Tyler Zentner (born July 7, 1998) is an American professional football punter for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State.
| No. 46 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 7, 1998 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Shawnee Heights (Topeka, Kansas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Butler CC (2017–2018) Kansas State (2019–2022) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
editZentner grew up in Topeka, Kansas and attended Shawnee Heights High School, where he played, football, soccer, and basketball. He earned honorable mention all-state honors in his senior year in football, he also earned two all-state honors as a goalkeeper in soccer, and in basketball he won the Class 5A state championship his senior year when he was also named to the all-state tournament team.[1] He would commit to play college football at Butler Community College.[2]
College career
editZentner would play two years at Butler Community College. As a freshman in the 2017 season Zentner punted 14 times and was 1-of-3 on field-goal attempts. In the 2018 season Zentner had a punt average of 39.5-yard average on 64 punts including landing 28 inside the opponent's 20-yard line, he was also nine for sixteen on field-goal attempts and 31-of-37 on extra-point attempts, for his performance on the year he earned first team all-conference honors as a punter.[1] After his years at Butler CC, Zentner would commit to Kansas State.[3][4] Zentner would play for four years at Kansas State. In those years he would have 127 punts for 5,515 yards, with a punt average of 43.4 yards. He also played some kicker going 11 for 12 on field goal attempts, and 37 for 37 on extra point attempts.[5] Zentner's best season would come in 2022 where he would punt 59 times for 2,625 yards, with an average of 44.5 yards per punt, he was also one of the teams kickers going 31 for 31 on extra points and 11 for 11 on field goals.[6] For his performance on the year he was named Second team All-Big 12. He was also one of the ten semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award which is awarded to nations best punter.[7][8][9]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[10] | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles
editAfter not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Zentner signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2023.[11][12] He was released on August 19, 2023.[13]
Houston Texans
editOn August 25, 2023, Zentner signed with the Houston Texans.[14] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He was promoted to the active roster on September 13.[17] He was waived on October 2.
Tennessee Titans
editOn December 6, 2023, Zentner was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad following a season-ending injury to starting punter Ryan Stonehouse.[18] He was signed to the active roster on December 11.[19]
Zentner was waived by the Titans on August 26, 2024.[20]
Los Angeles Rams
editOn November 1, 2024, Zentner was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad.
References
edit- ^ a b "Ty Zentner". K-State Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Tyler Zentner". Butler Grizzlies. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Kelly. "Meet your recruit: 2019 commit, kicker Ty Zentner, is the #2 JuCo Kicker in the country". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Young, Derek. "Ty Zentner commitment: What it means for K-State". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Ty Zentner". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Kansas State Wildcats Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Kinley, Glenn. "2 K-State specialists advance in award selection". KSNT. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Zentner Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". K-State Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Ty Zentner College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ Kempski, Jimmy. "Report: Eagles to sign Kansas State P Ty Zentner". PhillyVoice. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Erby, Glenn. "Eagles announce the signing of nine 2023 undrafted free agents". Eagles Wire. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Kracz, Ed (August 19, 2023). "Eagles Cut McPhearson & Greedy Among Roster Moves: Cutdown Tracker". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-25-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Texans announce initial 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (9-13-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. September 13, 2023.
- ^ Moraitis, Mike. "Titans signing P Ty Zentner to the practice squad". Titans Wire. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim. "Titans Add Punter Ty Zentner, RB Jonathan Ward to Team's 53-Man Roster". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim. "Titans Waive Nine Players as Roster Cuts Begin Ahead of Tuesday's Deadline". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.