
Lou Hedley
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#39
Experience: R
Height: 6-4
Age: 29
Weight: 220 lbs
College: Miami
Biography
Agreed to terms with Saints, 4/30/23…Played in 47 games for the University of Miami from 2019-22 and punted 206 times for 9,315 yards with a 45.2 gross punting average and 77 inside-the-20
Agreed to terms with Saints, 4/30/23…Played in 47 games for the University of Miami from 2019-22 and punted 206 times for 9,315 yards with a 45.2 gross punting average and 77 inside-the-20…Played in 12 games in 2022 and punted 46 times for 2,084 yards with 23 inside-the-20. In 13-12 win at Virginia, Oct. 29, dropped five punts inside-the-20…Earned All-ACC second-team honors in 2021 and selected semifinalist for Ray Guy Award honoring nation's top punter. Averaged 44.9 yards per punt on 47 punts with a long of 62. Totaled 11 punts of 50 yards or more. Dropped 19 punts inside opponents' 20-yard line. Saw action in first 11 games of season. Dropped six punts inside 20-yard line against Appalachian State, Sept. 11. Averaged season-best 50 yards per punt against Central Connecticut State, Sept. 25. Had season-long punt of 62 yards against Virginia, Sept. 30…Delivered one of finest seasons ever by a Hurricanes punter in 2020. Named finalist for Ray Guy Award…Recognized with Associated Press second-team All-America honors and earned second-team All-ACC. Named ACC Specialist of the Week twice. Ranked No. 2 in FBS in regular season in punting (47.3 yards per punt). Helped lead Miami to FBS-leading net punting average during the regular season. Saw action in all ten games and averaged 47.3 yards per punt and a long of 60 yards. Had 19 punts of 50-or-more yards. Had only two touchbacks and landed 13 punts inside opponents' 20-yard line. Had 24 of his 46 punts fair caught. Connected on season-long 60-yard punt in home win over Pittsburgh, Oct. 17. Named ACC Specialist of the Week after performance against Panthers. Had best single-game punting average of season in win over Hokies (52.4), earning ACC Specialist of the Week honors. Landed three punts inside Hokies' 20-yard line…In 2019, averaged 43.9 yards per punt on 64 punts. Ranked No. 26 in FBS in punting. Made UM debut in opener vs. Florida, Aug. 24, averaging 42.5 yards on four punts. Had long punt of 49 yards. Averaged 45.0 yards on three punts with long of 49 yards at North Carolina, Sept. 7. Had career-long 67-yard punt against Georgia Tech, Oct. 19. Punted seven times, including 67-yard punt, in win at Pittsburgh, Oct. 26. Punted five times for average of 45.8 in win at Florida State, Nov. 2, including 65-yard punt. Boomed 61-yard punt in game versus FIU, Nov. 23. Totaled career-high 11 punts in regular season finale at Duke, Nov. 30. Averaged 41.2 yards on nine punts in Walk-On's Independence Bowl against Louisiana Tech, Dec. 26…Redshirted in 2018 to preserve eligibility…Averaged 38.6 yards per punt on the season with long punt of 59 yards in 2017 at City College of San Francisco. Had eight punts downed inside-the-20 and seven punts fair caught over 10 games in 2017. Ran three times on fake punts for 75 yards, including long of 56 yards…Former Australian Rules Football player from Mandurah, Australia.