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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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#3

Experience: 7 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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WK OPP RESULT Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk OOB Dn In 20 TB FC RET RetY TD
13 Bears W 23 - 20 2 100 100 61 50 50 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
14 Packers W 34 - 31 2 92 92 50 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
15 Bills L 42 - 48 3 167 147 60 55.7 49 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 20 0
16 @Bears W 34 - 17 1 47 38 47 47 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
17 @49ers W 40 - 34
18 Vikings W 31 - 9 2 102 90 56 51 45 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 0
1 Rams W 26 - 20 4 230 190 67 57.5 47.5 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
2 Buccaneers L 16 - 20 2 67 67 35 33.5 33.5 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
3 @Cardinals W 20 - 13 5 247 227 68 49.4 45.4 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0
4 Seahawks W 42 - 29 3 140 139 50 46.7 46.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
6 @Cowboys W 47 - 9
7 @Vikings W 31 - 29 4 219 184 63 54.8 46 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 15 0
8 Titans W 52 - 14 5 305 281 67 61 56.2 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 24 0
9 @Packers W 24 - 14 4 199 192 60 49.8 48 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 7 0
10 @Texans W 26 - 23 4 188 145 60 47 36.2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 43 0
11 Jaguars W 52 - 6
12 @Colts W 24 - 6 4 192 188 60 48 47 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 4 0

Career Stats

P Career

SEASON TEAM G GS Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk OOB Dn In 20 TB FC RET RetY TD
2020 Detroit Lions 16 0 59 2897 2641 67 49.1 44.8 0 4 11 26 7 15 21 116 0
2021 Detroit Lions 17 0 65 3198 2750 70 49.2 42.3 0 2 11 17 7 10 35 308 0
2022 Detroit Lions 17 0 52 2525 2152 66 48.6 41.4 0 3 7 14 3 9 30 313 0
2023 Detroit Lions 17 0 57 2646 2378 70 46.4 41.7 0 3 8 26 5 20 21 168 0
2024 Detroit Lions 17 0 45 2295 2080 68 51 46.2 0 1 5 22 4 14 21 135 0
TOTAL 84 0 278 13561 12001 70 48.9 43.3 0 13 42 105 26 68 128 1040 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)
  • 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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