Tyler Perkins

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: KL6PHOTO LLC.

Position:
Punter
Height:
5-11
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norwalk, Ohio
High School:
St. Paul

Awards & Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 - Coaches (2023)
Ray Guy National Punter of the Week (Oct. 18, 2023)
Second Team Freshman All-American - The Athletic (2022)
Honorable Mention Freshman All-American - College Football News (2022)
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Specialist - Pro Football Network (2022)
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F22, S23, F23, S24, F24)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2023)

2024
Punted 37 times and averaged 44.4 yards per kick ... of his 37 punts, 13 went for 50+ yards and eight were pinned inside the 20 ... his 44.4 punt average was the third-highest average in school history, besting his 2023 average ... punted six times for an average of 49.5 yards against UCF ... four of his six punts against the Knights were 50+ yards ... had season-long punts of 57 yards against Utah and Arizona State ... owns a career average of 43.6 yards per punt, the best mark in ISU history.

2023
Honorable mention All-Big 12 ... handled all punting duties for the Cyclones, averaging 44.3 yards per punt, the third-best single-season average in school history ... his punting average ranked 27th nationally ... punted 61 times with 18 kicks over 50 yards and 25 being downed inside the 20-yard line ... was named Ray Guy Punter of the Week after averaging 43.8 yards per punt and dropping four of his five kicks inside the 20, with two of them also going at least 50 yards ... had one of two 70-yard punts in the Big 12 Conference with a 70-yarder against UNI in the season opener ... punted eight times for a 53.6 average against the Panthers.

2022
Second Team Freshman All-American ... starting punter in the season opener for the Cyclones as a true freshman ... averaged 42.2 yards, the fourth-best freshman average in school history, on 50 punts ... ranked fifth in the Big 12 in punting average ... had 19 punts downed inside the 20 ... recorded nine punts of 50 or more yards, including a long of 61 yards against Baylor ... punted four times for a 48.2 average against the Bears.

High School
Three-star recruit by 247Sports and On3 … ranked as the 4^th-best punter in his class by 247Sports … the 6^th-best punter by Kohl’s Kicking … graded at the 5-star level multiple times and was rated as a 5-star punter at Kohl’s Kicking Camps … two-time all-state, all-district and all-conference selection … helped team to an 11-3 record and a state regional semifinals appearance as a senior … averaged 40.7 yards on 24 punts with a season-long 56-yarder as a senior … also made three field goals and was 39-of-43 on PATs … punted 20 times for a 44.0 average and a long of 67 yards as a junior … connected on 33-of-36 PATs and 5-of-7 field goals as a junior … also a standout baseball pitcher.

Personal
Majoring in accounting.