Ryan Stonehouse

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Ryan Stonehouse
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Stonehouse in 2019
Colorado State Rams – No. 41
PositionPunter
ClassGraduate Student
Personal information
Born: (1999-05-11) May 11, 1999 (age 22)
La Verne, California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolMater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
Career highlights and awards

Ryan Stonehouse (born May 11, 1999) is an American football punter who plays for the Colorado State Rams. He currently holds the NCAA FBS and Mountain West Conference records for highest career average yards per punt.[1]

Early life[]

Stonehouse was born on May 11, 1999, in La Verne, California to parents Natalie Banks and Paul Stonehouse. His father, Paul, was a punter for Stanford from 1989 to 1992. Two of his uncles were also Division I punters: John Stonehouse (USC, 1992–95) and Jeff Banks (Washington State, 1996–97).[2]

Stonehouse attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. In 2016, he helped his Mater Dei team to a 13–1 record and a deep CIF playoff run, losing in the semi-finals to St. John Bosco.[3] Stonehouse was named a Blue & Grey All-American[4] and was named to the 2016 L.A. Times All-Star football team, among other awards.[5] He also participated in the Kohl's Kicking 2016 Western Winter Showcase and was rated as a five-star punter.[6]

Stonehouse was officially rated as a three-star recruit and the third best punter prospect in the class of 2017 by 247Sports.com.[7]

College career[]

Stonehouse received 11 total offers from NCAA Division I schools. On February 14, 2017, he accepted a scholarship offer from Colorado State over offers from Arizona, Cal, Cornell, Eastern Washington, Illinois, Tennessee, Toledo, Utah State, UTSA, and Wyoming.[8]

As a freshman in 2017, Stonehouse was named to the Ray Guy Award watch list, as well as receiving an All-Mountain West honorable mention.[9] Stonehouse was one of five true freshman to play in every game; he punted 46 times in 13 games and ranked fifth in the country with a 45.9-yard punt average.[10]

As a sophomore in 2018, Stonehouse played in all 12 games and finished 2nd in the FBS with a 48.3-yard punt average.[11] He punted 65 times for a total 3,140 yards, placing 18 punts within the 20-yard line. Stonehouse was selected to the 2018 All-Mountain West first team,[12] as well as being named to the 2018 Sporting News All-American second team.[13]

As a junior in 2019, Stonehouse was named to the All-Mountain West first team for the second consecutive year after punting 49 times for 2,274 yards with a 46.4-yard punt average.[14]

As a senior in 2020 Stonehouse played in all four games, as the season was heavily condensed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In just four games, he punted 26 times for 1,178 yards and was named to the All-Mountain West first team for the third consecutive year.[15]

As a graduate student in 2021, his final year at CSU, Stonehouse was ranked the best punter and the 34th best overall player in the Mountain West Conference entering the season.[16] Stonehouse finished the season having punted 58 times for 2,953 yards, recording a career best single-season punt average of 50.9 yards. Despite this, Stonehouse was named to the 2021 All-Mountain West second team, as San Diego State punter Matt Araiza, who led the FBS and Mountain West with an 51.5 yard punt average, was named to the first team.[17]

Over the span of his collegiate career, Stonehouse punted 244 times for a total of 11,656 yards. He broke the NCAA FBS record for highest career average yards per punt with his 47.8 yard average, which was previously held by Florida punter Johnny Townsend with a 46.2 average.[1] Stonehouse also holds the Mountain West Conference's highest career average yards per punt record, previously held by BYU punter Matt Payne (45.4; 2001–04).[18]

Personal life[]

Stonehouse enjoys DIY projects. In his spare time, he has built various projects, including a covered outdoor kitchen in his backyard.[19]

He also enjoys fostering and working with shelter dogs.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ryan Stonehouse: 4 things to know about Colorado State football's punter". Coloradoan. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mater Dei Football (2016)". MaxPreps. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Blue & Grey All-American Class of 2017". Blue & Grey All-American Bowl. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "The L.A. Times 2016 All-Star football team". L.A. Times. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Kohl's Kicking Camps: Ryan Stonehouse". Kohl's Kicking Camps. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "2017 Punter Prospect Rankings". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ryan Stonehouse Recruit Interest". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ryan Stonehouse added to Ray Guy Award watch list". The Rocky Mountain Collegian. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Ryan Stonehouse 2017 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ryan Stonehouse 2018 Stats". CFBStats. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "Mountain West football 2018 all-conference honors". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  13. ^ "Sporting News 2018 College Football All-Americans". Sporting News. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "Ryan Stonehouse 2019 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "Mountain West Announces 2020 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". Mountain West. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  16. ^ "2021 Mountain West Football Top 50 Players: #34, Colorado State P Ryan Stonehouse". Mountain West Wire. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  17. ^ "2021 FBS Punting Statistics". The Football Database. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "Mountain West Conference Career Punting Yards Per Punt Leaders". Mountain West. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Stonehouse Happy To Be What Others Might Not Expect". CSU. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

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