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2015 (Junior): Appeared in 11 games for the Panthers...Recorded 21 punts for 828 yards for an average of 39.4 yards-per-punt...Had two punts of 50-or-more yards...Placed four punts inside the 20-yard line...Nine of his punts were fair caught...Had four punts, including a 50-yarder at Marshall (11/14)...Recorded two punts for 91 yards (45.5 average) at Florida Atlantic (10/31)...Had a season-long 51-yard punt versus N.C. Central (9/19)...Registered three punts for 128 yards (42.7 yards-per-punt) at Indiana (9/12), including one inside the 20...Made season debut at UCF (9/3), recording three punts for 126 yards, including a long of 47 yards.

2014 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers...Recorded 23 punts for 811 yards, averaging 35.3 yards-per-punt...Had a season-long 54-yard punt versus Pittsburgh (9/13)...Had six punts for 198 yards versus the Panthers...Punted the ball six times for 212 yards (35.3 yards-per-punt) with a season-high three fair catches versus Wagner (9/6)...Registered a season-high 252 yards on seven punts (36.0 yards-per-punt) with two fair catches and two punts placed inside the 20-yard line...Also served as the holder on field goals and extra points...Named to the 2014-15 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (3.0 GPA-or-better).

2013 (Redshirt Freshman): Took 50 of FIU’s 89 punts…averaged 35.4 yards per punt, with a long of 56 yards…seven of the punts fell inside the 20, with one going for a touchback…career-long punt of 56 yards came in the season opener at Maryland (8/3), where he also placed two kicks inside the 20…also had two punts inside 20 at Southern Miss (10/5).

2012 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2012 season.

South Broward: 2011 Associated Press Class 7A First Team All-State...2011 Miami Herald First Team All-Broward County...2011 South Florida Sun-Sentinel Second Team All-Broward County...listed on the South Roster for the 15th annual Broward County Athletic Association All-Star Football Classic...selected to the Broward Roster for the Second Annual Miami Dolphins Dade vs. Broward All-Star Football Game...three-year varsity starter, had 53 punts for a 44-yard average with no returns as a senior...committed to FIU on Aug. 17, 2011...played for Allen Held.

Personal: Parents - Brad and Nancy Ayers...born Aug. 20, 1993...began playing football as a high school freshman (age 15).

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Career Highs (at FIU)
Punts: 10 vs. UCF (Sept. 6, 2013)
Punt Yards: 367 at Maryland (Aug. 31, 2013)
Longest Punt: 56 at Maryland (Aug. 31, 2013)
Touchbacks: 1 seven times (last vs. Charlotte - Nov. 7, 2015)
Fair Caught: 5 two times (last vs. UCF - Sept. 6, 2013)
Number Inside 20: 2 three times (last vs. Bethune-Cookman - Aug. 30, 2014)
50 yards-or-more: 1 five times (last at Marshall - Nov. 14, 2015)