The Sooners veteran punter received national recognition on Friday, joining a handful of other OU players who have appeared on various preseason watchlists.
Elzinga is in contention for the Guy Award this season after transferring to Norman ahead of the 2023 season following four years at Central Michigan.served the Sooners' primary punter at the beginning of OU's 2023 campaign while Elzinga served as a short-field punter in very specific situations. The redshirt senior tallied two punts for 75 yards against SMU, one punt for 31 yards against Iowa State and one punt for 42 yards against Texas.
After entering the Red River Rivalry, Elzinga took over as the team's starting punter for the remainder of the season. The Grand Rapids, MI, product punted 27 times during his first year at Oklahoma, totaling 1,217 yards and averaging a career-high 45.1 yards per attempt.Elzinga's longest punt went 58 yards and the former Chippewas standout saw 14 of his attempts downed inside the 20-yard line in 2023.
In his first year with the Sooners, the former three-time All-MAC honoree earned a 66.3 punting grade from Pro Football Focus. During the 2022 season at CMU, Elzinga punted 55 times for 2,367 yards, a long of 65 yards and 25 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, which got the talented specialist a 76.2 punting grade from PFF.
As a redshirt sophomore in 2021, Elzinga punted 57 times for 2,352 yards, a long of 62 yards and a career-high 27 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, receiving an 80.3 grade from PFF. As a redshirt freshman, Elzinga boomed a career-long 76-yard punt., now in Norman filling a similar role, Elzinga could have another good season in his sixth year of college football.Randall is a recruiting analyst and staff writer at AllSooners focusing primarily on OU Football and the recruiting trail.
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