However, the junior punter, an Australian native who declared for the NFL Draft last week, earned it owing to his remarkable stats. The All-American and Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year ended his final game in a Longhorns uniform with 11 punts for 452 yards, his fourth 400-yard game of the season. His 45.6 yard average is second best in Texas history. In addition, Horns coach Charlie Strong said Johnston "is going to be tough to beat out next year." He's been named first team all-Big 12 as well as a third team AP All-American. Johnston finished the regular season with 44 points off of five kicks over five attempts. That averages out to 880 yards per game, which would have been good for fifth in school history had he not missed two games due to injury. He returned from a high ankle sprain for Texas' win over Oklahoma State and averaged 49.5 yards on six tries. In his return against Baylor, Johnston had three punts for 77 yards including a career long of 63 yards. Before his injury, Johnston was one of the top punters in college football. He finished 2016 with 3,219 yards on 69 punts at an average of 46.7 yards per punt. That ranks him ninth all time at Texas behind Ryan Goslingson and Troy Williamson.