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Austin McNamara

Punter, New York Jets · #14.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Punter
Number: 14
Born: Feb 24, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Gilbert, AZ, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 204 lbs
College: Texas Tech
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

6th in punt yards 1174

2026 Punting

	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Regular Season	25	47.0	62	1,174	2	8.00	9	36.00	9	127	14.1	40.3
Last 5 Games	25	46.8	62	1,174	2	6.86	9	38.40	9	127	14.1	41.9
Career	96	46.8	72	4,491	8	8.33	41	42.71	30	260	8.7	44.0

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	NET
Sun, Oct 11	vs CLE	W 17-12	7	42.6	54	298	0	0.00	3	43.00	1	13	40.7
Sun, Oct 4	@ CHI	L 23-12	5	52.6	62	263	1	20.00	1	20.00	2	16	49.4
Sun, Sep 27	@ DET	L 31-24	3	43.3	57	130	0	0.00	1	33.00	1	11	39.7
Sun, Sep 20	vs GB	L 20-17 OT	7	49.1	58	344	1	14.29	2	29.00	4	92	36.0
Sun, Sep 13	@ TEN	W 23-10	3	46.3	50	139	0	0.00	2	67.00	1	-5	48.0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Austin McNamara (born February 24, 2001) is an American professional football punter and kickoff specialist for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

From Wikipedia’s article on Austin McNamara, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

McNamara was born in San Jose, California, and grew up in Gilbert, Arizona. He attended Highland High School in Arizona where he played basketball and football. A placekicker and punter, he averaged 42 yards-per-punt, made 12 field goals and all 63 of his extra point attempts as a senior, being named first-team all-state. Ranked as the best punter recruit nationally, McNamara committed to play college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

College career

McNamara won the starting job at Texas Tech as a true freshman in 2019 and averaged 45.0 yards per punt, which was then fourth all-time in school history, second in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that year among freshmen, and second in the Big 12 Conference. He was selected a freshman All-American and a first-team All-Big 12 player.

The following year, McNamara played nine games and punted 41 times while averaging 46.3 yards per punt, then second all-time in Texas Tech history and fifth in the FBS; he was named first-team All-Big 12 again and second-team All-Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. In a game against West Virginia that season, he recorded a 87-yard punt which broke both the team and Big 12 records.

In 2021, McNamara set both the Texas Tech and Big 12 all-time record with a 48.2 yard punting average while playing all 13 games, additionally setting an NCAA single-game record during the year for most 50-yard punts in a game. He was a second-team all-conference selection and was named first-team All-Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football, also being named the best special teams player in the state by the publication.

McNamara totaled 50 punts and averaged 44.3 yards as a senior in 2022, being named third-team All-Big 12 by Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus. He returned for a final season in 2023, having received an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He averaged 46.3 yards per punt in his last year, being named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year, the first Texas Tech player to receive the honor, as well as first-team All-Big 12. He was one of two punters invited to play at the 2024 Senior Bowl, and the second Texas Tech punter all-time.

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