2019 NFL Draft – Punter Rankings

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You are currently viewing the best punters in the 2019 NFL Draft. Our top punter prospects are selected after thousands of hours carefully scouting the best special teamers in college football. Even though no more than 3 will get selected in the draft, several will be signed as free agents, and many more will receive a training camp invite. Find who is worthy of a draft pick, and who is likely nothing more than a training camp body. Find draft sleepers, draft stars, who will be a bust, and who is being undervalued.

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(Last Updated: April 24, 2019)

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Jake Bailey is a fairly athletic punter with a big leg and quick kick. The last two years Bailey exceeded 44 yards per punt, and has decent placement of his kicks. He also is sure handed and kicks quickly to avoid getting his punts blocked. He had a much higher number of touchbacks this year and will need to bet back to his 2017 touch in landing punts inside the 20.

2018 Stats

44.1 yards per punt, 24 punts inside the 20 yard line, 10 touchbacks, 32.4% fair catches, 84 long, 0 blocked punts

Mitch Wishnowsky is a 3 time All-PAC12 1st team selection, but his punting style might not transition well to the NFL. Wishnowsky has sort of a hybrid rugby/standard style, and he’ll need to prove he can punt standing still at the next level. He needs to get his punts off faster, as he was blocked 3 times last year. Besides that, Wishnowsky punts it far and high, while also limited touchbacks. 

2018 Stats

45.2 yards per punt, 24 punts inside the 20 yard line, 4 touchbacks, 42.4% fair catches, 68 long, 3 blocked punts

Jack Fox has a big leg and he played great in the East-West Shrine Game. Despite having an absurdly high number of touchbacks this past year, Fox is still a high prospect due to his strong leg. He’ll need to work on directional punts and downing the ball inside the 20, both of which he had improved upon by the combine. 

2018 Stats

45.5 yards per punt, 31 punts inside the 20 yard line, 13 touchbacks, 30.0% fair catches, 76 long, 1 blocked punt

Tyler Newsome was a reliable 4 year starter for Notre Dame who has good size and toughness for the position. Aside from a strong leg and decent accuracy, Newsome works hard in coverage and is a good teammate to have on the sidelines. 

2018 Stats

44.7 yards per punt, 19 punts inside the 20 yard line, 9 touchbacks, 24.5% fair catches, 63 long, 0 blocked punts

Galitz is probably the most underrated punter in the draft, as he had one of the highest fair catch forced rates in college football (47.1%). His ability to kick the ball high enough to prevent returns is very important in the NFL where teams try to avoid kicking to dynamic return men. Galitz also has great touch, having placed 23 punts inside the 20 compared to just 3 touchbacks in the past 1 1/2 years. Galitz is also the toughest punter in the class, having played the end of the season with an ACL injury.

2018 Stats

42.4 yards per punt, 18 punts inside the 20 yard line, 3 touchbacks, 47.1% fair catches, 62 long, 0 blocked punts

Complete draft rankings for 2019 – Punter

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2019:  | QB | WR | RB | FB | TE | OT | G | C | DT | DE | OLB | ILB | S | CB | K | P | LS | OVERALL |

Every year I love the punters way more than the kickers, but this year I’m not too impressed. Braden Mann didn’t enter the draft, so there isn’t too much star power. Mitch Wishnowsky was elite in college but need to prove he can punt with traditional (not rugby style) methods. Jake Bailey is more traditional but he had a lot of touchbacks this year, which is concerning. The sleeper at this point is Jack Fox. His accuracy wasn’t great at Rice and also had some touchback problems, but he has excelled in the East-West Shrine Game and early workouts. There is some decent depth and a couple players will likely surprise due to good workouts with teams.