Today I wanted to look at and give some love to a position that is often underappreciated, punters. Continuing the series I began in the 2023 regular season, the goal today is to look at some important existing metrics, along with pairing in some new data to add situational context.
The position for Pittsburgh has experienced much turnover, with the unfortunate injury to Cameron Johnston, occurring on his third regular season punt attempt (negated). He was displaying difference maker qualities in the offseason, devastating for him and the thought of what could have been.
Chris Boswell was required to punt for the first time in his long tenure in the league following that in-game injury, a valiant effort given that he’s a kicker.