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Ray Guy "Top Prospect" Search for Kickers, Punters, and Long Snappers

The Ray Guy Prokicker.com Top Prospect Award program identifies the Nation’s Top Kickers and Punters and promotes them for college recruitment. It is an evaluation that takes place at all Ray Guy / Prokicker.com events across the country. Every athlete’s skills are observed, charted and ranked, allowing coaches to select the newest members of the Ray Guy Top Prospect Award team. Outstanding performances – along with their national ranking – earns each athlete Ray Guy Top Prospect Award recognition and the opportunity to compete at the national Ray Guy Top Prospect Camp held later this summer in Louisville, Kentucky at DeSales High School – July 13-14, 2024.

July 12-13, 2025

DeSales High School

Louisville, Kentucky

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The Ray Guy Top Prospect Camp is for serious student-athletes seeking collegiate opportunities and is primarily for high school juniors and seniors. Although on occasion, we may include younger athletes who demonstrate a natural ability at an early stage of their career. Individual performance and ranking comparisons at each grade level is very important in determining who receives an invitation.

VIEW CURRENT LIST OF THE RAY GUY TOP PROSPECTS

Previous Ray Guy Prokicker.com Top Prospects who made it to the NFL:

Kickers: Graham Gano - Carolina Panthers, Connor Barth - Chicago Bears, Randy Bullock - Tennessee Titans, Blair Walsh - Seattle Seahawks, Chandler Cantanzaro - New York Jets, Brandon McManus - Denver Broncos, Harrison Butker - Kansas City Chiefs, Evan McPherson - Cincinnati Bengals, Rodrigo Blankenship - Indianpolis Colts, Matt Ammendola - New York Jets. Punters: Trevor Daniel - Houston Texans, Kevin Huber - Cincinnati Bengals, Jeff Locke - Minnesota Vikings, Jordan Berry - Minnesota Vikings, Drew Butler - Arizona Cardinals, Pressley Harvin - Pittsburgh Steelers, Donnie Jones - Philadelphia Eagles, Kasey Redfern - Detroit Lions and Bradley Pinion - San Francisco 49ers. Long Snappers: Carson Tinker - Jacksonville Jaguars, Matt Overton - Indianapolis Colts, Kevin McDermott - Minnesota Vikings and Justin Drescher - New Orleans Saints.

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR RAY GUY TOP PROSPECT AWARD

Since every athlete's progression is charted and ranked at each Ray Guy Prokicker.com Camp event, we are able to recognize, very easily, the athletes that will become the newest members of our Top Prospect Award list. Hang time and distance on punts and kickoffs; height, accuracy and distance on placement kicks are obvious identifiers of natural talent. This evaluation process enables us to effectively "sort out" the top prospects through our STAR RATING and identify each athletes "capability." An important aspect that allows the athlete to show at any time his ability to consistently kick or punt as if he were already in college. By displaying this type of performance any kicker and punter can greatly increase the likelihood of earning a spot on our list.

For over 25 years, college football coaches and recruiters across the country have relied on us to share with them the names of top kicking and punting prospects. We provide information directly to them through our national mailing, social media as well as through immediate posting on our website. They are confident knowing we will see "in person" athletes who are ready and further preparing themselves for the next level.

It's all about credibility. Athletes named to this exclusive list, will appreciate the accomplishment more by knowing they have "earned it". Most importantly, college coaches and recruiters know that each name listed tells the story of an athlete who is very deserving as well as one who has taken the initiative to continuously improve their skills.

Ray Guy Top Prospect Camp enrollment is by "Invitation Only" and is exclusive to Kickers and Punters earning the Ray Guy Top Prospect Award recogniton. This honor is determined through participation in Prokicker.com and Prokick Australia (International Partner) camps, private lessons, along with recommendations by national (& international) recruiters and high school coaches. Award recipients participating on U.S. high school football teams are also included on the Ray Guy Pre-season All-America Watch List.

Two-Day Ray Guy Top Prospect Camp

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