Bothell’s Hekker signs with St. Louis Rams

Johnny Hekker tweeted the following news on April 28: "Your boy is going to be a St. Louis Ram! Free agency deal." The former Bothell High player, at 6-foot-5, 221 pounds these days, was a prolific, four-year starting punter at Oregon State University. During his senior season, he punted 50 times for a 44.0 yard average.

May 4, 2012 5:55 pm
Johnny Hekker
Johnny Hekker

Johnny Hekker tweeted the following news on April 28: “Your boy is going to be a St. Louis Ram! Free agency deal.”

The former Bothell High player, at 6-foot-5, 221 pounds these days, was a prolific, four-year starting punter at Oregon State University. During his senior season, he punted 50 times for a 44.0 yard average.

Now 22, Hekker is set for the next level in his football career.

At OSU, his long list of highlights included: setting the single-game school record with a 52.5-yard average (6-315) at Utah in 2011, thus earning College Football Performance Award Punter of the Week; booting the second-longest punt in OSU history of 74 yards versus USC in 2010; earning the Sun Bowl Special Teams MVP after averaging 45 yards on 10 punts in 2008; earning two Pac-10 All-Academic selections.