PROVO — BYU’s special teams have been solid so far this season.
Senior punter Rhett Almond has averaged 44.2 yards per attempt, including a long of 52 yards. He’s placed five punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.
“He’s done fantastic. The proof’s in the numbers,” said special teams coach Ed Lamb. “He’s got a great group of coverage guys around him. He’s put some really nice kicks with high trajectory … he’s done a nice job. The whole punt team has worked well together. To see a guy come out from walk-on punter to starting placekicker and back to punter and perform as well as he is, he should be taking a lot of pride in this early start.