Daniel Whelan
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Daniel Whelan

Punter, Green Bay Packers · #19.

Player facts

Team
Green Bay Packers
Position
Punter
Number
19
Born
Feb 10, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace
Rancho Mirage, CA, USA
Height
6' 5"
Weight
216 lbs
College
UC Davis
Experience
4 seasons
Status
Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

  • 9th in punt yards 1091

2026 Punting

PUNTSAVGLNGYDSTBTB%IN20IN20%ATTYDSAVGNET
Regular Season2249.6751,09129.091463.648597.445.1
Last 5 Games2248.6751,09128.331464.408597.446.9
Career18448.0758,8402010.877239.137278010.843.7

Recent games

DateOpponentResultPUNTSAVGLNGYDSTBTB%IN20IN20%ATTYDSNET
vs CHIW 31-7455.375221125.00250.001953.0
@ TBW 17-14445.06118000.00375.0011341.8
vs ATLL 35-14550.06425000.00480.0022245.6
@ NYJW 20-17 OT654.066324116.67350.003253.7
@ MINL 39-22338.74911600.00267.0011334.3

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

About

Daniel Whelan (born 10 February 1999) is an Irish professional American football punter for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UC Davis Aggies and was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2022. He has also played for the DC Defenders of the XFL.

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Background

Early life

Whelan was born on 10 February 1999, in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland, and grew up there. He moved to the United States at age 13, settling in California. He initially played association football (soccer) before switching to American football as a junior at Rancho Mirage High School. He also played tennis in high school. He committed to play college football for the UC Davis Aggies following his time at Rancho Mirage.

He is an avid Newcastle United fan as his father is a Geordie.

College career

As a true freshman at UC Davis in 2017, Whelan played five games, totaling 10 punts for 440 yards. The following year, he appeared in all 13 games while posting 67 punts for 2,756 yards (a 41.1 average), earning honorable mention all-conference honors. Whelan was named third-team all-conference in 2019 while having a 44.1 punting average on 57 kicks.

In the 2021 spring season (postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19), Whelan punted 17 times for 815 yards, a Big Sky Conference-leading 47.9 yard average, earning four first-team All-American selections, a first-team all-conference selection, and being named a finalist for the FCS Punter of the Year Award. He handled both punting and kickoff duties in his final year, the fall 2021 season, earning All-Big Sky and second-team All-American honors with a school single-season record 46.25 punting average (his 47.9 average in the prior season did not qualify for the leaderboards due to him having not enough punts). He finished his stint at UC Davis with 151 punts for 6,523 yards, having the school all-time record with a 44.01 career punting average.

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Recent results

Sources

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