Rutgers may not win a Big Ten game this season. But it could have a player honored as the best at his position in the nation.

Punter/folk hero Adam Korsak has been named a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, which is given annually to the nation’s best punter. There are 10 semifinalists for the award; The other nine semifinalists are Virginia Tech’s Oscar Bradburn, South Carolina’s Joseph Charlton, Kentucky’s Max Duffy, New Mexico’s Tyson Dyer, Syracuse’s Sterling Hofrichter, Houston’s Dane Roy, Florida’s Tommy Townsend, Arizona State’s Michael Turk and Navy’s Owen White.

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The field will be winnowed to three finalists after this weekend’s games on Nov. 25. A voting body of FBS sports information directors, media and previous Ray Guy Award winners will determine the finalists. There is also a fan vote - follow this link - that counts toward the decision. The finalists are expected to attend the winner ESPN’s college football awards show on Dec. 12 in Atlanta, where the winner will be announced.

Here is a closer look at how Korsak, who has won the Ray Guy Award’s weekly honor three times this year, measures up to the competition:

TOTAL PUNTS: Korsak has punted 63 times this season, tied for the fourth-most punts nationally. He has the most punts of any semifinalist so far this season. Charlton (who has played in 11 games) and Hofrichter are second among semifinalists with 61 punts.

TOTAL YARDS: Korsak is second among semifinalists and seventh nationally. He has kicked for a total of 2,767 gross yards this season. Charlton, who has played in one more game, leads the nation with 2,930 gross punt yards.

YARDS PER GAME: Korsak leads all semifinalists and is fifth nationally with an average of 276.7 gross yards per game.

AVERAGE PUNT: This is where Korsak is a bit behind. His average kick this season is 43.9 yards. That is 10th among semifinalists. Bradburn leads the group with a 48.3-yard average.

NET AVERAGE: Same situation. Korsak is 10th with a net average of 42 yards. Duffy leads the semifinalists at 45.4.

INSIDE THE 20: Korsak has downed 28 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, tied for second among semifinalists with Turk. Dyer leads the group with 31 kicks inside the 20.

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INTANGIBLES: Korsak has pinned 16 punts inside the 10 and eight inside the 5. He only has one touchback this season, which is an incredible stat. He also has 29 punts fair caught this season.

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