▁red sh irt ▁fresh man ▁season ▁( des p ite ▁not ▁having ▁punt ed ▁since ▁junior ▁high ) ▁became ▁the ▁B ears ' ▁starting ▁pun ter , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Ray ▁Guy ▁Award ▁t apping ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁college ▁pun ter ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁first - team ▁All - American ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁first - team ▁All - American ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁He , ▁Ryan ▁Allen ▁and ▁Tom ▁H ack ett ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁players ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Ray ▁Guy ▁Award ▁twice . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁Sep ul ved a ▁holds ▁the ▁NCAA ▁F BS ▁record ▁for ▁career ▁pun ting ▁average ▁and ▁career ▁pun ts ▁of ▁ 5 0 + ▁yards . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Sep ul ved a ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁( 1 1 2 th ▁pick ) ▁by ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁former ▁st arter ▁Chris ▁Gard ock i , ▁Sep ul ved a ▁successfully ▁best ed ▁Mike ▁Bar r ▁for ▁the ▁starting ▁job . ▁ ▁Sep ul ved a ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁for ▁$ 1 . 4 6