American football player (born 1997)
Braden Mann No. 10 – Philadelphia Eagles Position Punter Roster status Active Personal information Born (1997-11-24 ) November 24, 1997 (age 28) Houston, Texas , U.S.Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Listed weight 198 lb (90 kg) Career information High school Cy-Fair Cypress, Texas )College Texas A&M (2016–2019)NFL draft 2020 : 6th round, 191st overall pickCareer history * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights Career NFL statistics as of 2025
Braden Mann (born November 24, 1997) is an American professionalfootball punter for thePhiladelphia Eagles of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTexas A&M Aggies . During his junior season, he receivedunanimous All-American honors and won theRay Guy Award . He also broke theNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) records for single-game punting average, single-season punts of 60-plus yards and single-season punting average.
Mann played kicker and punter atCy-Fair High School inCypress, Texas , under the tutelage of head coach Ed Pustejovsky, a former Texas A&M football player. As a junior, Mann scored 7-of-10field goals (with a long of 49 yards) and 46-of-48extra points . He was named to the 2014Houston Chronicle [ 1] [ 2] Under Armour All-America Game .[ 3]
Though Mann wanted to play linebacker in high school and college, he was not able to do so due to his size and injuries.[ 4] college football recruit, he was rated nationally as the number two kicker byRivals.com [ 5] 247Sports.com .[ 6]
Mann was primarily the kickoff specialist during his first two years at Texas A&M. During his freshman season, he averaged 63.9 yards on 76 kickoffs, and as a sophomore, he averaged 62.4 yards on 73 kickoffs. He was not the starting punter during his freshman year and only punted the ball twice during the season (two punts for 94 yards, or a 47.0 average). As a sophomore, he did not punt at all and made only one kicking attempt, which came when he missed a 43-yard field goal try in the season-opening 44–45 loss toUCLA .[ 7] [ 8]
Following the graduation of veteran punter Shane Tripucka, Mann became the starting punter during the 2018 season, and made an immediate impact on the team. During theAlabama game, he broke theNCAA football bowl subdivision single-game record with a 60.8 punting average. The previous record of 60.4 was set in 1983 and matched in 2010.[ 9] Kentucky game, he recorded an 82-yard punt, which in Texas A&M punt history was the third-longest[ 10] [ 11] Associated Press ,[ 12] Athlon Sports ,[ 13] Sporting News [ 14] Sports Illustrated [ 15] CBS Sports ,[ 16] USA Today [ 17] ESPN .[ 18] Pat McAfee .[ 19]
Mann continued to receive recognition for the remainder of his junior season. During the November 2018 game againstUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham , he made his 14th punt of 60 or more yards breaking the NCAA FBS single-season record set in 2005 by former Wake Forest punterRyan Plackemeier .[ 20] first-team all-SEC honors from the league's coaches[ 21] [ 22] [ 23] first team All-America honors from the Associated Press (AP),[ 24] American Football Coaches Association (AFCA),[ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] Football Writers Association of America (FWAA),[ 29] Sporting News ,[ 30] Sports Illustrated ,[ 31] Bleacher Report ,[ 32] College Football News [ 33] USA Today ,[ 34] Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF).[ 35] Sporting News , and WCFF), he became the 10thunanimous All-American from Texas A&M.[ 36] Ray Guy Award as the nation's top collegiate punter.[ 11]
Mann led the nation with his season punting average of 50.98 yards per punt. He broke the single-season punting average record of 50.28 set in 1997 by former LSU punterChad Kessler .[ 37]
Professional career [ edit ] Mann was drafted by theNew York Jets in the sixth round with the 191st overall pick in the2020 NFL draft .[ 40]
During the game against theLos Angeles Rams , Mann made a game-saving, open-field tackle on punt returnerNsimba Webster that helped seal the Jets' 23–20 victory.[ 41] NFL punting yards leader .[ 42]
On September 14, 2021, Mann was placed oninjured reserve .[ 43] [ 44]
In Week 2 of the 2022 season, Mann had two punts inside the 20 with a long of 50 yards. He also had a 17-yard completion and had a successful onside kick in a 31–30 win over the Cleveland Browns, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[ 45]
On April 13, 2023, Mann was waived by theNew York Jets .[ 46]
Pittsburgh Steelers [ edit ] On April 17, 2023, Mann was claimed off waivers by thePittsburgh Steelers .[ 47]
On August 30, 2023, Mann was waived by the Steelers.[ 48]
Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] On September 18, 2023, Mann signed with thepractice squad of thePhiladelphia Eagles .[ 49] [ 50]
On December 11, 2023, Mann faked a punt and threw a 28-yard completion to WROlamide Zaccheaus in a 13–33 loss to theDallas Cowboys .[ 51]
On March 12, 2024, Mann signed a two-year contract extension with the Eagles.[ 52] Baltimore Ravens in Week 13.[ 53] Kansas City Chiefs , 40–22, inSuper Bowl LIX . He punted twice in the game.[ 54]
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