indisputable top 3 punter in the 2024 class 4.72 gpa kaynon floyd from horizon high school has been extended an actionable offer by asu special teams coach charlie ragle, this means that with his other actionable offers that a preferred walk on offer from cal most likely won't work in securing his signature
coach tinker is hopefully working around the clock to build a relationship with floyd, he got only 3 specialists positions to actively recruit...kicker with michael luckhurst is good to go for the next 3 years & long snapper with david bird is good to go for the next 4 years, identifying an all american punter should be his daily #1 priority in the offseason
but shocky don't trust coach wilcox & his staff with special team decisions, the bears got outkicked on field goals in both the south bend & boulder losses which contributed to the team's losing record last season...the criminally insane decision to start the low trajectory with limited length dario longhetto is gonna be the answer to the following california golden bears trivia question in 20 years from now "name the bear that started in 2022 instead of 10 time nfl all pro placekicker michael luckhurst?"
and going into the transfer portal every season is a 100% surefire strategy to bring in a good but not great punter, this program needs standouts with its razor thin win margins
i've played golf a dozen+ times with former nfl kickers/punters that live/visit north scottsdale, they all love golf because of the similarities of the 2 sports...the golf swing is a lot like the kicking motion, the more technically sound it is the more repeatable/reliable it is during competition
the average nfl hang time is 4.4, floyd is already kicking at that level...last season he averaged 50+ yards on punts which ranked him 3rd among high schoolers in the nation
so when kanyon floyd returns (family attended the stanford big game & also cal's 2024 junior day) to berkeley on saturday june 4th, justin & marshall need to bring in a former nfl kicker like ryan longwell (who is already helping the program), doug brien, bryan anger, etc. to evaluate his kicking upside...is he truly a generational talent with all american potential for 4 years (4.72 gpa guy is gonna earn a haas biz ad degree) with nfl draft day upside & therefore an actionable cal offer is warranted?
yeah elite punting can change the field position multiple times in a game
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