2014 Football Roster

4 Kyle Christy

  • Position P
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 198
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brownsburg, Ind.
  • Highschool Brownsburg

Biography

2014: Reclaimed the starting role after a disappointing junior season and was selected to the All-SEC Second Team by the media… Played in the Medal of Honor Bowl after the season in prep for the NFL… Ranked 14th in the nation and third in the SEC with a 44.3 yard average on 64 punts for the season… Had 22 punts of 50+ yards and 22 punts inside the 20 yard line… Named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after his performance against Kentucky, which included a 45.5 yard average on six punts with four inside the 20 yard line and a long of 61 yards… 2013: Served as the punter for the first half of the season… Averaged 39.6 yards per punt with seven inside the 20 and two 50+ yards… Second in school history with a 43.4 yard average in his career… 2012: Went into the season as the Gators’ starting punter… One of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award given to the nation’s best punter… Named to the Walter Camp All-America Second Team… CBSSports.com All-American… Averaged 45.8 yards per punt to set a school record… Was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after a performance against South Carolina that saw him establish a single-game SEC and school record with a 54.3 yard per punt average and a season-best kick of 62 yards… His 66 punts tied for the fifth most in a single-season in UF history… Had a punt of 50 yards or more in 10 of 13 games… Earned first-team status for the Coaches’ All-SEC team… Named to the SEC Pigskin All-Conference Team… Associated Press All-SEC first team member… Chosen as a Phil Steele Second-Team Mid-Season All-American… Phil Steele First-Team Mid-Season All-SEC selection… Finished the season with 66 punts for 3.023 yards (45.8 yards per punt), with 27 landing inside the 20-yard line… Rated fifth in the nation in punting average and tops in the SEC… 25 of Christy’s kicks went for 50 yards or more… 2011: The starting punter in the last seven games of the season… Finished the season with 30 punts for 1,227 yards (40.9 yards per punt), with 10 landing inside the 20-yard line… In his debut at Auburn, had seven punts for 323 yards (46.1 avg.), including a long of 67 yards.

PRIOR TO FLORIDA:

Rated the No. 2 punter nationally according to Scout.com… Converted 31-of-37 PAT and 5-of-8 field goals with a long of 50 yards his junior year… Participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in 2010… Named AP All-State as a senior and 5A All-State Honorable Mention as a junior… Chose Florida over LSU… Coached by Brett Comer.

 

Christy’s Career Highs

Punts: 8 (2x, last ECU, 2014)

Punting Yards: 380 (South Carolina, 2012)

Punting Avg: 54.3 (South Carolina, 2012)

Punting Long: 67 (Auburn, 2011)

Kickoffs: 1 (Auburn, 2011)

Kickoff Yards: 66 (Auburn, 2011)

Kickoff Average: 66.0 (Auburn, 2011)

2011 (7 GP/0 GS*)

Punting

OPPONENT

No

Yds

Avg

TB

I20

Lg

Bl

FAU - 9/3

DNP 

UAB - 9/10

DNP 

Tenn - 9/17

DNP 

at Kty - 9/24

DNP 

#3 Ala - 10/1

DNP 

at #1 LSU - 10/8

DNP 

at #24 Aub - 10/15

7

323

46.1

0

4

67

0

vs. #22 UGA - 10/29

5

196

39.2

1

1

48

0

Vandy - 11/5

2

74

37

0

0

39

0

at #15 SC - 11/12

4

149

37.3

1

1

55

0

Furman - 11/19

3

134

44.7

0

2

48

0

FSU - 11/26

6

239

39.8

0

0

50

0

vs. OSU - 1/2/12

3

112

37.3

0

2

50

0

2011 Totals

30

1227

40.9

2

10

67

0

2012 (13 GP/0 GS*)

Punting

OPPONENT

No

Yds

Avg

TB

I20

Lg

Bl

BGSU - 9/1

4

154

38.5

0

2

40

0

at TAMU - 9/8

5

236

47.2

0

2

55

0

at #23 Tenn - 9/15

5

243

48.6

0

0

55

0

Kty - 9/22

3

138

46

0

2

53

0

#4 LSU - 10/6

7

344

49.1

1

3

61

0

at Vandy - 10/13

5

231

46.2

1

3

54

0

#9 SC - 10/20

7

380

54.3

2

1

62

0

vs. #12 UGA - 10/27

3

140

46.7

0

0

49

0

Mizzou - 11/3

8

331

41.4

0

4

53

0

Louisiana - 11/10

7

319

45.6

1

5

58

1

Jack St - 11/17

4

169

42.3

1

3

53

0

at #10 FSU - 11/24

4

173

43.3

0

1

53

0

#21 Louisville 1/2/13

4

165

41.3

0

1

47

0

2012 Totals

66

3023

45.8

6

27

62

1

2013 (5 GP/0 GS*)

Punting

OPPONENT

No

Yds

Avg

TB

I20

Lg

Bl

Toledo - 8/31

4

153

38.3

0

1

53

0

at #24 Miami - 9/7

4

170

42.5

0

2

45

0

Tenn - 9/21

3

111

37

0

2

43

0

at Kty - 9/28

DNP 

Ark - 10/5

6

222

37

1

2

48

0

at #10 LSU - 10/12

4

176

44

2

0

50

0

at #14 Mizzou - 10/19

DNP 

vs. UGA - 11/2

DNP 

Vandy - 11/9

DNP 

at #11 SC - 11/16

DNP 

GS - 11/23

DNP 

#2 FSU - 11/30

DNP 

2013 Totals

21

832

39.6

3

7

53

0

2014 (11 GP/0 GS*)

Punting

OPPONENT

No

Yds

Avg

TB

I20

Lg

Bl

EMU - 9/6

3

145

48.3

1

0

60

0

Kty - 9/13

6

292

48.7

0

4

61

0

at #3 Ala - 9/20

7

369

52.7

2

3

66

0

at Tenn - 10/4

8

282

35.3

0

5

46

0

LSU - 10/11

4

190

47.5

2

1

63

0

Mizzou - 10/18

5

190

38.0

0

0

52

0

vs. #9 UGA - 11/1

5

230

46.0

0

2

59

0

at Vandy - 11/8

5

238

47.6

1

2

58

0

SC - 11/15

6

218

36.3

0

3

45

1

EKU - 11/22

4

196

49.0

0

0

55

0

at #1 FSU - 11/29

3

139

46.3

1

1

53

0

vs. ECU - 1/3

8

343

42.9

0

1

54

0

2014 Totals

64

2832

44.3

7

22

66

1

Punting

Career Totals

No

Yds

Avg

TB

I20

Lg

Bl

36 GP/0 GS

181

7914

43.7

18

66

67

2

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2011Freshman

    P
    6'3" 184 lbs
    44
  • 4

    2012Sophomore

    P
    6'2" 199 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2013Junior

    P
    6'3" 198 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2014Senior

    P
    6'3" 198 lbs
    4