Redshirt senior Ivan Mora was named to the Ray Guy Award "Ray's 8" list following his week seven performance against Clemson. Mora has also been named to the Ray Guy Award Preseason Watchlist, Week 1 Ray's 8 and Week 3 Ray's 8, he is having the best punting season of his career, averaging 45.9 yards per punt including 10 punts of 50+ yards.
His 42.1 career average ranks fifth in program history.
Mora had four punts inside the 20 to pin the Tigers deep and three of his six attempts went for over 50 yards, including a long of 54 yards on Saturday.
Since taking over full-time punting duties at the start of the 2020 season, Mora has been one of the best punters in the ACC. In 2022, he was tied for the smallest percentage of punts returned in the conference as just 15 percent of punts were returned. Additionally, Mora led the ACC with an average of 4.08 hang time per punt in 2022.
His 43.9 punting average in 2021 ranked eighth in program history.
With the help of punter Mora, the Demon Deacons were elite last season in punt coverage, ranking 24th nationally with 4.34 yards allowed on opponent attempts this season. His 21 punts inside of the 20 ranked 14th nationally.