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Bryan Anger

Punter, Dallas Cowboys · #5.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Punter
Number: 5
Born: Oct 6, 1988 (age 38)
Birthplace: Camarillo, CA, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 214 lbs
College: California
Experience: 15 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Punting

	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Regular Season	10	49.6	60	496	0	0.00	7	70.00	5	58	11.6	43.8
Last 5 Games	10	49.9	60	496	0	0.00	7	63.40	5	58	11.6	43.8
Career	941	47.1	83	44,284	64	6.80	345	36.66	443	3,757	8.5	42.8

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	NET
Thu, Oct 8	vs TB	L 24-16	3	45.3	53	136	2	67.00	1	12	41.3
Sun, Oct 4	@ HOU	W 34-30	2	58.5	60	117	2	100.00	2	8	54.5
Sun, Sep 27	vs BAL	L 34-31	2	49.5	60	99	1	50.00	1	24	37.5
Sun, Sep 20	vs WSH	W 37-20	1	48.0	48	48	0	0.00	1	14	34.0
Sun, Sep 13	@ NYG	L 28-20	2	48.0	50	96	2	100.00	0	0	48.0

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

About

Bryan Corey Anger (born October 6, 1988) is an American professional football punter for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft. Anger has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bryan Anger, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Bryan Corey Anger was born on October 6, 1988, in Camarillo, California. Anger attended Camarillo High School. As a senior, he posted a 41.8-yard average, 11 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, and 42 receptions for 678 yards and six touchdowns. Anger received SA Today All-American, EA Sports All-American, All-Far West team by SuperPrep, Prepstar All-West Region and Cal-Hi Sports first-team All-State honors. He was listed as the No. 2 punter in the country by Rivals.

College career

Anger accepted a football scholarship from the University of California, Berkeley.

As a redshirt freshman, Anger registered a 43.1-yard punt average (sixth in school history) and had 26 punts downed inside the 20. Against Stanford University, he hit a 75-yard punt (tied for fifth in school history) and a career-long 76-yard punt (fourth in school history). Against Arizona State University, Anger hit a 72-yard punt. Against Arizona, he averaged 48.4 yards on seven attempts. Against Michigan State University, Anger had a blocked punt.

As a junior, Anger set the school single-season record for punt average (45.6 yards), ranking second in the Pac-10 and sixth nationally.

As a senior, Anger recorded a 44.2 punt average (fifth in school history). He finished second in school history and sixth in Pac-12 conference history in career gross punting average. Anger became the second player in school history to receive first-team all-conference honors for three consecutive seasons, matching Alex Mack's (2006–08) achievement. Anger was invited to the 2012 East–West Shrine Game, where he averaged 60.0 yards per punt on three attempts for the West team.

In four years, Anger never missed a game (51), totaling 255 punts for 11,094 yards, 72 punts of 50 or more yards, 90 punts downed inside the 20, a 43.5 average and a 38.2 net average.

Personal life

Shortly after Anger was selected by the Jaguars, NFL Network host Rich Eisen exclaimed, "Punters are people too!" Eisen had Anger as a guest on his podcast and presented him with a shirt containing that exclamation. Nevertheless, the Jaguars have received much criticism from fans and football experts for drafting a punter ahead of future Super Bowl winning quarterback Russell Wilson, although the Jaguars publicly said that they never considered drafting Wilson due to having 2011 first-round pick Blaine Gabbert.

Due to his powerful leg, Anger's Jacksonville teammates gave him the nickname Banger.

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