Ryan Plackemeier

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Ryan Plackemeier

Ryan Plackemeier during his tenure at Wake Forest.
Seattle SeahawksNo. 1
Punter
Date of birth: March 5, 1984 (1984-03-05) (age 24)
Place of birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height:ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 252 lb (114 kg)
National Football League debut
2006 for the Seattle Seahawks
Career history
College: Wake Forest
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 239
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL statistics
(through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season)
Punts     170
Punting Avg.     42.4
In 20     55
Stats at NFL.com

Ryan Steven Plackemeier (born March 5, 1984) is an American football punter who played college football at Wake Forest University, becoming an All-America and was awarded the Ray Guy Award for outstanding punting 2005. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft and signed to a four-year, $1.652 million contract. Plackemeier is an unusually large punter at 6'3", 253 pounds. He is the son of Steve and Cindy Plackemeier, who are both teachers at Vista High School in Vista, California.

[edit] Early years

Plackemeier attended Fallbrook Union High School in San Diego and was a letterman in soccer and football. In soccer, he was a four-year letterman and a two-time team M.V.P. In football, as a senior, he was a first team All-Avocado League selection and was named the North County Times Kicker of the Year.

Preceded by
Daniel Sepulveda
Ray Guy Award Winners
2005
Succeeded by
Daniel Sepulveda