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A Year in Review: Marquette King

After going undrafted in the 2012 draft, Marquette King was able to land himself a three-year deal with the Oakland Raiders as a backup punter to then starter Shane Lechler.

Lechler ending up leaving town not too long after, signing with the Houston Texans. This would then thrust Marquette into competition with Chris Kluwe for the starting punter role. King punted exceptionally well, and never looked back.

Marquette has been one of the more consistent punters in the NFL since that time, 2016 was his best season yet. For the season, King punted the ball 81 times for 3,937 yards, which was good for an average of 48.