Florida punter Chas Henry (Dallas, Ga.) became the first player in Florida history to win the Ray Guy Award, an award presented to the nation’s top punter, Thursday night at the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards in Orlando.
Henry was one of three finalists in 2009 and one of 10 semifinalists in 2008. The only other Florida punter that has been a semifinalist for the award was Eric Wilbur in 2005.
With the award, Henry beat out 2009 Ray Guy recipient Drew Butler (Georgia) and Iowa’s Ryan Donahue.
In addition, Henry was honored at the Awards with a spot on the 2010 Walter Camp All-America first team.
Henry’s 44 punts for 2,042 yards (46.4 avg.) this season is not only the highest average in the country, but stands as the best average in Florida history. Additionally, 14 of his 34 punts (41.2 percent) have been 50 yards or more through 12 games. Sixteen of his punts have landed inside the 20-yard line and 13 have been fair caught.
Henry has also taken over kicking duties for the Gators and was named the SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Florida’s 34-31 overtime win against Georgia after he kicked the game-winning field goal.
2010 Walter Camp All-America Teams
First Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Class Hometown Height Weight
QB Cam Newton, Auburn Jr. College Park, GA 6'6" 250
RB LaMichael James, Oregon Soph. Texarkana, TX 5'9" 185
RB Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State Sr. Tyler, TX 5'8" 200
WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State Soph. Ardmore, OK 6'1" 205
WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma Jr. Norman, OK 5'11" 183
TE Michael Egnew, Missouri Jr. Plainview, TX 6'6" 235
OL Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin Sr. Cottage Grove, WI 6'7" 327
OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State Sr. Mobile, AL 6'2" 282
OL Lee Ziemba, Auburn Sr. Rogers, AR 6'8" 319
OL Nate Solder, Colorado Sr. Buena Vista, CO 6'9" 315
C Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU Sr. Tyler, TX 6'3" 305
PK Danny Hrapmann, Southern Miss Jr. New Oreans, LA 5'9" 160
First Team Defense
Pos. Name, School Class Hometown Height Weight
DL Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson Jr. Bamberg, SC 6'4" 275
DL Nick Fairley, Auburn Jr. Mobile, AL 6'5" 298
DL Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue Sr. Muncie, IN 6'4" 263
DL Adrian Clayborn, Iowa Sr. St. Louis, MO 6'4" 285
LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College Soph. Cincinnati, OH 6'3" 225
LB Greg Jones, Michigan State Sr. Cincinnati, OH 6'1" 240
LB Von Miller, Texas A&M Sr. DeSoto, TX 6'3" 243
DB Patrick Peterson, LSU Jr. Pompano Beach, FL 6'1" 222
DB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska Sr. Glendale, AZ 6'1" 205
DB Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech Soph. Delray Beach, FL 5'11" 170
DB Tejay Johnson, TCU Sr. Garland, TX 6'1" 212
P Chas Henry, Florida Sr. Dallas, GA 6'3" 215
KR Eric Page, Toledo Soph. Toledo, OH 5'10" 180
KR Shaky Smithson, Utah Sr. Baltimore, MD 5'11" 202
Second Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Class Hometown Height Weight
QB Andrew Luck, Stanford Jr. Houston, TX 6'4" 235
RB Jordan Todman, UCONN Jr. North Dartmouth, MA 5'9" 193
RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina Fr. Duncan, SC 6'0" 218
WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina Soph. St. Matthews, SC 6'4" 233
WR A.J. Green, Georgia Jr. Summerville, SC 6'4" 212
TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin Sr. Milwaukee, WI 6'4" 241
OL Stefan Wisniewski, Penn State Sr. Bridgeville, PA 6'3" 306
OL Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State Sr. Columbus, MS 6'6" 305
OL Anthony Castonzo, Boston College Sr. Hawthorn Woods, IL 6'7" 295
OL Caleb Schlauderaff, Utah Jr. Shelton, WA 6'4" 302
C Chase Beeler, Stanford Sr. Jenks, OK 6'3" 285
PK Will Snyderwine, Duke Jr. Potomac, MD 5'11" 190
Second Team Defense
Pos. Name, School Class Hometown Height Weight
DL Sam Acho, Texas Sr. Dallas, TX 6'3" 260
DL J.J. Watt, Wisconsin Jr. Pewaukee, WI 6'6" 292
DL Drake Nevis, LSU Sr. Marrero, LA 6'2" 285
DL Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma Sr. Carrollton, TX 6'3" 267
LB Justin Houston, Georgia Jr. Statesboro, GA 6'3" 258
LB Akeem Ayers, UCLA Jr. Los Angeles, CA 6'4" 255
LB Nate Irving, NC State Sr. Wallace, NC 6'1" 231
DB Chimdi Chekwa, Ohio State Sr. Clermont, FL 6'0" 190
DB Cliff Harris, Oregon Soph. Fresno, CA 5'11" 180
DB Quinton Carter, Oklahoma Sr. Las Vegas, NV 6'1" 200
DB Robert Lester, Alabama Soph. Foley, AL 6'2" 206
P Kyle Martens, Rice Jr. Spearfish, SD 6'6" 200
KR Cliff Harris, Oregon Soph. Fresno, CA 5'11" 180
