2023 Football Roster
Roster
Powers, Will

Jersey Number 46
Will Powers
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Manhattan Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Choate Rosemary Hall (Princeton)
Bio
UCLA
Enrolled at UCLA in the summer of 2023 after transferring from Princeton.
2023
Appeared in all 13 games as the punter ... also held on place kicks ... averaged 42.0 yards on his 48 punts with 15 fair catches and 13 downed inside the 20 ... ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in punting average.
Princeton
Saw action in 30 games for the Tigers.
2022
Punted 33 times for 1,309 yards and a 39.7-yard average … set a career high with 12 punts inside the 20 ... recorded five punts inside the 20 at Columbia ... honorable mention All-Ivy League ... named third-team All-Ivy League by Phil Steele.
2021
Named first-team All-Ivy League ... had 36 punts for 1,578 yards and a 43.8-yard average ... registered a long punt of 75 yards against Brown ... recorded 12 punts of 50 or more yards ... placed nine punts inside the 20-yard line ... Phil Steele first-team All-Ivy League.
2020
The season was canceled due to the pandemic.
2019
Named second-team All-Ivy League ... had 29 punts for 1,166 yards and a 40.2-yard average ... booted a season long kick of 57 yards against Lafayette.
High School
Attended Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut ... 2019 Adidas All-American representing the West as the starting punter ... one of four finalists for the "Adidas All American Man of the Year Award - presented to nominees who epitomize a high standard of excellence in community service, education and athletic distinction ... member of the 2018, 2017, 2016 Class A Prep New England Football Champions ... 2019 captain of the tennis team ... helped tennis team win the Founders League Championship ... started a non-profit organization to alleviate insecurities associated with the rising ocean levels ... traveled to Kiribati in the Pacific to input a desalination unit he raised money for into a local school.
Personal
Son of Bill and Carolyn Powers ... youngest of five siblings ... will pursue a grad certificate in pre-MBA at UCLA ... lists his biggest sport thrill as hitting a 47-yard punt to pin Harvard inside their own 20-yard line with a minute to play and up by a touchdown ... has lived away from home since he was 11 years of age ... enjoys the ocean and playing tennis and chess ... earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll for Fall 2023.
Enrolled at UCLA in the summer of 2023 after transferring from Princeton.
2023
Appeared in all 13 games as the punter ... also held on place kicks ... averaged 42.0 yards on his 48 punts with 15 fair catches and 13 downed inside the 20 ... ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in punting average.
Princeton
Saw action in 30 games for the Tigers.
2022
Punted 33 times for 1,309 yards and a 39.7-yard average … set a career high with 12 punts inside the 20 ... recorded five punts inside the 20 at Columbia ... honorable mention All-Ivy League ... named third-team All-Ivy League by Phil Steele.
2021
Named first-team All-Ivy League ... had 36 punts for 1,578 yards and a 43.8-yard average ... registered a long punt of 75 yards against Brown ... recorded 12 punts of 50 or more yards ... placed nine punts inside the 20-yard line ... Phil Steele first-team All-Ivy League.
2020
The season was canceled due to the pandemic.
2019
Named second-team All-Ivy League ... had 29 punts for 1,166 yards and a 40.2-yard average ... booted a season long kick of 57 yards against Lafayette.
High School
Attended Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut ... 2019 Adidas All-American representing the West as the starting punter ... one of four finalists for the "Adidas All American Man of the Year Award - presented to nominees who epitomize a high standard of excellence in community service, education and athletic distinction ... member of the 2018, 2017, 2016 Class A Prep New England Football Champions ... 2019 captain of the tennis team ... helped tennis team win the Founders League Championship ... started a non-profit organization to alleviate insecurities associated with the rising ocean levels ... traveled to Kiribati in the Pacific to input a desalination unit he raised money for into a local school.
Personal
Son of Bill and Carolyn Powers ... youngest of five siblings ... will pursue a grad certificate in pre-MBA at UCLA ... lists his biggest sport thrill as hitting a 47-yard punt to pin Harvard inside their own 20-yard line with a minute to play and up by a touchdown ... has lived away from home since he was 11 years of age ... enjoys the ocean and playing tennis and chess ... earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll for Fall 2023.
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