2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 46
James Ferguson-Reynolds
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Geelong, Australia
- High School:
- Prokick Australia
- Prev School:
- Boise State
As a Senior (2025)
Played in all 15 games while handling all punting duties for the Ducks … Punted 35 times for 1,470 yards, averaging 42.0 yards per attempt … Pinned 17 punts inside the 20-yard line and had six punts of 50-plus yards with a long boot of 58 yards … Elite at limiting opponent returns as Oregon ranked in the top 10 nationally with just 27 punt return yards allowed … Recorded just three touchbacks … Multiple punts in 13 games and two games with zero punt attempts, including in the season opener … Executed two successful fake punts for first downs, a 21-yard rush against Oregon State (Sept. 20) and a 10-yard pass against Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl (Jan. 1) … Just the 10th FBS punter since 1996 and first since 2001 to have a rush of 20-plus yards and a 10-plus yard pass in the same season … at Northwestern (Sept. 13): Punted twice in the Big Ten opener, pinning both kicks inside the 20-yard line … vs. Oregon State (Sept. 20): Rushed 21 yards for a first down on a fake punt in Oregon’s rivalry win … Longest rush by an Oregon punter since Sept. 25, 1999 … Also recorded first punt of 50-plus yards on the season with a 51-yard boot … vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 11): Punted four times with an average of 50.25 yards per kick and two punts of 50-plus yards … vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 25): Season-high five punt attempts, averaging 41.20 yards and pinning three kicks inside the 20 … at No. 20 Iowa (Nov. 8): Long punt of 52 yards while punting four times … vs. Minnesota (Nov. 14): Season-long 58-yard punt … vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (Jan. 1): Put athleticism on display again in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl, completing a 10-yard pass on a fake punt for a first down … First career completion … First Oregon punter since 2018 to have a pass of 10-plus yards, and just the fourth since 1996.
As A Junior At Boise State (2024)
» Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 25)
Played in 12 games as punter and holder for the Broncos … Punted 43 times for 1,872 yards, averaging 43.53 yards per attempt … Pinned 16 punts inside the 20-yard line and had three punts of 50-plus yards … at No. 7 Oregon (Sept. 7): Recorded a season-long 68-yard punt … at UNLV (Oct. 25): Landed two punts inside the 20, including a 49-yard punt downed at the 11-yard line … at Wyoming (Nov. 23): Averaged 48.0 yards per punt … Registered a 62-yard punt … vs. Oregon State (Nov. 29): Averaged a season-best 56.0 yards per punt in a win over Oregon State … vs. No. 20 UNLV (Dec. 6): Made three punts inside the 20 in the Mountain West Championship Win.
As A Sophomore At Boise State (2023)
» AFCA Second Team All-America (2023)
» Sports Illustrated Second Team All-America (2023)
» AP Third Team All-America (2023)
» College Football News Third Team All-America (2023)
» All-Mountain West First Team (2023)
» Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 9, 2023)
» Ray Guy Award Semifinalist (2023)
» Ray’s 8 Punter of the Week (Oct. 31, 2023)
» 3x Ray’s 8 Weekly Finalist (Sept. 5, 2023, Sept. 12, 2023, Oct. 31, 2023)
Appeared in all 14 games for the Broncos, averaging a nation-best 49.7 yards per punt … Had 29 punts over 50 yards and 23 punts land inside the 20 yard line … at Washington (Sept. 2): Punted seven times for 365 yards, averaging 52.1 yards per punt … vs. UCF (Sept. 9): Recorded an average of 50.0 yards per punt, with four punts over 50 yards … at San Diego State (Sept. 22): Averaged 50.8 yards per punt on five attempts, including a 67-yard punt … vs. San Jose State (Oct. 7): Registered a career-long 71-yard punt … Tied for the 11th best punt in NCAA history.
As A Freshman At Boise State (2022)
» College Football News Freshman All-America Second Team.
Appeared in 13 games as a true freshman as the Broncos’ primary punter … Named to College Football News Freshman All-American Second Team … Averaged 41.8 yards over 63 punts … Longest punt was 61 yards with 21 punts inside the 20 yard line … Finished the season with just four touchbacks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played Australian Rules Football … Competed at the junior level with Bannockburn and Bell Park … Transitioned to U.S. Football through Prokick Australia in 2020.
Played in all 15 games while handling all punting duties for the Ducks … Punted 35 times for 1,470 yards, averaging 42.0 yards per attempt … Pinned 17 punts inside the 20-yard line and had six punts of 50-plus yards with a long boot of 58 yards … Elite at limiting opponent returns as Oregon ranked in the top 10 nationally with just 27 punt return yards allowed … Recorded just three touchbacks … Multiple punts in 13 games and two games with zero punt attempts, including in the season opener … Executed two successful fake punts for first downs, a 21-yard rush against Oregon State (Sept. 20) and a 10-yard pass against Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl (Jan. 1) … Just the 10th FBS punter since 1996 and first since 2001 to have a rush of 20-plus yards and a 10-plus yard pass in the same season … at Northwestern (Sept. 13): Punted twice in the Big Ten opener, pinning both kicks inside the 20-yard line … vs. Oregon State (Sept. 20): Rushed 21 yards for a first down on a fake punt in Oregon’s rivalry win … Longest rush by an Oregon punter since Sept. 25, 1999 … Also recorded first punt of 50-plus yards on the season with a 51-yard boot … vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 11): Punted four times with an average of 50.25 yards per kick and two punts of 50-plus yards … vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 25): Season-high five punt attempts, averaging 41.20 yards and pinning three kicks inside the 20 … at No. 20 Iowa (Nov. 8): Long punt of 52 yards while punting four times … vs. Minnesota (Nov. 14): Season-long 58-yard punt … vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (Jan. 1): Put athleticism on display again in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl, completing a 10-yard pass on a fake punt for a first down … First career completion … First Oregon punter since 2018 to have a pass of 10-plus yards, and just the fourth since 1996.
As A Junior At Boise State (2024)
» Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 25)
Played in 12 games as punter and holder for the Broncos … Punted 43 times for 1,872 yards, averaging 43.53 yards per attempt … Pinned 16 punts inside the 20-yard line and had three punts of 50-plus yards … at No. 7 Oregon (Sept. 7): Recorded a season-long 68-yard punt … at UNLV (Oct. 25): Landed two punts inside the 20, including a 49-yard punt downed at the 11-yard line … at Wyoming (Nov. 23): Averaged 48.0 yards per punt … Registered a 62-yard punt … vs. Oregon State (Nov. 29): Averaged a season-best 56.0 yards per punt in a win over Oregon State … vs. No. 20 UNLV (Dec. 6): Made three punts inside the 20 in the Mountain West Championship Win.
As A Sophomore At Boise State (2023)
» AFCA Second Team All-America (2023)
» Sports Illustrated Second Team All-America (2023)
» AP Third Team All-America (2023)
» College Football News Third Team All-America (2023)
» All-Mountain West First Team (2023)
» Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 9, 2023)
» Ray Guy Award Semifinalist (2023)
» Ray’s 8 Punter of the Week (Oct. 31, 2023)
» 3x Ray’s 8 Weekly Finalist (Sept. 5, 2023, Sept. 12, 2023, Oct. 31, 2023)
Appeared in all 14 games for the Broncos, averaging a nation-best 49.7 yards per punt … Had 29 punts over 50 yards and 23 punts land inside the 20 yard line … at Washington (Sept. 2): Punted seven times for 365 yards, averaging 52.1 yards per punt … vs. UCF (Sept. 9): Recorded an average of 50.0 yards per punt, with four punts over 50 yards … at San Diego State (Sept. 22): Averaged 50.8 yards per punt on five attempts, including a 67-yard punt … vs. San Jose State (Oct. 7): Registered a career-long 71-yard punt … Tied for the 11th best punt in NCAA history.
As A Freshman At Boise State (2022)
» College Football News Freshman All-America Second Team.
Appeared in 13 games as a true freshman as the Broncos’ primary punter … Named to College Football News Freshman All-American Second Team … Averaged 41.8 yards over 63 punts … Longest punt was 61 yards with 21 punts inside the 20 yard line … Finished the season with just four touchbacks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played Australian Rules Football … Competed at the junior level with Bannockburn and Bell Park … Transitioned to U.S. Football through Prokick Australia in 2020.
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