Jonny Linehan Athlete Profile - FTB

Jonny Linehan

Punter #31

Ht/Wt

205 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Auckland,

Last School

Takapuna Grammar

Roster Years

2015-2017

Joined team after winning three consecutive national championships with BYU rugby
He is married to former BYU soccer player Marissa Nimmer
Served a mission in Adelaide, Australia

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year 2015

In his college football debut, had five punts for 255 yards with two over 60 yards and two downed inside the 20-yard line, averaging 51.0 yards per punt in the 33-28 win over Nebraska
Booted a 77-yarder in the third quarter against the Cornhuskers, No. 6 on the BYU all-time list for distance on a single punt
Had a career-high 11 punts at Michigan
Notched a career high of three punts 50 or more yards vs. ECU
Booted a season-high four punts inside the 20-yard line, averaging 47.4 yards per punt on five punts with a long of 58 against Cincinnati
Lettered as a junior and played in 12 games
Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent First Team

Junior Year 2016

Played in all 13 games
Averaged 42.5 yards per punt on 57 punts
Helped BYU special teams rank No. 6 in average opponent punt return (2.53 yards)
Punted six times for 274 yards against Arizona with an average of 45.7 yards per punt. He dropped two punts inside the 20-yard line that were both downed at the 1-yard line and 2-yard line, respectively
In the first quarter against UCLA, he kicked a 55-yard punt, which was his longest of the season. He punted the ball nine times for a total of 411 yards
Kicked a season-long punt for 62 punts in the third quarter against Mississippi State along with four punts inside the 20-yard line, the second time in his career he pinned four in one game
Pinned five punts inside the 20 at Boise State, a career high
Named a 2016 Ray Guy Award candidate
Named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

Senior Year 2017

Played in all 13 games
Led BYU punt unit that ranked No. 11 in punt return average allowed (3.56 yards)
Averaged 42.93 yards per punt
Dropped 26 punts inside the 20-yard line and had 20 that were fair caught
Had 10 punts of 50 yards or longer
Ray Guy Award watch list
Received Special Teams Player of the Year Award at annual team banquet