FB's Palmer Williams Selected Preseason All-Big 12
7/6/2026 1:00:00 PM | Football
Preseason All-American punter voted all-conference by league media ahead of 2026 season
WACO, Texas – Baylor football senior punter Palmer Williams has been named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, as voted on by Big 12 media members and announced on Monday afternoon by the conference office.
Already a 2026 Preseason All-American, Williams earns his second career Preseason All-Big 12 nod as one of the top players at his position in the country. In 2025, Williams was an All-America selection by multiple outlets and a Ray Guy Award finalist after helping the Bears lead the nation in net punting (45.0 yards). He was voted as the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year by the league's head coaches after averaging a conference-best 46.92 yards per punt. His 27 kicks traveled a total of 1,267 yards, with just 12 of his punts being returned for just 32 yards. Eleven of Williams' punts landed inside the 20 and seven were fair caught, while 11 traveled at least 50 yards, giving Williams 39 career 50+-yard boots, tied for the seventh-most in Baylor history.
Over his career, Williams has punted 107 times for 4,981 yards, averaging 46.55 yards per punt which tops BU's program record book by over a yard. His 2024 season was the best punting season in school history, with a school-record average of 49.35 yards per punt on 43 attempts, which also ranked best in the nation among those who punted at least 2.5 times per game. Williams needs just 10 punts of more than 50 yards to move into second place all-time in Baylor history, though he trails the all-time record holder and two-time Ray Guy Award winner Daniel Sepulveda's 94 career such kicks.
Baylor opens its 2026 season in the Aflac Kickoff Game against Auburn at 2:30 p.m. CT on September 5 in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with national coverage provided by ABC. BU returns to Waco on September 12 to start a three-game homestand at McLane Stadium against Prairie View A&M, then hosts Louisiana Tech a week later and Colorado on September 26 to begin conference action.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor football, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.
Already a 2026 Preseason All-American, Williams earns his second career Preseason All-Big 12 nod as one of the top players at his position in the country. In 2025, Williams was an All-America selection by multiple outlets and a Ray Guy Award finalist after helping the Bears lead the nation in net punting (45.0 yards). He was voted as the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year by the league's head coaches after averaging a conference-best 46.92 yards per punt. His 27 kicks traveled a total of 1,267 yards, with just 12 of his punts being returned for just 32 yards. Eleven of Williams' punts landed inside the 20 and seven were fair caught, while 11 traveled at least 50 yards, giving Williams 39 career 50+-yard boots, tied for the seventh-most in Baylor history.
Over his career, Williams has punted 107 times for 4,981 yards, averaging 46.55 yards per punt which tops BU's program record book by over a yard. His 2024 season was the best punting season in school history, with a school-record average of 49.35 yards per punt on 43 attempts, which also ranked best in the nation among those who punted at least 2.5 times per game. Williams needs just 10 punts of more than 50 yards to move into second place all-time in Baylor history, though he trails the all-time record holder and two-time Ray Guy Award winner Daniel Sepulveda's 94 career such kicks.
Baylor opens its 2026 season in the Aflac Kickoff Game against Auburn at 2:30 p.m. CT on September 5 in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with national coverage provided by ABC. BU returns to Waco on September 12 to start a three-game homestand at McLane Stadium against Prairie View A&M, then hosts Louisiana Tech a week later and Colorado on September 26 to begin conference action.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor football, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.
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