THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2025: FCS Punter of the Year Semifinalist ... FCS Football Central Second Team All-American ... 2025 UAC Specialist of the Year ... First Team All-UAC ... Also earned first team all-conference and co-specialist of the year in the UAC from Phil Steele ... Punted in all 12 games ... Finished the regular season fifth in the country with 46.6 yards per punt to break UNA's all-time school record ... Was the only punter in both FBS and FCS to have three punts sail over 70 yards ... Had a 74 yarder against Central Arkansas and a pair of 72 yarders against Utah Tech and Tarleton State — the latter of which landed on the one-yard line ... Owns the career school record with 32 punts over 50 yards, including 21 punts for over 50 yards in 2025 ... 18 punts inside the red zone ... Totaled 66 punts for 3,073 yards.

UNA 2024: Punted in all 12 games ... Punted 46 times for 1,877 yards to average 40.8 yards per punt ... Highest punt average came against Southern Utah with three punts for an average of 48.3 per punt ... Boomed a 63-yard punt against No. 21 Illinois State for a career-long ... Had eight punts sail over 50-yards ... Pinned nine punts inside the 20 ... Only three punts for touchback ... Had 21 punts fair caught ... Had his first-career rushing attempt on a broken play against Memphis, picking up a dropped snap and running 21 yards for a first down.

UNA 2023: FCS Football Central Freshman All-American ... Phil Steele Third Team Freshman All-American ... Phil Steele Third Team All-Conference ... Second Team All-Conference selection by the United Athletic Conference ... Punted in all 11 games ... Punted 57 times for 2,411 yards to average 42.3 yards per punt ... Ranked 22nd in the nation and second among all freshmen with his 42 yards per punt ... Led all freshmen nationally in total punt yardage ... Ranked 15th in FCS in net punting ... Had at least one punt of 47 yards or more in every game ... Longest punt was a 58-yarder against Chattanooga ... Averaged at least 40 yards per punt in 10 of 11 games with the only exception being at Abilene Christian against extreme wind conditions ... Had 15 punts inside the 20 ... Only two touchback punts ... Seven punts that went 50 yards or longer ... Had 17 fair caught punts.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played as a kicker and punter at Dothan High School … Helped lead the Wolves to the playoffs in 2022.

PERSONAL: Birthday is May 18 … Son of Jason and Michele Watford and has three sisters … Major is Business.