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Top five NFL careers of Tennessee football kickers, punters, snappers

By Caleb Calhoun

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Dustin Colquitt #2 of the Kansas City Chiefs punts the ball against the Los Angeles Rams in the first quarter of the game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Dustin Colquitt #2 of the Kansas City Chiefs punts the ball against the Los Angeles Rams in the first quarter of the game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /
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player. 839. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Years in NFL: 11. Britton Colquitt. 5. Punter (2005-2008)

Teams played for:

  • Denver Broncos; 2009-2015
  • Cleveland Browns; 2016-2018
  • Minnesota Vikings; 2019-present

In an up and down career with Tennessee football that saw him earn first-team All-SEC honors as a sophomore and then second-team All-SEC honors as a junior, Britton Colquitt suffered suspension for half the season as a senior. That combined with the 5-7 season that saw Phillip Fulmer get fired wrecked his NFL Draft stock.

As a result, Colquitt went undrafted in 2009. However, he would join Arian Foster and Ramon Foster from that senior class as undrafted Vols who became longtime starters in the pros. Colquitt had a roller coaster rookie year, signing with the Denver Broncos and then the Miami Dolphins before Denver again, where he settled for the first half of his career.

By 2010, though, Colquitt became the full-time starter, and he turned into one of the most reliable punters in the NFL. He helped them make the playoffs by leading the league in punt yards with Tim Tebow in 2011, and his play in 2015 with an elite defense was a big reason Peyton Manning was able to win a Super Bowl title his final year in the pros.

After that, Colquitt signed with the Cleveland Browns, and he’s now with the Minnesota Vikings. The guy started 16 regular season games every year throughout the 2010s, becoming a Super Bowl champion in the process, and he has averaged 45.5 yards per punt on 780 punts. So he’s been elite, and he could build on that in the 2020s.

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