Brett Thorson

Brett Thorson #92 of the Georgia Bulldogs punts the ball

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Position:
P
Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
High School:
ProKick Australia
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2024 AP All-America Second Team
2024 Ray Guy Award Finalist
2025 Ray Guy Award winner
2025 Walter Camp, On3 and The Athletic All-America First Team
2025 AP All-America Second Team

CAREER HIGHS

7 punts vs. Alabama, 2025 SECCG
Long punt of 75 vs. Tennessee, 2022

2025: Played and started in 11 games during the season...Ray Guy Award winner...Walter Camp All-America First Team...AP All-America Second Team...also All-America First Team selections by The Athletic, On3 and WCFF...SEC Coaches All-SEC Second Team...punted 42 times for 1,900 yards with 21 inside the 20, 13 50+ yarders and five 60+ yarders...four boots for 174 yards against Austin Peay...named to Ray’8 after performance...had a 52-yarder in overtime win at Tennessee...also named to Ray’s 8 after game...four kicks for 176 yards against Alabama...one boot against Kentucky for his first 60-yard punt of the season...averaged a season-best 53.0 yards per punt in win at Auburn with three for 159 yards...blasted six punts for 258 yards including season-best 66-yarder against Florida in Jacksonville...two boots for 80 yards at Mississippi State...successfully helped Bulldogs gain a first down in game by executing trick play on 4th and 3...five boots for 173 yards against Texas...averaged 51.33 yards per punt against Charlotte with a 63-yarder...punted four times for 205 yards with a long of 61 and an average of 51.25 yards at Georgia Tech ...seven punts for season-high 317 yards with a long of 59 in SEC Championship win over Alabama...selected to Ray’s 8 after win...selected to The Athletic’s Midseason All-America First Team...was a preseason All-America First Team selection by Athlon, Sporting News, WCFF, ESPN and the AP...also a preseason All-SEC First Team selection by Athlon, the SEC Coaches and the SEC Media...named to preseason watch lists for College Football Comeback Player of the Year and the Senior Bowl Top 300.

2024: Named Second Team All-American by the AP...AP Second Team and Coaches Third Team All-SEC selection...Ray Guy Award Finalist...Georgia's starting punter in 13 games...punted four times for an average of 48 yards, including a long punt of 57 yards in the Aflac Kickoff Game vs. Clemson…two of his punts went for 50+ yards while three were downed inside the 20-yard line and another went for a touchback...placed a 55-yard punt inside the 20-yard line in win over Tennessee Tech...punted six times for an average of 49.5 yards at Kentucky, placing three inside the 20-yard line while two went for touchbacks…three of his six punts sailed 50+ yards against the Wildcats...punted three times for an average of 46.7 yards at Alabama, pinning a 56-yard punt inside the 20-yard line...named to Ray Guy Award Ray's 8 list following his performance against the Crimson Tide...recorded three punts for an average of 42.3 yards, two of which landed inside the 20-yard line in SEC home opener against Auburn...placed his lone punt against Mississippi State, which traveled 36 yards, inside the 20-yard line in the home victory...recorded four punts for an average of 54.0 yards at Texas, tying his then-season long with a 58-yarder in the win…two of his punts were downed inside the 20, one went for a touchback, and three sailed 50+ yards against the Longhorns…earned Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week and Ray Guy Award Ray's 8 honors for his performance in Austin...punted five times for an average of 42.0 yards against Florida, pinning two inside the 20-yard line and recording a game-long punt of 51 yards...recorded four punts for an average of 43.0 yards at Ole Miss, placing two inside the 20-yard line...named SEC Co-Special Teams player of the week for his performance against Tennessee...punted four times for an average of 44.2 yards in win over the Volunteers, placing two inside the 20-yard line while two sailed for at least 50 yards...punted three times for an average of 54.0 yards in win over Georgia Tech, placing one inside the 20-yard line while two were good for 50+ yards...averaged 53.5 yards on four punts, including a season-long 60-yarder, before leaving the SEC Championship victory over Texas with an injury…three of his punts went for at least 50 yards while two were pinned inside the 20-yard line...AP Preseason All-SEC Second Team selection...named to Coaches Prseason All-SEC Third Team...Ray Guy Award Watch List selection.

2023: Played in all 14 games as Georgia’s punter…recorded 32 punts for an average of 43.8 yards on the season, including 14 punts that landed inside the 20-yard line and six punts that sailed 50+ yards...punted five times for an average of 44.6 yards in season-opening win vs UT Martin…two punts were downed inside the 20-yard line against the Skyhawks...named to Ray Guy Award's "Ray's 8" for his performance vs. UT Martin...punted three times for an average of 45.3 yards vs. Ball State...had three punts for an average of 37.0 yards against South Carolina...recorded three punts for an average of 46.7 yards, including one touchback at Auburn...punted once for 40 yards in win over Kentucky...placed all three punts inside the 20-yard line in win over Florida, punting for an average of 35.7 yards...punted three times for an average of 44.3 yards in win over Missouri...recorded 41-yard punt in win over Ole Miss...punted two times for an average of 44 yards in win at Tennessee...recorded a 41-yard punt in win at Georgia Tech...punted four times for an average of 50.2 yards in SEC Championship vs. Alabama…two of his punts against the Crimson Tide sailed at least 50 yards, including a season-long 60-yarder...placed 48-yard punt inside the 20-yard line in Capital One Orange Bowl win over Florida State...Ray Guy Award Watch List selection.

2022: Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman Team...punted 36 times this season for an average of 48 yards...18 of his punts were fair caught, 19 of them downed inside the 20-yard line...season-long punt of 75 yards rolled out of bounds at the Tennessee 1-yard line...it was the longest punt by a Bulldog in 13 years and 10th longest in UGA history...previous season-long 56-yarder came in South Carolina game...all five of his punts in win over Auburn were fair caught inside the 20, three of them inside the 10...punted four times in SEC Championship win over LSU for a 51.8 average...punted twice for average of 44.5 yards in win over Ohio State in the CFP Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...punted once for 48 yards in CFP National Championship Game.

High School: Coached by Nathan Chapman and John Smith at ProKick Australia, an organization that has developed 17 All-American punters and kickers, with has 75 athletes on scholarship or contract in the United States…247Sports.com three-star prospect…ranked as the #1 punter prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect and #1 punter prospect…rivals.com two-star prospect…started kicking in Australian Rules Football or “footy” and was noticed by Prokick coaches in an amateur recreation league...studied osteology for two years in Melbourne.

Personal: Full name BRETT JAMES THORSON...Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Aldredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship and the Richard Young Football Scholarship.