Individual Position Rankings

They’re not the first guys on your mind when watching your team, but, in addition to winning the game and sometimes tearing your heart out, they put the “foot” in football.

Here are the 10 best SEC punters and kickers heading into the 2015 season.

10. Gary Wunderlich, Ole Miss: It would be easy to put Wunderlich on this list just for his fantastic last name, but the rising sophomore had a productive 2014 for the Rebels. He did a little bit of everything for Ole Miss, seeing action as a placekicker, punter and kickoff specialist while nailing 13 touchbacks.

9. Andrew Baggett, Missouri: Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel won’t be afraid to try his senior placekicker from long range. Baggett made six field goals from 40 yards or longer in 2014, including a 52-yarder that helped clinch the SEC East for the Tigers against Arkansas.

8. Marshall Morgan, Georgia: The teams competing for the SEC East all have good placekickers, but Morgan may be the best. He led the conference in scoring last season while making 76.2 percent of his field goals.

7. Kyle Christy, Florida: A bright spot during an otherwise-disappointing Gators season, Christy averaged 44.4 yards on 56 punts. He tallied seven touchbacks and 14 fair catches in 2014. He’ll look to stabilize a Florida team with a lot to prove.

6. Drew Kaser, Texas A&M: Kaser continued his impressive College Station career in 2014. He’s averaged 47.4 and 44.2 yards per punt in the last two years. The former Ray Guy Award finalist has a real chance to establish himself as the SEC’s best during his senior season.

5. Austin MacGinnis, Kentucky: MacGinnis had a remarkable freshman season for the Wildcats, converting 21 of his 27 field goal attempts while hitting three from 50 yards or longer. He could catapult himself to become one of the top placekickers in the country while pulling off a few upsets for Kentucky.

4. Daniel Carlson, Auburn: While not the best placekicker of punter in the conference, the fact that the then-freshman handled both duties for Auburn in 2014 speaks volumes. Carlson will look to improve on his 75 percent field goal percentage (seventh in the SEC) and 42.1 yards per punt during his sophomore campaign.

3. Jamie Keehn, LSU: Considered one of the top punters in the country heading into the 2015 season, the 25-year-old Keehn looks to build on his school-record 3,189 punting yards last year. The Australian also excelled during the Music City Bowl against Notre Dame, dropping two of his three punts inside the 20.

2. Elliott Fry, South Carolina: He was a Lou Groza Award semifinalist and second-team All-SEC selection in 2014. Now, Fry (76.7 career field goal percentage) needs to keep making threes for a Carolina team filled with question marks.

1. JK Scott, Alabama: Before gaining national notoriety in Puntfest 2015 (aka the Alabama-Ohio State Sugar Bowl), Scott averaged 47 yards a punt during his first-team All-American season. Can you say “field position,” Bama fans?