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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: 29

Weight: 218 lbs

College: Rice

2025 SEASON

  • PUNTS
    56
  • AVG
    46.63
  • LNG
    70
  • In 20
    28
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Punting

Field Position

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 8 10 358 41 35.8 0 0 0 10 35.8
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 6 9 482 66 53.6 0 4 55 0 47.4
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 16 37 1771 70 47.9 0 18 118 18 43.6

Game Halves

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Half 14 30 1392 66 46.4 0 12 79 15 43.1
Last Two Minutes of Half 5 5 229 58 45.8 0 2 17 3 42.4
2nd Half 14 26 1219 70 46.9 0 10 94 13 42.5

Home vs Road

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Home Games 8 30 1390 66 46.3 0 11 68 16 44.1
Road Games 9 26 1221 70 47 0 11 105 12 41.4

Margin of Victory

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Margin 0-7 2 7 293 59 41.9 0 2 15 5 39.7
Margin 15+ 4 13 624 66 48 0 6 50 8 44.2
Margin 8-14 3 10 454 64 45.4 0 5 37 5 41.7

Point Differential

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Ahead 8 22 1047 66 47.6 0 11 91 12 43.4
Ahead by 1-8 Points 8 10 474 64 47.4 0 6 36 5 43.8
Ahead by 9-16 Points 4 9 421 66 46.8 0 3 39 5 42.4
Behind 9 25 1153 70 46.1 0 8 62 12 42.8
Behind by 1-8 Points 9 17 773 70 45.5 0 3 20 10 44.3
Behind by 9-16 Points 5 8 380 62 47.5 0 5 42 2 39.8
Tied 17 9 411 54 45.7 0 3 20 4 41.2

Quarters

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Quarter 11 15 656 55 43.7 0 5 33 8 40.2
4th Quarter 14 17 817 70 48.1 0 7 78 8 42.3
4th Quarter within 7 6 5 241 70 48.2 0 1 10 3 46.2
2nd Quarter 10 15 736 66 49.1 0 7 46 7 46
3rd Quarter 8 9 402 59 44.7 0 3 16 5 42.9

Stadium Surfaces

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Grass 6 15 692 62 46.1 0 7 68 6 40.3
Turf 11 41 1919 70 46.8 0 15 105 22 43.8

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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