A Super Bowl champion with a massive leg out of Clemson, Bradley Pinion has punted for four different NFL franchises across 12 seasons.
Bradley Pinion has carved out a long NFL career on the strength of his big leg, moving from San Francisco to Tampa Bay to Atlanta and now on to Miami. His size and hang time have made him a valuable weapon in the field-position game for over a decade.
Path to the league
Pinion punted for Clemson, appearing in 34 games and averaging 41.1 yards per punt before declaring for the draft after his junior season. The San Francisco 49ers selected him in the fifth round, 165th overall, in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Pinion handled San Francisco's punting duties for four seasons before signing with Tampa Bay in 2019, where he won Super Bowl LV. He went on to punt for the Atlanta Falcons from 2022 through 2025, and has topped 33,000 career punting yards.
2025 season recap
Pinion led the NFL with 36 punts downed inside the 20-yard line in 2025 while punting for Atlanta, finishing the season with 64 punts for a 45.1-yard average and a long of 69 yards.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Bradley Pinion
- Pro Football Reference: Bradley Pinion
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Punting
17 games played▶Punting · career
| Year | Team | GP | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LNG | IN20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | falcons | 17 | 64 | 2,889 | 45.1 | 69 | 34 |
| 2024 | falcons | 17 | 47 | 2,209 | 47.0 | 65 | 14 |
| 2023 | falcons | 17 | 75 | 3,523 | 47.0 | 66 | 27 |
| 2022 | falcons | 17 | 62 | 2,845 | 45.9 | 73 | 23 |
| 2021 | buccaneers | 15 | 56 | 2,378 | 42.5 | 65 | 23 |
| 2020 | buccaneers | 16 | 55 | 2,486 | 45.2 | 62 | 19 |
| 2019 | buccaneers | 16 | 57 | 2,464 | 43.2 | 63 | 19 |
| 2018 | 49ers | 16 | 68 | 2,973 | 43.7 | 64 | 22 |
| 2017 | 49ers | 16 | 75 | 3,255 | 43.4 | 59 | 31 |
| 2016 | 49ers | 16 | 100 | 4,402 | 44.0 | 65 | 28 |
| 2015 | 49ers | 16 | 91 | 3,969 | 43.6 | 62 | 31 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Punter
- Group
- specialTeam
- College
- Clemson
- Hometown
- Concord, NC, USA
- Age
- 32
- Status
- active
