Jared Armstrong might have been the best ugly punter in the country last season.

No, his appearance wasn't the problem, but his kicks, although generally effective, weren't always a sight to behold. The former junior college transfer spent his first Division I season mixing the high-archers - the type you like to see - with low liners - the type you don't.

"That's not what I want, it's not what I want at all," Armstrong said of the later. "Obviously the better the net (average) is, the better overall you are as a punter, because that's what NFL guys look for. The more hang time the better your net is, so it's really just about the consistency of doing that every time. That's what I need to focus on."

Despite the roller coaster tendency of his punts in '06, Armstrong finished with an average of 43.1 yards, which ranked as the second-best in the Big Ten and was the second-highest mark in Purdue history.

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