Brad Robbins, new kick-off specialist

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(04-12-2024, 02:12 PM)TKUHL Wrote: I’ve been mocking Tory Taylor P out of Iowa to us.

I'm a fan of Austin McNamara personally.

McNamara has about the same career YPP as Taylor (45.9 vs 46.3).
But he has a much higher percentage of unreturnable punts and fair catches forced compared to Taylor.
Taylor's best YPP season was 48.2 compared to McNamara's 48.1. So they both have big legs.

This gives a good breakdown of McNamara for those who haven't heard the name - https://bnbfootball.com/2024-nfl-draft/punter-rankings/

Quote:[color=var( --e-global-color-text )]Austin McNamara has a powerful leg with a vicious punting motion. He kicks the ball with aggression, but has still shown excellent placement on his kicks. He’s improved his mechanics over his 5 year career as a starter, and has done a nice job of converting his distance into hangtime. McNamara has good size at 6’4″, and it doesn’t slow him down in his punting motion.
McNamara has shown in the past that he can average an impressive yard per punt number (48.2 in 2021), but has instead transitioned his power into elite hangtime. McNamara only allowed returns on 18% of his punts this past season, by far the best percentage for any punter averaging over 45 yards per punt.[/color]

[color=var( --e-global-color-text )]Austin McNamara 2023 Stats
46.3 yards per punt, 24 inside 20 yard line, 7 touchbacks, 49.1% fair catches forced, 59 long, 81.8% unreturnable punts[/color]