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Jerrel Douglas Wilson, nicknamed "Thunderfoot", was an American football punter who played for 16 seasons, 15 of them with the Kansas City Chiefs, in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). Wilson played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He was selected to three Pro Bowls. Wilson was elected to the Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1988. He was selected in the 17th round of the 1963 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams and in the 11th round of the 1963 AFL draft by the Chiefs. He is the only punter to be a leader in punting yards for a season in multiple leagues.
Dustin Farr Colquitt is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft. With the Chiefs, he won Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers. In addition, he has played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons, and Cleveland Browns.
Craig Hentrich is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He was selected by the New York Jets in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft, and has also played for the Green Bay Packers and Tennessee Oilers / Titans. With the Packers, he won Super Bowl XXXI against the New England Patriots.
The Tennessee Volunteers football program represents the University of Tennessee (UT).
Joseph Craig Colquitt is a former American football punter who spent eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts (1987). He was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft out of the University of Tennessee. He was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams with the Steelers in 1978 and 1979.
Patrick Justin "Pat" McAfee is an American sports analyst, color commentator, and former football punter and kickoff specialist. He serves as an analyst on ESPN's College GameDay, is the host of the sports talk show The Pat McAfee Show, and is signed to WWE as a color commentator and occasional wrestler.
Craig Jarrett is a former American football punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the sixth round with the 194th overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
Steven C. Hoffman is an American football coach who is the senior assistant for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL and one national championship at the University of Miami. He also was a member of the Washington Federals in the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Dickinson College.
Britton Douglas Colquitt is an American former professional football punter in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in December 2009. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Eric Wilbur is an American former college and professional football player who was a punter in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for two seasons. Wilbur played college football for the University of Florida. He was signed by the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2007, and has also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
Jeremiah Juan Colquitt is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL draft, but did not make the team. He is of no known relation to Colquitt family of punters, who also played for Tennessee.
Albert Joseph "A. J." Trapasso is a former American football punter. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Ohio State.
Jordan Thomas Berry is an Australian professional American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football at Eastern Kentucky.
Riley T. Dixon is an American professional football punter for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at Syracuse.
Mitchell Wishnowsky is an Australian professional American football punter for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes, where he won the Ray Guy Award and was a unanimous All-American as a sophomore in 2016. Wishnowsky was selected in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft by the 49ers.
Jamie Gillan, nicknamed the Scottish Hammer, is a Scottish professional American football punter for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas–Pine Bluff.
John Edward Fox is an American professional football player who is a punter for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rice.
Fredrick "T. J." Smith is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2020. Smith also played for the Minnesota Vikings.
Merritt Warren Kersey is a former American football punter who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Chester University. Attended Matoaca High School, Chesterfield County VA, where he played tight end, corner back and running back.
References
- ↑ "Jimmy Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Former Vol Colquitt kicks in huge donation". Elizabethton Star. Associated Press. October 28, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2010– via Google News.
- ↑ Longman, Jeré (February 1, 2014). "A Family of Punters Demonstrates the Heredity of Hang Time". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2024.