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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
    14
  • AVG
    46.86
  • LNG
    62
  • In 20
    7
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Punting

Days

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Other Days (not Mon or Sun) 4 17 830 63 48.8 0 9 72 5 43.4

Months

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
August 3 13 643 63 49.5 0 8 70 4 42.5

Opponents by Group

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
vs AFC Teams 3 15 748 63 49.9 0 8 72 4 43.7
vs NFC Teams 1 2 82 41 41 0 1 0 1 41
Outside Own Division 4 17 830 63 48.8 0 9 72 5 43.4

Opponents by Team

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Atlanta Falcons 1 2 82 41 41 0 1 0 1 41
Houston Texans 1 4 206 61 51.5 0 2 14 1 43
Miami Dolphins 1 7 355 63 50.7 0 5 56 2 42.7
Los Angeles Chargers 1 4 187 57 46.8 0 1 2 1 46.2

Outcomes

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Losses 3 15 748 63 49.9 0 8 72 4 43.7
Wins 1 2 82 41 41 0 1 0 1 41

Stadiums

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium 1 4 187 57 46.8 0 1 2 1 46.2
Ford Field 2 11 561 63 51 0 7 70 3 42.8
Mercedes-Benz Stadium 1 2 82 41 41 0 1 0 1 41

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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