Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jake Camarda was born April 20, 1999, in Norcross, Georgia. He is a punter in the NFL.

As a true freshman at Georgia in 2018, Camarda appeared in 13 games recording 43 punts for 1,830 yards, averaging 42.6 yards. In Camarda's sophomore season, he played in 14 games totaling 61 punts for 2,857 yards, averaging 46.8 yards. As a junior in 2020, Camarda recorded 36 punts for 1,677 yards with an average of 46.6 yards. He was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and was selected to the First Team All-SEC. Camarda decided to come back for a senior season in 2021 rather than to enter the 2021 NFL Draft. In Camarda's senior season, he played in 15 games having 47 punts for 2,197 yards with an average of 46.7 yards. He was named to the First Team All-SEC for a second straight season. Camarda declared for the 2022 NFL Draft on January 17, 2022, one week after winning the National Championship.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Jake Camarda was taken 133rd by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Camarda was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Week 9, where he kicked a franchise-tying 74-yard punt, while also placing four of his six punts inside the 20-yard line. As a rookie, Camarda appeared in all 17 games and finished with a 48.85 average on 79 punts.