CAREER:

Junior punter who has averaged 44.3 yards on 96 punts in his career…Was named a finalist for the Ray Guy Award (nation’s best punter) in 2012. Set a single-game school record with a 54.3 yard per punt average against South Carolina in 2012…His 66 punts in the 2012 season tied for the fifth most in a single-season in UF history…Averaged 45.8 yards per punt in 2012 to set a school record…Second in school history with a 44.3 yard average in his career…Two year letter-winner for the Gators.

2012:

Went into the season as the Gators’ starting punter…Finalist for the Ray Guy Award for nation’s best punter…Named to Walter Camp All-America Second Team…CBSSports.com All-American…Was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after a performance against South Carolina that saw him establish a single-game SEC and school record with a 54.3 yard per punt average and a season-best kick of 62 yards…Had a punt of 50 yards or more in 10 of 13 games…Earned first-team status for the Coaches’ All-SEC team…Named to the SEC Pigskin All-Conference Team…Associated Press All-SEC first team member…Chosen as a Phil Steele Second-Team Mid-Season All-American…Phil Steele First-Team Mid-Season All-SEC selection…Finished the season with 66 punts for 3.023 yards (45.8 yards per punt), with 27 landing inside the 20-yard line…Rated fifth in the nation in punting average and top in the SEC…Had a career-high for punts inside the 20-yard line in a game with five against Louisiana...25 of Christy’s kicks went for 50 yards or more, 19 more than his freshman season, seven against South Carolina…Set a career-high for punts in a game with eight against Missouri and Louisiana.

2011:

The starting punter in the last seven games of the season…Finished the season with 30 punts for 1,227 yards (40.9 yards per punt), with 10 landing inside the 20-yard line…Landed two of his three punts inside the 20 in the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl vs. Ohio State…Had six punts, with a long of 50 yards against FSU…Had four punts for 149 yards against South Carolina…In his debut at Auburn, had seven punts for 323 yards (46.1 avg.), including a long of 67 yards…Had four punts land inside the 20 against the Tigers.

PRIOR TO FLORIDA:

Rated the No. 2 punter nationally according to Scout.com…Converted 31-of-37 PAT and 5-of-8 field goals with a long of 50 yards his junior year…Participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in 2010…Named AP All-State as a senior and 5A All-State Honorable Mention as a junior…Chose Florida over LSU…Coached by Brett Comer.

Christy’s Career Highs

Longest Punt: 67 (vs. Auburn, 2011)

Punting Yards:380 (vs. South Carolina, 2012)

Punts Attempted: 8 (x2, last vs. Louisiana, 2012)

Punting Average: 54.3 (vs. South Carolina, 2012)

CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS