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Platte Garners 2024 FCS AP, Football Central, Phil Steele, AFCA, ADA All-American Accolades
12/17/2024 1:00:00 PM | Football
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Associated Press along with Sports Illustrated's Football Central, Phil Steele, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the Athletic Directors Association (ADA) officially released their 2024 FCS All-American selections throughout the week of Dec. 16, distinguishing The Citadel graduate student James Platte as either a second-team (AP / Football Central / AFCA), third-team (ADA) or fourth-team punter (Phil Steele).
Platte, a product of Aiken, S.C., served as the anchor for the highly-effective Bulldogs special teams unit across the full 12-game season, posting a new program season record 47.3 punt average off 44 total kicks for a 2081 yards. The grad student notably launched 18 kicks over 50 yards while pinning opposing teams inside their own 20-yard line on 17 occasions, finishing with the second-best punt average mark within the FCS as well as currently ranking fifth overall at the Division I level.
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Platte, a product of Aiken, S.C., served as the anchor for the highly-effective Bulldogs special teams unit across the full 12-game season, posting a new program season record 47.3 punt average off 44 total kicks for a 2081 yards. The grad student notably launched 18 kicks over 50 yards while pinning opposing teams inside their own 20-yard line on 17 occasions, finishing with the second-best punt average mark within the FCS as well as currently ranking fifth overall at the Division I level.
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