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Ray Early
No. 39, 43
PositionsKicker, punter
Personal information
Born (1992-06-03) June 3, 1992 (age 34)
Florence, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolDarlington (Darlington, South Carolina)
CollegeFurman (2010–2013)
NFL draft2014: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career CFL statistics
Games played23
Field goals made4
Field goals attempted5
Field goal %80
Points scored23
Punts129
Punting yards5,740
Average punt44.5
Longest punt82
Kickoff yards4,274
Stats at CFL.ca

Raymond Joseph Early (born June 3, 1992) is an American former professional football placekicker and punter who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Redblacks. He played college football for the Furman Paladins.

Early life

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Early was born on June 3, 1992, in Florence, South Carolina.[1] He attended Darlington High School in Darlington, South Carolina.[2] Early served as the team's kicker and punter and was twice named first team all-region and 3A kicker of the year in 2009.[3] He went 13 of 22 on field goal attempts and averaged 43.0 yards per punt in his career.[3] Early also played in the 2009 South Carolina North-South All-Star Game.[4] He committed to play college football at Furman University.[5]

College career

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Early played college football for the Furman Paladins from 2010 to 2013.[2] In his freshman year, he kicked 11 of 12 field goals and 40 of 41 extra points, earning himself SoCon second-team and All-Freshman honors.[6] As a sophomore, Early struggled, converting only two of six field goals and 14 of 19 PATs, while taking over kickoff duties.[3]

In 2012, he also became the team's punter with a career long of 82 yards against Wofford. Early made 10 of 16 field goals and 32 of 33 extra points to go with an average punt of 42.1 yards.[7] As a senior, he kicked 19 of 24 field goals and averaged 43.6 on punts.[3] Early was a first-team all-SoCon and second-team AP FCS All-American.[8][9]

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, Early signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as an undrafted free agent on May 31, 2015.[10] He was used as a punter and kickoff specialist by the Roughriders and played in 18 games.[11][1] In 2015, Early averaged 45 yards per punt and had 3,826 kickoff yards with eight singles.[2] On February 10, 2016, he was released by the team.[12]

On October 17, 2016, Early was signed to the practice roster of the Ottawa Redblacks and the following day he was promoted to the active roster.[13] He played the remaining five games of the season, including the 104th Grey Cup at kicker and punter.[14][1] The Redblacks won in overtime against the Calgary Stampeders with Early scoring two field goals and three converts.[15] On June 6, 2017, he was released by the team.[16][1]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Selected in 2013 as punter

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ray EARLY, K". stats.cfl.ca. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ray Early Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on September 8, 2026. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ray Early - 2012 - Football". Furman University. Archived from the original on September 8, 2026. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ Chalian-Rock, Lisa (January 11, 2010). "School Board of Education meets today". Florence Morning News. p. 8. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Lattimore says Auburn has 'slight' lead over Gamecocks". The Item. January 19, 2010. p. 15. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Former Darlington kicker wins honors". Florence Morning News. November 27, 2010. p. 13. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Furman's Early Grabs SoCon, National Accolades - 101.7 WGOG". WGOG. October 9, 2012. Archived from the original on September 8, 2026. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Darlington's Early earns SoCon honors". Florence Morning News. November 27, 2013. p. 25. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Darlington's Early an AP All-American". Florence Morning News. December 19, 2013. p. 9. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
  10. ↑ "At Camp". The Leader-Post. June 1, 2015. p. 16. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ Mccormick, Murray (July 2, 2015). "Rider kick Milo to the sidelines". The Leader-Post. p. 17. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
  12. ↑ Mccormick, Murray (March 3, 2016). "2016 Riders' roster still in flux until new season gets rolling". The Leader-Post. p. 7. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Redblacks' punter an Early arrival". The Ottawa Citizen. October 18, 2016. p. 14. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
  14. ↑ "104th Grey Cup Matchup". The Ottawa Citizen. November 26, 2016. p. 25. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
  15. ↑ Holder, Gord (November 28, 2016). "Oh, Henry, indeed!". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 13. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
  16. ↑ "'Other' Kevin Pierre-Louis Out To Make Name For Self". The Ottawa Citizen. June 12, 2017. p. 13. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
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