Hofrichter Awarded FWAA All-America Honors

DALLAS – Syracuse University punter Sterling Hofrichter was voted a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Thursday, Dec. 19. The FWAA is the fifth selector to bestow All-America honors upon Hofrichter and the second organization used to determine the NCAA's consensus team to do so.

The 2019 season marks the third year in a row at least one Syracuse player has earned All-America recognition from the writers who cover the sport. Wide receiver Steve Ishmael received second-team FWAA kudos in 2017, while kicker Andre Szmyt garnered first-team recognition in 2018.

A finalist for this year's Ray Guy Award as the country's best punter, Hofrichter and Pat O'Neill (1993) are the only punters in program history to be voted All-Americans.

Hofrichter kicked 69 times this season and ranks third nationally in net punting average (43.03). He leads the ACC with 29 punts downed inside the 20-yard line and he booted 22 balls that traveled at least 50 yards. Only 14.5 percent (10) of Hofrichter's punts in 2019 were returned for a total of 17 yards, the fewest opponent punt return yards allowed in school history.

In 49 career games for the Orange from 2016-19, Hofrichter punted 270 times for a team-record 11,651 yards. He is set to compete in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in January.

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Players Mentioned

Sterling Hofrichter

Steve Ishmael

Andre Szmyt

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