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Johnny Hekker

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Experience: 14 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 35

Weight: 225 lbs

College: Oregon State

2024 SEASON

  • PUNTS
    74
  • AVG
    45.73
  • LNG
    65
  • In 20
    24
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Punting

Days

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Sundays 17 73 3338 65 45.7 1 26 178 24 42.5

Months

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
December 5 21 921 57 43.9 1 6 21 5 41.9
January 1 3 155 57 51.7 0 1 9 2 48.7
November 3 14 656 55 46.9 0 6 20 7 45.4
October 4 17 825 65 48.5 0 6 50 5 43.2
September 4 18 781 64 43.4 0 7 78 5 39.1

Opponents by Group

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
vs AFC Teams 5 20 940 64 47 0 6 14 7 46.3
vs NFC Teams 12 53 2398 65 45.2 1 20 164 17 41
Outside Own Division 11 47 2238 65 47.6 0 15 72 15 44.8
vs Own Division 6 26 1100 58 42.3 1 11 106 9 38.2

Opponents by Team

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Atlanta Falcons 2 6 275 58 45.8 0 4 38 3 39.5
Chicago Bears 1 4 206 65 51.5 0 1 6 1 40
Cincinnati Bengals 1 2 102 55 51 0 1 3 1 49.5
Dallas Cowboys 1 4 190 53 47.5 0 2 5 0 46.2
Denver Broncos 1 5 247 53 49.4 0 1 0 1 49.4
Kansas City Chiefs 1 2 103 55 51.5 0 2 -4 1 53.5
Las Vegas Raiders 1 4 177 51 44.2 0 1 0 2 44.2
New Orleans Saints 2 10 407 53 40.7 0 5 67 3 34
New York Giants 1 7 337 55 48.1 0 3 17 3 45.7
Philadelphia Eagles 1 2 90 45 45 0 1 2 1 44
Arizona Cardinals 1 5 223 57 44.6 0 1 13 1 38
Los Angeles Chargers 1 7 311 64 44.4 0 1 15 2 42.3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 10 418 51 41.8 1 2 1 3 41.7
Washington Commanders 1 5 252 62 50.4 0 1 15 2 47.4

Outcomes

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Losses 12 49 2230 65 45.5 1 19 132 13 42
Wins 5 24 1108 57 46.2 0 7 46 11 43.4

Stadiums

G PUNTS YDS LNG AVG BLK RET RETY IN 20 NET AVG
Allegiant Stadium 1 4 177 51 44.2 0 1 0 2 44.2
Bank of America Stadium 8 33 1457 64 44.2 0 11 68 9 41.5
Mercedes-Benz Stadium 1 3 155 57 51.7 0 1 9 2 48.7
Northwest Stadium 1 5 252 62 50.4 0 1 15 2 47.4
Lincoln Financial Field 1 2 90 45 45 0 1 2 1 44
Caesars Superdome 1 5 191 53 38.2 0 4 60 0 26.2
Raymond James Stadium 1 5 226 51 45.2 1 2 1 3 45
Soldier Field 1 4 206 65 51.5 0 1 6 1 40
Empower Field at Mile High 1 5 247 53 49.4 0 1 0 1 49.4

Biography

Johnny Hekker (6-5, 225) has played in 212 career NFL games over 13 seasons and punted 963 times for 45,052 yards (46.8 gross avg.) with 378 punts placed inside the 20-yard line and a 42.9 career net punting average. A member of the NFL 2010's All-Decade team, Hekker is a six-time All-Pro selection (4 first team and 2 second team) and has been named to four career Pro Bowls. He holds the NFL single-season record for punts inside the 20 (51 in 2016), ranks second all-time in net punt average for a season (46.0 in 2016) and is fifth all-time in career net average (42.9).

Hekker entered the league as a rookie free agent with the St. Louis Rams in 2012. The Oregon State product spent his first 10 NFL campaigns with the club and won Super Bowl LVI before signing with the Carolina Panthers as a free agent in 2022. Last season with the Panthers, Hekker saw action in all 17 games and punted 73 times for 3,338 yards (45.7 gross avg.) with 24 punts placed inside the 20-yard line and a 41.9 net punt average.

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