40-yard dash↓ lower is better
n 107 (69% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 5.18s
- 25th
- 5.04s
- Median
- 4.89s
- 75th
- 4.81s
- Top 5%
- 4.64s
Drafted 4.84sUndrafted 4.92s
Best: 4.54s — Adam Podlesh, 2007
Punter
The bar for an NFL punter
- Athletes
- 155
- Classes
- 2000–2026
- Drafted
- 46 (30%)
Typical NFL P, 2000–2026 — the middle 50% of the group
- Height
- 6'1" – 6'4"
- Weight
- 202 – 226 lb
- 40-yard dash
- 4.81 – 5.04s
Drafted punters vs undrafted (medians)
- 0.08s faster forty
- 3 lb heavier
- 0.01 higher PPI
The benchmark table
Tiers are vs punters at the NFL Combine, 2000–2026, who tested that drill. Timed drills are already flipped: a faster time is a higher tier.
| Build | Typical range (mid 50%) | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heightn 155 (100% tested) | 6'1" – 6'4" | 6'2" | n 155 (100%) |
| Weightn 155 (100% tested) | 202 lb – 226 lb | 212 lb | n 155 (100%) |
| PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 155 (100% tested) | 2.75 – 2.98 | 2.87 | n 155 (100%) |
| Performance | NFL medianbeats 50% | Top 25%beats 75% | Top 10%beats 90% | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 107 (69% tested) | 4.89s | 4.81s | 4.70s | n 107 (69%) |
| Vertical jumpn 14 (9% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested | 32.5" | 34" | 34" | n 14 (9%)small sample — fewer than half tested |
| Broad jumpn 12 (8% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested | 9'6" | 9'10" | 10'0" | n 12 (8%)small sample — fewer than half tested |
| Bench press (reps)n 12 (8% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested | 15 | 20 | 23 | n 12 (8%)small sample — fewer than half tested |
| 3-cone↓ lower winsn 2 (1% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested | 7.16s | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 2 (1%)small sample — fewer than half tested |
| Shuttle↓ lower winsn 3 (2% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested | 4.41s | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 3 (2%)small sample — fewer than half tested |
| Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body powern 14 (9% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested | 81.6 | 86.0 | 87.4 | n 14 (9%)small sample — fewer than half tested |
Top 10% = better than 90% of Combine punters who tested. n = athletes with a recorded value.
† Fewer than half tested. Skipping correlates with top prospects — a biased sample.
— means too few tested to estimate tiers; the median is still shown.
Every measurable, in full
Better is always to the right. ▌ drafted median ┊ undrafted median
n 14 (9% tested)small sample
- Bot 5%
- 27.5"
- 25th
- 30.5"
- Median
- 32.5"
- 75th
- 34"
- Top 5%
- 34"
Best: 34.5" — Michael Turk, 2020
n 12 (8% tested)small sample
- Bot 5%
- 9'1"
- 25th
- 9'2"
- Median
- 9'6"
- 75th
- 9'10"
- Top 5%
- 10'0"
Best: 10'1" — Matt Araiza, 2022
n 12 (8% tested)small sample
- Bot 5%
- 8
- 25th
- 13
- Median
- 15
- 75th
- 20
- Top 5%
- 24
Best: 25 — Michael Turk, 2020
3-cone↓ lower is better
n 2 (1% tested)small sample
Median 7.16s — only 2 tested, too few for a distribution.
Shuttle↓ lower is better
n 3 (2% tested)small sample
Median 4.41s — only 3 tested, too few for a distribution.
Power Index
√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power
n 14 (9% tested)small sample
- Bot 5%
- 76.5
- 25th
- 78.9
- Median
- 81.6
- 75th
- 86.0
- Top 5%
- 88.0
Best: 88.3 — Michael Turk, 2020
n 155 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 5'10"
- 25th
- 6'1"
- Median
- 6'2"
- 75th
- 6'4"
- 95th
- 6'5"
Drafted 6'2"Undrafted 6'2"
n 155 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 191 lb
- 25th
- 202 lb
- Median
- 212 lb
- 75th
- 226 lb
- 95th
- 239 lb
Drafted 215 lbUndrafted 212 lb
PPI
pounds carried per inch of frame
n 155 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 2.61
- 25th
- 2.75
- Median
- 2.87
- 75th
- 2.98
- 95th
- 3.19
Drafted 2.88Undrafted 2.87
About this data
- 2021 numbers are pro-day results — no combine was held that year (about 5% of this group).
- Missing values aren’t random: top prospects skip drills. 3-cone: 1% of punters tested.
- Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology