Tommy Townsend
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Townsend at the White House in 2023
No. 5 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-12) November 12, 1996
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Boone
(Orlando, Florida)
College:Tennessee (2015)
Florida (2016–2019)
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Punts:201
Punting yards:9,533
Average Punt:47.4
Net punting average:42.8
Inside 20:82
Longest punt:76
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Thomas Townsend (born November 12, 1996) is an American football punter for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He went to high school at William R. Boone High School in Orlando, Florida. He played his freshman year of college football at Tennessee before transferring to Florida.[1] His older brother, Johnny, is also a professional punter who played at the University of Florida.

Professional career

2020 season

Townsend signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 30, 2020.[2] In the fourth game of his rookie season in 2020, he had two punts that went 65 yards against the New England Patriots. He finished the game with an average of 60.8 yards, a Chiefs franchise record for punt average in a game (minimum 4 attempts), 47.8 yard net average.[3] On November 1, he completed his first career pass on a fake punt against the New York Jets. The completion went for 13 yards, which resulted in a first down.[4] In Week 15 against the New Orleans Saints, Townsend punted six times, landing three inside the 20-yard-line with a long of 61 yards, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[5] Overall, Townsend finished the 2020 season with 52 punts for 2,339 net yards for a 44.98 average.[6] For his rookie season, he was named to the Pro Football Writers Association's All-Rookie team.[7]

In the Chiefs playoff game against the Cleveland Browns, he did not punt a single time for the first time in his career.[8] It was the second time in franchise history a Chiefs punter did not punt a single time in a playoff game. The other was Jason Baker in 2003.

2021 season

In the Chiefs Week 9 game against the Green Bay Packers, Townsend punted six times with an average of punt of 56.8 yards with five being downed inside the 20 yard line. For his performance, he was named AFC Special Teams player of the week.[9] The following week, he completed his second career pass on a fake punt for 16 yards. After kicking six punts inside the 20, as well as completing a pass on a fake punt, Townsend was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November.[10] He was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on December 24, 2021.[11] He was activated on December 29.[12] Overall, Townsend finished with 37 punts for 1,746 net yards for a 47.19 average.[13]

2022 season

For the month of September, Townsend earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Month.[14] He earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his Week 15 game against the Houston Texans.[15] He finished the 2022 season with 53 punts for 2,672 net yards for a 50.42 average.[16] He earned Pro Bowl and first team All-Pro honors for the 2022 season.[17][18] In Super Bowl LVII, Townsend punted twice for 98 yards in the Chiefs 38–35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Punter Tommy Townsend transfers from Tennessee to Florida". USAToday.com. Associated Press. August 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tommy Townsend". footballdb.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs – October 5th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ "New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – November 1st, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  5. ↑ Gordon, Grant (December 23, 2020). "Bills QB Josh Allen, Cardinals QB Kyler Murray lead Players of the Week". NFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tommy Townsend 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ Hays, Chris (January 22, 2021). "Boone, Gators product Tommy Townsend earns NFL All-Rookie honors". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Divisional Round – Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – January 17th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend wins AFC Special Teams Player of the Week". KMBC.com. November 10, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ Simmons, Myles (December 2, 2021). "Tommy Townsend is the AFC special teams player of the month". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ Goldman, Charles (December 24, 2021). "Chiefs P Tommy Townsend latest to be placed on Reserve/COVID-19 list". Chiefs Wire. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  12. ↑ Goldman, Charles (December 29, 2021). "Chiefs activate 4 players from Reserve/COVID-19 list". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tommy Townsend 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ Alper, Josh (September 29, 2022). "Tommy Townsend nabs AFC special teams player of the month". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  15. ↑ McMullen, Matt (December 21, 2022). "Tommy Townsend Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Tommy Townsend 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  17. ↑ "2022 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  18. ↑ "2022 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Super Bowl LVII – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 12th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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