Troy University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 28
Evan Crenshaw
- Position:
- P
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Nease HS
- Prev School:
- Coastal Carolina
Football Writers Association of America All-America First Team (2025)
Sporting News All-America First Team (2025)
Phil Steele All-America First Team (2025)
Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Year (2025)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2025)
Ray Guy Award Finalist (2025)
2025 (RS-Junior): Earned First Team All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Phil Steele … First Trojan to earn multiple All-America honors at the FBS level … First Trojan to earn first team All-America honors from one of the NCAA's consensus All-America selectors since Leodis McKelvin earned the distinction from Sporting News following the 2007 season … Named one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award … Earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors and was named the league’s inaugural Special Teams Player of the Year … Boomed 21 punts of 50-plus yards and placed 29 of his 68 attempts inside the 20-yard line … Troy ranked 11th nationally in net punting (42.62) and he finished 17th nationally, averaging 45.69 yards per punt … Punting average ranked as the second-best in program history … Named the Ray Guy National Punter of the Week for his efforts against Buffalo; punted five times in Troy's come-from-behind victory, averaging 52.2 yards per punt … Three of his five kicks traveled 50-plus yards, and three were downed inside the Bulls' 20-yard line … Crenshaw's shortest kick of the game was a 43-yard boot, which was downed at the 8-yard line … In Troy’s SBC West clinching victory, pinned Southern Miss on the 2-yard line, 3-yard line and 8-yard line (which hurt his overall average) in addition to completing an 11-yard pass on a fake punt
2024 (Junior): Appeared in three games, redshirted … Recorded one official punt, a 44-yard punt at Iowa … Also had a punt against Coastal Carolina, which was blocked … Held on an extra-point in victory over Southern Miss
Coastal Carolina
2023 (Sophomore): Named a 2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt honorable mention selection as a punter … Punted in all 13 games on the season for the Chants … Totaled 37 punts for 1,536 yards, an average of 41.5 yards per punt
2022 (Freshman): Tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 31) … Punted in all 13 games on the season for the Chants …Totaled 51 punts for 1,975 yards, an average of 38.7 yards per punt … Had two punts over 50 yards on the year, including a season-long 54-yard punt versus Appalachian State (Nov. 3) … Also had a punt sail 50 yards in the road win at Marshall (Oct. 29) … Had 19 punts fair caught and placed seven kicks inside the 20-yard line on the year … Recorded a season-high nine punts for 351 yards in the road loss at James Madison (Nov. 26) … Also posted eight punts for 339 yards, an average of 42.38 yards per punt, at Marshall … Punted six times for 204 yards and put a season-high three punts inside the 20-yard line in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) … Had three punts fair caught versus Gardner-Webb and at James Madison ... Posted a season-best 45.67 yards per punt in the win over App State … Also posted an average of 45.00 yards per punt in the season opener versus Army (Sept. 3) … Punted four times for 151 yards with a long punt of 43 yards in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 13) … Had three punts for 119 yards and a long of 46 yards in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl versus East Carolina (Dec. 27) … Enrolled early and participated in 2022 spring practice at Coastal
High School: Rated as a six-star punter by ChrisSailerKicking.com … Rated as a five-star recruit at punter by KohlsKicking.com … Ranked as the No. 2 punter for the Class of 2022 by ChrisSailerKicking.com … Ranked as the No. 3 punter for the Class of 2022 by KohlsKicking.com …Ranked as the No. 9 punter in the Class of 2022 by 247Sports … Invited to participate in the 2022 Adidas All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas … Was the 2021 Vegas XXXVII Punt Last Man Standing Champion for the Class of 2022 … Was the 2021 Vegas XXXVII Overall Punting National Champion … Was a 2021 TOP 12 Camp Selection at the Chris Sailer Kicking Camp … Was a two-sport athlete at Nease High School, lettering in football and baseball … Two-time Nease High School Special Teams Player of the Year … Helped the Panthers to a 9-4 overall and a 4-1 record in Class 7A District 3 play his senior season … The Panthers advanced to the 2021 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 7A Regional finals, falling to No. 1-seeded Buchholz … Totaled 36 punts for 1,417 yards and an average of 39.4 yards per punt his senior year, while also placing 15 punts inside the 20-yard line … Also had a season-long punt of 52 yards in 2021 … Part of a senior class that went 1-9 in 2019 and finished their senior season at 9-4 overall in 2021
Personal: Born March 12, 2004 ... Son of Rose and Robert Crenshaw ... Majoring in economics
Sporting News All-America First Team (2025)
Phil Steele All-America First Team (2025)
Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Year (2025)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2025)
Ray Guy Award Finalist (2025)
2025 (RS-Junior): Earned First Team All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Phil Steele … First Trojan to earn multiple All-America honors at the FBS level … First Trojan to earn first team All-America honors from one of the NCAA's consensus All-America selectors since Leodis McKelvin earned the distinction from Sporting News following the 2007 season … Named one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award … Earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors and was named the league’s inaugural Special Teams Player of the Year … Boomed 21 punts of 50-plus yards and placed 29 of his 68 attempts inside the 20-yard line … Troy ranked 11th nationally in net punting (42.62) and he finished 17th nationally, averaging 45.69 yards per punt … Punting average ranked as the second-best in program history … Named the Ray Guy National Punter of the Week for his efforts against Buffalo; punted five times in Troy's come-from-behind victory, averaging 52.2 yards per punt … Three of his five kicks traveled 50-plus yards, and three were downed inside the Bulls' 20-yard line … Crenshaw's shortest kick of the game was a 43-yard boot, which was downed at the 8-yard line … In Troy’s SBC West clinching victory, pinned Southern Miss on the 2-yard line, 3-yard line and 8-yard line (which hurt his overall average) in addition to completing an 11-yard pass on a fake punt
2024 (Junior): Appeared in three games, redshirted … Recorded one official punt, a 44-yard punt at Iowa … Also had a punt against Coastal Carolina, which was blocked … Held on an extra-point in victory over Southern Miss
Coastal Carolina
2023 (Sophomore): Named a 2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt honorable mention selection as a punter … Punted in all 13 games on the season for the Chants … Totaled 37 punts for 1,536 yards, an average of 41.5 yards per punt
2022 (Freshman): Tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 31) … Punted in all 13 games on the season for the Chants …Totaled 51 punts for 1,975 yards, an average of 38.7 yards per punt … Had two punts over 50 yards on the year, including a season-long 54-yard punt versus Appalachian State (Nov. 3) … Also had a punt sail 50 yards in the road win at Marshall (Oct. 29) … Had 19 punts fair caught and placed seven kicks inside the 20-yard line on the year … Recorded a season-high nine punts for 351 yards in the road loss at James Madison (Nov. 26) … Also posted eight punts for 339 yards, an average of 42.38 yards per punt, at Marshall … Punted six times for 204 yards and put a season-high three punts inside the 20-yard line in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) … Had three punts fair caught versus Gardner-Webb and at James Madison ... Posted a season-best 45.67 yards per punt in the win over App State … Also posted an average of 45.00 yards per punt in the season opener versus Army (Sept. 3) … Punted four times for 151 yards with a long punt of 43 yards in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 13) … Had three punts for 119 yards and a long of 46 yards in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl versus East Carolina (Dec. 27) … Enrolled early and participated in 2022 spring practice at Coastal
High School: Rated as a six-star punter by ChrisSailerKicking.com … Rated as a five-star recruit at punter by KohlsKicking.com … Ranked as the No. 2 punter for the Class of 2022 by ChrisSailerKicking.com … Ranked as the No. 3 punter for the Class of 2022 by KohlsKicking.com …Ranked as the No. 9 punter in the Class of 2022 by 247Sports … Invited to participate in the 2022 Adidas All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas … Was the 2021 Vegas XXXVII Punt Last Man Standing Champion for the Class of 2022 … Was the 2021 Vegas XXXVII Overall Punting National Champion … Was a 2021 TOP 12 Camp Selection at the Chris Sailer Kicking Camp … Was a two-sport athlete at Nease High School, lettering in football and baseball … Two-time Nease High School Special Teams Player of the Year … Helped the Panthers to a 9-4 overall and a 4-1 record in Class 7A District 3 play his senior season … The Panthers advanced to the 2021 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 7A Regional finals, falling to No. 1-seeded Buchholz … Totaled 36 punts for 1,417 yards and an average of 39.4 yards per punt his senior year, while also placing 15 punts inside the 20-yard line … Also had a season-long punt of 52 yards in 2021 … Part of a senior class that went 1-9 in 2019 and finished their senior season at 9-4 overall in 2021
Personal: Born March 12, 2004 ... Son of Rose and Robert Crenshaw ... Majoring in economics
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