

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026: Iowa visits Northwestern at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill.
Nov. 22, 2026: The top three Ray Guy Award finalists are expected to be announced.

Season Trajectory

The 2023 Ray Guy Award went to Tory Taylor, the most recent winner named in the record, and Everitt's midseason listing places an Iowa punter in that same national race. Iowa's 3-2 Big Ten mark means special teams production like Everitt's remains a factor in the team's push through the conference schedule.

Fantasy and special teams observers tracking Iowa's games can watch Everitt's punt placement and fair-catch totals as indicators of field position. The Nov. 22 finalist announcement is the next date that will determine whether his season earns a finalist spot.

The takeaway

Everitt's numbers show that field position is often shaped by the punter before the offense ever takes the field. Readers following Iowa can track his placements inside the 20-yard line as the season moves toward its conclusion.

What happens next

The top three Ray Guy Award finalists will be announced on Nov. 22, 2026, and the voting body will then cast final ballots to determine the nation's top punter.