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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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Punting

Field Position

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 4 6 211 38 35.2 0 1 -2 6 35.5
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 7 8 430 67 53.8 0 6 18 0 51.5
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 13 31 1654 68 53.4 0 14 119 16 46.9

Game Halves

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Half 12 21 1104 68 52.6 0 14 97 5 45.1
Last Two Minutes of Half 3 3 166 60 55.3 0 2 16 1 50
2nd Half 12 24 1191 64 49.6 0 7 38 17 47.2

Home vs Road

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Home Games 9 23 1203 67 52.3 0 11 57 11 48.1
Road Games 8 22 1092 68 49.6 0 10 78 11 44.3

Margin of Victory

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Margin 0-7 7 21 1076 68 51.2 0 6 58 10 44.7
Margin 15+ 6 12 646 67 53.8 0 8 49 8 49.8
Margin 8-14 2 7 339 60 48.4 0 4 8 1 47.3

Point Differential

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Ahead 11 27 1374 68 50.9 0 9 46 14 47.7
Ahead by 1-8 Points 10 12 635 68 52.9 0 4 12 4 48.6
Ahead by 9-16 Points 4 8 366 61 45.8 0 2 7 7 44.9
Behind 6 13 631 63 48.5 0 8 59 6 42.5
Behind by 1-8 Points 6 8 369 63 46.1 0 4 23 4 40.8
Behind by 9-16 Points 3 5 262 60 52.4 0 4 36 2 45.2
Tied 17 5 290 67 58 0 4 30 2 48

Quarters

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
1st Quarter 9 13 689 67 53 0 9 64 3 45
4th Quarter 10 17 797 63 46.9 0 4 27 13 45.3
4th Quarter within 7 5 6 290 63 48.3 0 1 5 4 47.5
2nd Quarter 7 8 415 68 51.9 0 5 33 2 45.2
3rd Quarter 6 7 394 64 56.3 0 3 11 4 51.9

Stadium Surfaces

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Turf 17 45 2295 68 51 0 21 135 22 46.2

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)
  • Set the NFL single-season record for highest net punting average (46.2) in the 2024 season.
  • Is the first punter in NFL history to average at least 51.0 gross yards and 46.0 net yards per punt in a season (2024).
  • Owns the NFL's highest gross and net averages through a punter's first 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150 and 175-career punts. His 50.7 net average through 10 punts ranks first, but his 53.3 gross average is second all-time through 10-career punts. His 48.6 gross average through 200 punts is first, but his 42.91 net average is second through 200-career punts.
  • 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) and third (49.1) highest gross averages in franchise history as well as the second (44.8) and fourth (42.3) 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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