Bowling Green State University Athletics
2026 Football Roster

Jersey Number 30
Ryan Kingston
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- South Bend, Ind.
- High School:
- Riley HS
- Prev School:
- SEMO/Eastern Michigan
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Bowling Green |
2026 | Senior
• Joined BGSU in January
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SEMO |
Cape Girardeau, Mo. |
• Spent the 2025 season at SEMO and appeared in 12 game
• Named second-team OVC-Big South All-Conference
• Established himself as one of the top punters in the conference in his lone season at SEMO.
• Punted 72 times for 2,952 yards (41 ypp)
• Dropped 22 of his punts inside the 20-yard line and had nine punts for 50 or more yards
• Had a season-long 65-yard punt during the season-finale vs. Lindenwood
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Eastern Michigan |
Ypsilanti, Mich. |
• Appeared in 11 career games at Eastern Michigan over the 2022-24 seasons
• Redshirted 2022
• Appeared in 11 games in 2023 where he tallied 34 kickoffs with six touchbacks
• Named to the 2023 MAC All-Academic team, as well as College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Riley High School |
South Bend, Ind. |
• Played punter and placekicker at Riley High School for head coach Justin Kinzie
• Ranked as the No. 19 punter in the nation by Kohl’s
• Holds the school record for highest punt average in school history
• Kicked the longest field goal and longest punt in school history
• Averaged 45.3 yards on 23 punts as a senior
• Downed 10 punts inside the 20-yard line as a senior
• Earned Indiana 4A All-State honors
• Named First Team Northern Indiana Conference (NIC) North-South Football Team in 2020 and 2021
• Collected NIC Academic All-Conference honors as a senior
• Selected to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium
• Attended the Kohl’s National Scholarship Camp and earned a five-star rating
• Garnered Youth of the Month honors in January 2022 for demonstrating commitment to teamwork, dedication and service
• Also competed in soccer and track and field
Personal |
• Son of Beverly and Paul Kingston
• Has one brother, Conor
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