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'''Eddie Czaplicki''' is an ] ] for the ]. He won the 2024 ] as the best college football punter nationally.<ref>https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/college-football-awards-2024-finalists-winners/1b6770fadd39507d3a7f1e44</ref> '''Eddie Czaplicki''' is an ] ] for the ]. He won the 2024 ] as the best college football punter nationally.<ref>https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/college-football-awards-2024-finalists-winners/1b6770fadd39507d3a7f1e44</ref>
==Early life== ==Early life==
Czaplicki is from ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4705853/eddie-czaplicki|publisher=]|title=Eddie Czaplicki}}</ref> He attended ] in Charlotte, where he initially played both ] and ] before deciding to focus solely on football.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article248965204.html|newspaper=]|title=How an injury in 9th grade turned Providence High kicker into a top-10 national recruit|author=Wertz Jr., Langston|date=February 7, 2021}}</ref> A ] and ], he averaged 46 yards per punt in 2019, which placed 13th nationally, and also made a 51-yard ] that year, which was the second best in the nation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article248965204.html|newspaper=]|title=How an injury in 9th grade turned Providence High kicker into a top-10 national recruit|author=Wertz Jr., Langston|date=February 7, 2021}}</ref> He was ranked a three-star recruit and the 11th-best kicker prospect nationally by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/football/roster/eddie-czaplicki/13057|publisher=]|title=Eddie Czaplicki}}</ref> He was also ranked the third-best kicker and ninth-best punter nationally by Kohl's kicking, being one of three in the class of 2021 to be in the top 10 in both categories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/football/roster/eddie-czaplicki/13057|publisher=]|title=Eddie Czaplicki}}</ref> He committed to play ] for the ] as a punter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/football/roster/eddie-czaplicki/13057|publisher=]|title=Eddie Czaplicki}}</ref> Czaplicki is from ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4705853/eddie-czaplicki|publisher=]|title=Eddie Czaplicki}}</ref> He attended ] in Charlotte, where he initially played both ] and ] before deciding to focus solely on football.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article248965204.html|newspaper=]|title=How an injury in 9th grade turned Providence High kicker into a top-10 national recruit|author=Wertz Jr., Langston|date=February 7, 2021}}</ref> A ] and ], he averaged 46 yards per punt in 2019, which placed 13th nationally, and also made a 51-yard ] that year, which was the second best in the nation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article248965204.html|newspaper=]|title=How an injury in 9th grade turned Providence High kicker into a top-10 national recruit|author=Wertz Jr., Langston|date=February 7, 2021}}</ref> He was ranked a three-star recruit and the 11th-best kicker prospect nationally by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/football/roster/eddie-czaplicki/13057|publisher=]|title=Eddie Czaplicki}}</ref> He was also ranked the third-best kicker and ninth-best punter nationally by Kohl's kicking, being one of three in the class of 2021 to be in the top 10 in both categories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/football/roster/eddie-czaplicki/13057|publisher=]|title=Eddie Czaplicki}}</ref> He committed to play ] for the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/football/roster/eddie-czaplicki/13057|publisher=]|title=Eddie Czaplicki}}</ref>


==College career== ==College career==
After initially competing for the placekicker job at Arizona State, Czaplicki switched to punter and won the starting nod as a true ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2021/08/20/asu-football-freshman-eddie-czaplicki-looks-take-punting-job/8186808002/|newspaper=]|title=ASU football freshman Eddie Czaplicki looks to take punting job with Michael Turk gone|date=August 10, 2024|author=Gardner, Michelle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/usc/article/uscs-eddie-czaplicki-named-to-the-ray-guy-award-watchlist--213552708/|website=]|title=USC's Eddie Czaplicki named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist |date=August 2, 2023|author=Trevino, Chris}}</ref> He punted 45 times with an average of 43.4 yards per punt, having 13 punts of at least 50 yards in the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/usc/article/uscs-eddie-czaplicki-named-to-the-ray-guy-award-watchlist--213552708/|website=]|title=USC's Eddie Czaplicki named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist |date=August 2, 2023|author=Trevino, Chris}}</ref> In 2022, he ranked ninth nationally with an average of 46.0 yards per punt and was named first-team All-].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3419067/arizona-states-czaplicki-valladay-make-all-pac-12-football-team/|website=ArizonaSports.com|title=ASU’s Czaplicki and Valladay, Arizona’s Singer make All-Pac-12|date=December 6, 2022}}</ref>

Czaplicki transferred to the ] following the 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://archive.ph/k1uUw|newspaper=]|title=‘Like a zen thing’: How USC’s Eddie Czaplicki became college football’s best punter|author=Kartje, Ryan|date=November 26, 2024}}</ref>
==References== ==References==
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Eddie Czaplicki
USC Trojans – No. 16
PositionPunter
ClassSenior
Personal information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career history
CollegeArizona State (2021–2022)
USC (2023–present)
High schoolProvidence
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Career highlights and awards

Eddie Czaplicki is an American football punter for the USC Trojans. He won the 2024 Ray Guy Award as the best college football punter nationally.

Early life

Czaplicki is from Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Providence High School in Charlotte, where he initially played both football and soccer before deciding to focus solely on football. A punter and placekicker, he averaged 46 yards per punt in 2019, which placed 13th nationally, and also made a 51-yard field goal that year, which was the second best in the nation. He was ranked a three-star recruit and the 11th-best kicker prospect nationally by 247Sports. He was also ranked the third-best kicker and ninth-best punter nationally by Kohl's kicking, being one of three in the class of 2021 to be in the top 10 in both categories. He committed to play college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

College career

After initially competing for the placekicker job at Arizona State, Czaplicki switched to punter and won the starting nod as a true freshman. He punted 45 times with an average of 43.4 yards per punt, having 13 punts of at least 50 yards in the 2021 season. In 2022, he ranked ninth nationally with an average of 46.0 yards per punt and was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference.

Czaplicki transferred to the USC Trojans following the 2022 season.

References

  1. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/college-football-awards-2024-finalists-winners/1b6770fadd39507d3a7f1e44
  2. "Eddie Czaplicki". ESPN.
  3. Wertz Jr., Langston (February 7, 2021). "How an injury in 9th grade turned Providence High kicker into a top-10 national recruit". The Charlotte Observer.
  4. Wertz Jr., Langston (February 7, 2021). "How an injury in 9th grade turned Providence High kicker into a top-10 national recruit". The Charlotte Observer.
  5. "Eddie Czaplicki". Arizona State Sun Devils.
  6. "Eddie Czaplicki". Arizona State Sun Devils.
  7. "Eddie Czaplicki". Arizona State Sun Devils.
  8. Gardner, Michelle (August 10, 2024). "ASU football freshman Eddie Czaplicki looks to take punting job with Michael Turk gone". The Arizona Republic.
  9. Trevino, Chris (August 2, 2023). "USC's Eddie Czaplicki named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist". 247Sports.
  10. Trevino, Chris (August 2, 2023). "USC's Eddie Czaplicki named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist". 247Sports.
  11. "ASU's Czaplicki and Valladay, Arizona's Singer make All-Pac-12". ArizonaSports.com. December 6, 2022.
  12. Kartje, Ryan (November 26, 2024). "'Like a zen thing': How USC's Eddie Czaplicki became college football's best punter". Los Angeles Times.
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