Tory Taylor

PRO CAREER:

• Drafted by the Bears in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft (No. 122 overall)
• Has the highest punter average in Bears history (47.7) among those with at least 50 punts

HONORS:

2024: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 4)

2024 SEASON (BEARS):

• Finished the season with 82 punts for 3,911 yards (47.7 avg.) with 34 inside the 20 yard-line
• It was the highest single season punting average in Bears history (min. 30 punts)
• He 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 he set the rookie franchise record for most such punts in a season with 21
• In Week 13 had four punts for 223 yards coming out to 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, tied for the most by a punter in the first quarter this season and the most by a Bears punter since 2004 (Brad Maynard).