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Australians in American football assessing talented punters from Australia for positions in major U.S. Colleges and the NFL. More recently, the Ray Guy Award, presented to the top punter in NCAA Division I FBS football, has been won by Australians in four consecutive seasons—by Tom Hornsey in 2013, Tom Hackett in 2014 and 2015, and Mitch Wishnowsky in 2016. Hornsey played for the University of Memphis, and Hackett and Wishnowsky for the University of Utah. Australians in American football Australians in American football include not just a number of successful football code converts, but also a number of players with high profiles either before