With how good the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense is looking, it was a real shame to see P Cameron Johnston go down with a season-ending injury in Week 1. But one man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity, and Corliss Waitman has seized the opportunity during his two weeks with the team.
He leads all qualifying punters (minimum eight punts) in gross yards per punt with an impressive 52.7 figure. Ryan Rehkow technically has the highest average with 59.3, but he has only attempted six punts, compared to Waitman’s 11. Below is a chart of the top 10 qualifying punters sorted by gross yards per punt.