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Detroit Lions punter Jack Fox (3) during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 8, 2024 in Detroit. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP)

Jack Fox

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Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 28

Weight: 218 lbs

College: Rice

2024 SEASON

  • PUNTS
    45
  • AVG
    51
  • LNG
    68
  • In 20
    22
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WK OPP RESULT Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk OOB Dn In 20 TB FC RET RetY TD
13 Bears W 23 - 20 2 100 100 61 50 50 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
14 Packers W 34 - 31 2 92 92 50 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
15 Bills L 42 - 48 3 167 147 60 55.7 49 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 20 0
16 @Bears W 34 - 17 1 47 38 47 47 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
17 @49ers W 40 - 34
18 Vikings W 31 - 9 2 102 90 56 51 45 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 0
1 Rams W 26 - 20 4 230 190 67 57.5 47.5 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
2 Buccaneers L 16 - 20 2 67 67 35 33.5 33.5 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
3 @Cardinals W 20 - 13 5 247 227 68 49.4 45.4 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0
4 Seahawks W 42 - 29 3 140 139 50 46.7 46.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
6 @Cowboys W 47 - 9
7 @Vikings W 31 - 29 4 219 184 63 54.8 46 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 15 0
8 Titans W 52 - 14 5 305 281 67 61 56.2 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 24 0
9 @Packers W 24 - 14 4 199 192 60 49.8 48 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 7 0
10 @Texans W 26 - 23 4 188 145 60 47 36.2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 43 0
11 Jaguars W 52 - 6
12 @Colts W 24 - 6 4 192 188 60 48 47 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 4 0

Career Stats

P Career

SEASON TEAM G GS Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk OOB Dn In 20 TB FC RET RetY TD
2020 Detroit Lions 16 0 59 2897 2641 67 49.1 44.8 0 4 11 26 7 15 21 116 0
2021 Detroit Lions 17 0 65 3198 2750 70 49.2 42.3 0 2 11 17 7 10 35 308 0
2022 Detroit Lions 17 0 52 2525 2152 66 48.6 41.4 0 3 7 14 3 9 30 313 0
2023 Detroit Lions 17 0 57 2646 2378 70 46.4 41.7 0 3 8 26 5 20 21 168 0
2024 Detroit Lions 17 0 45 2295 2080 68 51 46.2 0 1 5 22 4 14 21 135 0
TOTAL 84 0 278 13561 12001 70 48.9 43.3 0 13 42 105 26 68 128 1040 0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

  • AP First-Team All-Pro: 2024
  • AP Second-Team All-Pro: 2020
  • Pro Bowl: 2020, 2024
  • NFC Special Teams Player of the Month: September (2020)
  • NFC Special Teams Player of the Week: 2024 (Week 3)
  • Entering the 2025 season, he ranks first in NFL history in gross punting average (48.8 avg.) and is second in net punting average (43.2 avg.) among all qualified punters.
  • Set the NFL single-season record for highest net punting average (46.2 in 2024).
  • In 2024, he became the first punter in NFL history to average at least 51.0 gross yards and 46.0 net yards per punt in a season.
  • Owns the franchise record for single-season gross average (51.0 in 2024) and net average (46.2 in 2024). He also owns the second (49.2 in 2021 ) and third (49.1 in 2020) highest gross averages in franchise history as well as the second (44.8 in 2020) and fourth (42.3 in 2021) highest net averages in team history.
  • In his NFL career, Fox is four-of-five passing (80.0%) for 61 yards. All four of his completions have resulted in first downs. His completions and yardage both rank second in franchise history among punters.
  • In Week 8 of the 2024 season, he punted five times for 305 yards (61.0 gross, 56.2 net), pinning three punts inside of the 20-yard line. This is the first time in NFL history a punter has averaged at least 60.0 gross yards per punt and 55.0 net yards per punt in a game with at least five punts.
  • In 2020, he became the first Lions punter to make a Pro Bowl since 1988.
  • In 2020, he posted the highest gross average (49.1) and net average (44.8) in a punter's first season in NFL history. His 44.8 net average in 2020 ranked as the third-highest single-season net average in NFL history.
  • In September of 2020, he became the first punter in franchise history to be named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month. He led the League with a 53.1 avg. and 51.1 net (13 punts for 690 yards), pinning seven inside the 20 in September of 2020.
  • Is one-of-three punters in franchise history to record a punt of 70-or-more yards.

COLLEGE:

  • Played in 49 games at Rice, punting 212 times for 9,207 yards (43.4 avg.) landing 74 within the 20-yard line and 23 touchbacks.
    • Named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year, the winner of the George Martin Award as team MVP and also the OJ Brigance Award as a senior in 2018.
    • His 3,636 punting yards in the 2018 regular season led the nation, and his 45.5 yards per punt average ranked 10th in the nation.

PERSONAL:

  • All-State selection as a punter (first team) and placekicker (second team) as a senior at Ladue Horton Watkins (Mo.) High School.
  • Suburban Central Conference Player of the Year as a catcher in baseball as a junior, batting .489.

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