NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference has two preseason candidates for the 2019 Ray Guy Award — presented annually to the nation's most outstanding punter - as announced by the Augusta (Ga.) Sports Council on Wednesday.
Arkansas State's Cody Grace and Georgia State's Brandon Wright were among the 26 candidates listed.
Grace, a two-time All-Sun Belt selection and two-time Ray Guy Award semifinalist, posted only one touchback in 64 punting attempts in 2018, while his punts were returned just eight times. Grace posted a Sun Belt-high 25 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line. He averaged 40.