{"id":192521,"date":"2024-10-02T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T17:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=192521"},"modified":"2024-10-02T14:09:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:09:55","slug":"ryan-rehkow-is-proving-to-be-a-weapon-for-the-bengals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/02\/ryan-rehkow-is-proving-to-be-a-weapon-for-the-bengals\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Rehkow Is Proving to Be a Weapon for the Bengals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> brought in UDFA Ryan Rehkow from BYU<\/a>\u00a0after the NFL Draft to compete against incumbent Brad Robbins for the starting punting job. When Robbins injured his hip in training camp, the door was wide open for the former Cougar to try to win the job outright. Well, that’s exactly what happened with the Bengals waiving Robbins yesterday. Rehkow deserved to win the competition and has been fantastic in averaging 58.4 yards<\/a> per punt through four games, putting him on an NFL record-setting pace. Let’s examine how Cincinnati’s new weapon could help the team win games this season.<\/p>\n

Ryan Rehkow Is a Weapon for the Bengals<\/h2>\n

College Career<\/h3>\n

Rehkow has fantastic size at 6’5″ and 235 pounds and spent four years in Provo where he had a solid career with notable accolades. In his career<\/a>, he was the Big 12\u2019s leader in punting average with 48.4 yards per punt\u2014more than two yards more than next in the Big 12 (No. 2 nationally). He also led the Big 12 in punts of 50 yards or more and was tied for the lead in the Big 12 in punts inside the 20 (25). Lastly, Rehkow was a 2023 ESPN All-America Second Team member and made the Ray Guy Award watch list in three consecutive years, 2021, 2022, and 2023, which goes to the best collegiate punter in the nation.<\/p>\n

Flip Out<\/strong><\/h3>\n

With the Bengals’ defense struggling over the last four games, winning the field position battle is even more critical. Rehkow has been up to the task from the jump and has consistently flipped the field to make life difficult for opposing offenses.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Rehkow nuke pic.twitter.com\/0DwxTXOPTs<\/a><\/p>\n

— mike (@bengals_sans) September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n