Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tommy Townsend was born on November 12, 1996 in Orlando, Florida. He is a punter in the NFL.

Growing up in Orlando, Tommy went to Boone High School. As a senior, he was named a US Army All-American while being named 1st team All-American. He was the #1 recruit coming out of high school when he commited to the University of Tennessee. He was at Tennessee for 1 season before transferring to Florida. Townsend holds the school record for most yards by a punter in a single game. Going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Chiefs picked him up.

While in the Chiefs, he saw immediate action by being the starting punter. In the fourth game of his rookie season in 2020, he had two punts that went 65 yards against the New England Patriots. He finished the game with an average of 60.8 yards, a Chiefs franchise record for punt average in a game (minimum 4 attempts), 47.8 yard net average. On November 1, he completed his first career pass on a fake punt against the New York Jets. The completion went for 13 yards, which resulted in a first down. In Week 15 against the New Orleans Saints, Townsend punted six times, landing three inside the 20-yard-line with a long of 61 yards, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Overall, Townsend finished the 2020 season with 52 punts for 2,339 net yards for a 44.98 average. For his rookie season, he was named to the Pro Football Writers Association's All-Rookie team.

In 2023 Tommy Townsend made his 1st Pro Bowl Appearance.