Tory Taylor
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Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 28
Weight: 225 lbs
College: Iowa
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | OOB | Dn | In 20 | TB | FC | RET | RetY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vikings | L 24 - 27 | 6 | 266 | 198 | 56 | 44.3 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| 2 | @Lions | L 21 - 52 | 4 | 212 | 193 | 62 | 53 | 48.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | Cowboys | W 31 - 14 | 4 | 176 | 148 | 50 | 44 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| 4 | @Raiders | W 25 - 24 | 3 | 148 | 121 | 62 | 49.3 | 40.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | @Commanders | W 25 - 24 | 2 | 106 | 97 | 53 | 53 | 48.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Saints | W 26 - 14 | 3 | 129 | 129 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @Ravens | L 16 - 30 | 2 | 108 | 88 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @Bengals | W 47 - 42 | 2 | 117 | 105 | 69 | 58.5 | 52.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Giants | W 24 - 20 | 3 | 135 | 95 | 59 | 45 | 31.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | @Vikings | W 19 - 17 | 6 | 286 | 207 | 57 | 47.7 | 34.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 0 |
| 12 | Steelers | W 31 - 28 | 4 | 202 | 158 | 58 | 50.5 | 39.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| 13 | @Eagles | W 24 - 15 | 3 | 127 | 118 | 51 | 42.3 | 39.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | @Packers | L 21 - 28 | 4 | 208 | 181 | 63 | 52 | 45.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Browns | W 31 - 3 | 4 | 171 | 171 | 45 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Packers | W 22 - 16 | 3 | 125 | 125 | 43 | 41.7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | @49ers | L 38 - 42 | 3 | 176 | 145 | 64 | 58.7 | 48.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Lions | L 16 - 19 | 4 | 178 | 145 | 54 | 44.5 | 36.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
Career Stats
P Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | OOB | Dn | In 20 | TB | FC | RET | RetY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 0 | 82 | 3911 | 3409 | 68 | 47.7 | 41.6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 422 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 0 | 60 | 2870 | 2424 | 69 | 47.8 | 40.4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 306 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 34 | 0 | 142 | 6781 | 5833 | 69 | 47.8 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 11 | 32 | 67 | 728 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:Â Drafted by the Bears in the fourth-round of the 2024 NFL Draft (No. 122 overall)...Has the highest gross (47.8) and net (41.1) punting average in Bears history (min. 100 punts).
HONORS:
2024:Â NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 4)
2025Â SEASON (BEARS):Â Handled punts in all 17 games...Had 60 punts for 2,781 yards (47.8 avg.) with a long of 69 and a net average of 40.4...Punted four times for an average of 53.0 yards in Week 2, his fifth career game with an average of 50+ (min 4 punts), the third most such games in Bears history...In Week 9, punted twice for an average of 58.5 yards including a career long 69 yard punt...Ffourth career game with a punting average of 55+ (min. 2 punts), tied for the most such performances in Bears history...In the Bears Week 12 victory, had four punts for 202 yards, good for a 50.5-yard average...The performance was the sixth of his career averaging at least 50 yards (min. four punts), the third most such performances in Bears history...Had a 58.7 yard punting average in Week 17 on three punts, his fifth career game with a 55+ yard punting average (min. two punts), the most such games in franchise history...Made his playoff debut in the Bears Wild Card Round victory...Averaged 47.0 yards on three punts in the Divisional Round, the second best average by a Bears punter in a playoff game in franchise history (min. 3 punts).
2024 SEASON (BEARS): Finished the season with 82 punts for 3,911 yards for a Bears single season record 47.7 punting average including 34 punts inside the 20 yard-line...Set the franchise rookie record for punts downed inside the 20...His 34 punts downed inside the 20 were tied for the fourth most in the NFL and were tied for the third-most in a single season in Bears history...In Week 4, punted five times for 277 yards for an average of 55.4, the third-best mark in Bears history dating back to 1960 (min. 4 punts)...Had a career long 66-yard punt which tied for the 16th longest punt for the Bears since at least 1960...His Week 4 performance earned him Special Teams Player of the Week honors...In Week 8, had five punts downed inside the 20, including four downed inside the 10, the five inside the 20 tied for the second-most in single game in Bears history and tied for the most in a single game this NFL season through Week 8...Had punts of 62 and 67 yards in Week 9 giving him eight punts of 60+ yards on the season, good for the fourth most in the NFL through Week 9...Had a punting average of 54.5 in Week 9 marking his third game of the season with a punting average over 50 yards...With one punt downed inside the 20 in Week 13, set the rookie franchise record for most such punts in a season with 21...In Week 13, had four punts for 223 yards goof for a 55.8 average, the third best single game gross average in Bears history (min. 4 punts)...His 55.8 average in Week 13 gave him four games on the season with an average of 50+ (min. 2 punts) the most such games in a single season in Bears history...His Week 13 average also gave him his third game with an average of 55+ (min 2 punts) the most such games in a single season by a Bears punter and tied for the second-most in history by an NFL rookie...Had three punts of 50+ yards in the first quarter in Week 14, the most in a first quarter by a Bears punter since 2004 (Brad Maynard).
TRANSACTIONS:
04/27/2024:Â Drafted by the Bears in the fourth-round of the 2024 NFL Draft (No. 122 overall)
COLLEGE:Â Appeared in 49 games at Iowa (2020-23)...Over his career, punted 295 times for 12,657 yards with 127 landing inside the 20 yard-line (43.1%)...Won the 2023 Ray Guy Award as a senior, recognizing the nation's top punter...Set school records in number of punts and total punt yardage...Averaged 40 or more yards per punt in 43 career games, an NCAA record...Set the Iowa single-season record for punting yards with 3,688 yards (80 punts, 46.1 average) in 2021, increased that record to 3,725 yards in 2022 (82 punts, 45.4 avg.), and broke that record again with 4,479 yards in 2023 (93 punts, 48.2 avg.)...Had 39 of 80 punts land inside the 20 in 2021, 38 of 82 land inside the 20 in 2022, and 32 of 93 land inside the 20 in 2023...Also broke the NCAA 85-year-old single-season yardage record, recording 4,479 yards on 93 punts in 2023...Was a consensus All-American...In 2022, was named First-Team All-American (FWAA, Phill Steele, PFF) and Second-Team All-American (AP)...In 2021, was named an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by the coaches and media...Was a semi-finalist for the Ray Guy Award...As a freshman, averaged 44.1 yards on 40 punts, with a long of 61 yards and nine punts of 50 yards or more...Ranked third in the Big Ten, and 20th in the nation, in punting average...Had 18 punts land inside the 20 with just one touchback, with opponents recording 20 fair catches and averaging 5.2 yards on six returns.
PERSONAL:Â Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia...Attended high school at Haileybury...Did not compete as a punter in high school...Has experience in Australian football.
