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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
    22
  • AVG
    46.27
  • LNG
    64
  • In 20
    13
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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 3 4 148 41 37 0 0 0 4 37
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 1 2 98 55 49 0 2 31 0 33.5
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 6 16 772 64 48.2 0 9 75 9 43.6

Game Halves

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Half 6 12 551 64 45.9 0 5 38 8 42.8
Last Two Minutes of Half 3 3 130 49 43.3 0 1 10 2 40
2nd Half 6 10 467 62 46.7 0 6 68 5 39.9

Home vs Road

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Home Games 2 8 368 62 46 0 3 16 7 44
Road Games 4 14 650 64 46.4 0 8 90 6 40

Margin of Victory

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Margin 15+ 2 8 368 62 46 0 3 16 7 44
Margin 8-14 2 8 370 64 46.2 0 4 37 4 41.6

Point Differential

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Ahead 4 13 608 64 46.8 0 6 42 9 43.5
Ahead by 1-8 Points 4 6 298 64 49.7 0 4 26 3 45.3
Ahead by 9-16 Points 2 4 158 47 39.5 0 0 0 4 39.5
Behind 2 6 280 55 46.7 0 4 53 2 37.8
Behind by 1-8 Points 2 2 92 49 46 0 1 11 1 40.5
Behind by 9-16 Points 2 4 188 55 47 0 3 42 1 36.5
Tied 6 3 130 53 43.3 0 1 11 2 39.7

Quarters

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Quarter 4 4 173 53 43.2 0 2 22 2 37.8
4th Quarter 6 7 341 62 48.7 0 5 67 3 39.1
4th Quarter within 7 1 1 49 49 49 0 1 10 0 39
2nd Quarter 5 8 378 64 47.2 0 3 16 6 45.2
3rd Quarter 3 3 126 44 42 0 1 1 2 41.7

Stadium Surfaces

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Grass 2 6 280 55 46.7 0 4 53 2 37.8
Turf 4 16 738 64 46.1 0 7 53 11 42.8

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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