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Born: | Leoti, Kansas, U.S. | February 14, 1995||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Boone (Orlando, FL) | ||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||
Position: | Punter | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 173 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Johnny Townsend (born February 14, 1995) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida. [1] He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. His younger brother Tommy is a punter on the Houston Texans active roster.
Townsend played at William R. Boone High School in Orlando. [2] He was initially recruited by Ohio State. [3]
Townsend had the highest Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) punting average in the country in 2016, with a 47.9 yard average. [4] With this average, he also set the all-time punting record for the Florida Gators. [5] Townsend held the FBS record for highest career average yards per punt until 2021, when it was broken by Colorado State punter Ryan Stonehouse. [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | |||||||||
All values from NFL Combine [7] [8] |
Townsend was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. [9] The pick used to draft him was acquired from the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for Jamize Olawale. [10] He made his NFL debut in the Raiders' season opener against the Los Angeles Rams. He had four punts for 178 net yards in the 33–13 loss. [11] In Week 10, against the Los Angeles Chargers, he executed a 42-yard rush on a fake punt. [12] He totaled 70 punts for 3,022 net yards for a 43.17 average in his rookie season. [13] He was waived by the Raiders on August 13, 2019. [14]
On August 14, 2019, Townsend was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants. [15] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [16]
After sitting out the 2019 NFL season, Townsend had a tryouts with the Baltimore Ravens on August 18 and 22, 2020. [17] [18] He signed with the team on August 25, 2020. [19] He was waived on September 5, 2020. [20]
Townsend was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs on November 17, 2020, joining his brother Tommy who is on their active roster. [21]
Townsend was signed by the Baltimore Ravens off the Chiefs' practice squad on December 31, 2020, after punter Sam Koch was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. [22]
On August 17, 2021, Townsend was waived by the Ravens and re-signed to the practice squad on September 1, 2021 [23] He was released from the practice squad on September 21, 2021. [24]
Townsend signed with the Tennessee Titans on September 30, 2021. [25] He was waived on October 19, 2021. [26]
On October 30, 2021, Townsend was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. [27] On November 2, 2021, Townsend was released by the Texans. [28]
Townsend was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad on December 23, 2021. [29] Following his brother, Tommy, the Chiefs' usual punter, testing positive for COVID-19, he was elevated via a standard elevation for the Chiefs' week 16 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He reverted back to the practice squad after the game, and later released on December 28. [30]
Townsend joined the Orlando Guardians of the XFL in February 2023. [31] The Guardians folded when the XFL and United States Football League merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [32]
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