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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

Days

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Mondays 2 3 140 50 46.7 0 2 1 0 46.3
Other Days (not Mon or Sun) 2 4 192 61 48 0 0 0 2 48
Sundays 13 38 1963 68 51.7 0 19 134 20 46

Months

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
December 4 6 306 60 51 0 4 29 1 46.2
January 1 2 102 56 51 0 2 12 1 45
November 5 14 679 61 48.5 0 7 54 8 44.6
October 3 9 524 67 58.2 0 5 39 4 51.7
September 4 14 684 68 48.9 0 3 1 8 44.5

Opponents by Group

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
vs AFC Teams 5 16 852 67 53.2 0 11 91 9 47.6
vs NFC Teams 12 29 1443 68 49.8 0 10 44 13 45.5
Outside Own Division 11 30 1536 68 51.2 0 14 92 17 46.1
vs Own Division 6 15 759 63 50.6 0 7 43 5 46.4

Opponents by Team

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Buffalo Bills 1 3 167 60 55.7 0 3 20 1 49
Chicago Bears 2 3 147 61 49 0 1 9 2 46
Dallas Cowboys 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Green Bay Packers 2 6 291 60 48.5 0 2 7 1 47.3
Tennessee Titans 1 5 305 67 61 0 3 24 3 56.2
Houston Texans 1 4 188 60 47 0 3 43 1 36.2
Indianapolis Colts 1 4 192 60 48 0 2 4 4 47
Jacksonville Jaguars 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles Rams 1 4 230 67 57.5 0 1 0 2 47.5
Minnesota Vikings 2 6 321 63 53.5 0 4 27 2 45.7
Arizona Cardinals 1 5 247 68 49.4 0 0 0 4 45.4
San Francisco 49ers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seattle Seahawks 1 3 140 50 46.7 0 2 1 0 46.3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 2 67 35 33.5 0 0 0 2 33.5

Outcomes

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Losses 2 5 234 60 46.8 0 3 20 3 42.8
Wins 15 40 2061 68 51.5 0 18 115 19 46.6

Stadiums

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
U.S. Bank Stadium 1 4 219 63 54.8 0 2 15 1 46
State Farm Stadium 1 5 247 68 49.4 0 0 0 4 45.4
Ford Field 9 23 1203 67 52.3 0 11 57 11 48.1
Levi's® Stadium 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lambeau Field 1 4 199 60 49.8 0 2 7 1 48
Lucas Oil Stadium 1 4 192 60 48 0 2 4 4 47
NRG Stadium 1 4 188 60 47 0 3 43 1 36.2
Soldier Field 1 1 47 47 47 0 1 9 0 38
AT&T Stadium 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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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