Max Duffy will play for the University of Kentucky as a punter in 2018.

Duffy, now 24, walked away from his WAFL career with West Perth to pursue his American football dream through Prokick Australia, the punting academy run by former Brisbane Lions and Hawthorn defender Nathan Chapman.

Chapman’s proteges have now won the last five Ray Guy awards, the annual prize for the best punter in college football.

Ashley Browne for AFL.com.au