Tommy Townsend

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 at the University of Tennessee before returning to Florida to play at the University of Florida.[1] His brother, Johnny, played at Florida as well and is on the Baltimore Ravens active roster.

Tommy Townsend
No. 5 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-12) November 12, 1996
Orlando, Florida
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school:Boone
(Orlando, Florida)
College:Florida
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2020
Punts:50
Punting yards:2,257
Average punt:45.1
Net punting average:40.4
Inside 20:20
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash
6 ft 1 3⁄8 in
(1.86 m)		 191 lb
(87 kg)		 32 1⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		 9 1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.75 s
All values from NFL Combine[2]

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, Townsend signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent.[3]

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 and a game (minimum 4 attempts), 47.8 yard net average.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] For his rookie season, he was named to the Pro Football Writers Association's All-rookie team. In the Chiefs playoff game against the Cleveland Browns, he did not a punt a single time for the first time in his career. 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.

References
  1. "Punter Tommy Townsend transfers from Tennessee to Florida". USAToday.com. Associated Press. August 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  2. "Tommy Townsend Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. "Chiefs Agree to Terms with Rookie Free Agents". Chiefs.com. April 26, 2020.
  4. "New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs - October 5th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  5. "New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs - November 1st, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  6. Gordon, Grant (December 23, 2020). "Bills QB Josh Allen, Cardinals QB Kyler Murray lead Players of the Week". NFL.com.


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