Utah Football: Tom Hackett named to AP All-America Team

Utah's Aussie punter has another accolade to go along with his Ray Guy Award, his second, and his other awards this post season, as he was named to the AP All-America first team on Sunday. Hackett will go down as one of the most decorated Utes to ever play, as he's won multiple All-America honors the past couple of seasons, including the Walter Camp first-team All-American team the last two seasons. He was also named to the Pac-12 All-Century team, along with his other Pac-12 awards, and of course, the back-to-back Ray Guy Awards. He's only the third punter in history to win two Ray Guy Awards, and he's the Pac-12's and Utah's first Ray Guy Award winner.

Utah leads the nation in net punting (43.67) behind Hackett, whose 47.8 punt average leads the Pac-12 and ranks third in the nation. The three-time first-team All-Pac-12 selection has placed 24 of his 55 punts inside the 20-yard line (43.6%), 11 inside the 10-yard line and two inside the five and leads the Pac-12 in punts of 50+ yards with 20.

Another All-America team for Tom Hackett, first-team Associated Press! #goutes #puntersarepeopletoo @Utah_Football https://t.co/pnPGjtHSdx

— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) December 13, 2015