The Jets’ punting unit struggled in 2020, ranking 30th in net yards per punt (37.2) and DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average).
Both rookie punter Braden Mann and his coverage team played a part in the poor output. Mann ranked 29th out of 31 qualifiers in average punt distance (43.9 yards) and placed as PFF’s 20th-ranked punter (64.4 overall grade). The coverage team was brutal, allowing the sixth-most yards per punt return (11.7) even with Mann making three amazing touchdown-saving tackles.
There are reasons to be hopeful that the Jets are going to turn this weakness into a strength in 2021.