Shawn Powell Class: Senior Hometown: Rome, Ga. High School: Darlington Prep Height / Weight: 6-4 / 235 Position: P

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2011 OUTLOOK
Strong-legged punter who goes into this season as part of one of the top kicking tandems in the country with placekicker Dustin Hopkins. Currently shares the all-time record for career punt average (42.7) at Florida State with Rohn Stark. A candidate for the Ray Guy Award given to the nation's top punter. Will also handle all the holds on kick placements for a fourth consecutive season.

2010
In his second full season as the starter averaged a career-high 44.3 yards per attempt, which would have ranked in the top 25 nationally but did not meet the minimum of 3.6 punts per game...punted a career-high 50 times for a career-high 2,214 yards...pinned opponents inside the 20 a single-season best 16 times and forced six fair catches with his booming hang time...opponents returned only 21 punts for 143 yards on the season...became a proficient rugby-style punter, improving his directional accuracy while limiting returning opportunities...was at his best in that department against Florida, forcing the Gators to start drives at the 4, 7 and 5-yard lines...earned ACC Specialist of the Week honors for his performance against the Gators...booted a single-season, career-high 18 punts over 50 yards...FSU averaged 39.02 net yards on punts, which ranked 15th nationally...enjoyed his statistically best game of the season against South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl when he averaged 51.0 yards on three punts including punts of 54 and 50 yards and finished with an impressive 50.0 net average...against Boston College averaged 50.8 yards on five punts and finished with an impressive 48.4 net average.

2009
In his first season as FSU's full-time punter he boasted a career-best 41.6 yard average, which included a career-long 64-yarder, which led all ACC punters...was even better in league play, ranking second in ACC games with a 42.7 average...adept at booming traditional punts and athletic enough to excel on rugby (on the run) punts...allowed only 136 return yards with 13 punts downed inside 20 and six fair caught...also handled all placement holds for second consecutive season.

2008
Started seven games as punter while incumbent Graham Gano recovered from knee surgery....averaged an impressive 41.1 yards on 18 attempts before Gano returned to the lineup...registered FSU season-long punt of 56 yards against Wake Forest...handled all placement holds as a true freshman...his steady hands helped Gano convert 57 of 60 combined kicks on the year.

PERSONAL
Graduated from Darlington Prep in 2007 but delayed his enrollment at FSU until January 2008...was an accomplished kicker and punter in high school, converting 11 of 12 field goal attempts while averaging 51 yards a punt...chose FSU over VMI...born November 29, 1988.

PUNTING

Career-Highs:
Punts 7, at Oklahoma, 2010
Yards 297, at Oklahoma, 2010
Long 66, at Virginia, 2010