Cody Mandell

One of the most efficient punters in the nation and a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award ... First team All-SEC (Associated Press) ... Second team All-SEC (Coaches) ... Ray Guy Award Player of the Week after Mississippi State game, averaging 55 yards on four punts with two over 60 yards, two downed inside the 10 and a 53.8 net average ... Leads the SEC in punting at 47.5 in all games and in league games at 48.8 ... Averaging a school-record 47.5 yards per punt, which would be second nationally if he had enough punts to qualify ... Has placed 14 punts (40 percent) inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and eight punts (22.9 percent) inside the 10 to rank top 10 nationally ... Has helped Alabama compile best net punting average in the Nick Saban era and best in the nation in 2013 at 42.47 ... Has allowed only 11 punt returns all season, for 52 yards (4.4 yard average).

He was a recruited walk-on for the Crimson Tide

Scout.com ranked him as the country's fifth-best punter in the 2010 recruiting class

was the nation's No. 22 punter by ESPNU

averaged 45.5 yards per kick as a senior in 2009 for Acadiana High School and produced touchbacks on 77 percent of his kickoffs

averaged 43.0 yards per kick as a junior in 2008 with a long of 56 yards

also served as the placekicker in 2007 and 2008, connecting on 72-of-76 extra points and 1-of-4 field goals

coached by Ted Davidson

chose Alabama over LSU and Tulane.