Bryan Anger

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#5

Experience: 12 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 34

Weight: 202 lbs

College: California

2022 SEASON

PUNTS
68
AVG
48.4
LNG
83
In 20
27

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	OOB	Dn	In 20	TB	FC	RET	RetY
1	Buccaneers	L 3 - 19	5	254	226	58	50.8	45.2	0	1	2	0	1	3	28
2	Bengals	W 20 - 17	5	217	197	51	43.4	39.4	0	1	4	0	3	1	20
3	@Giants	W 23 - 16	4	178	157	54	44.5	39.2	0	0	2	1	1	2	1
4	Commanders	W 25 - 10	6	256	248	58	42.7	41.3	1	1	2	0	2	2	8
5	@Rams	W 22 - 10	6	288	249	67	48	41.5	0	0	3	1	2	3	19
6	@Eagles	L 17 - 26	2	119	85	60	59.5	42.5	0	0	0	1	0	1	14
7	Lions	W 24 - 6	5	243	210	56	48.6	42	0	0	0	1	3	1	13
8	Bears	W 49 - 29	2	142	113	83	71	56.5	0	0	0	1	0	1	9
10	@Packers	L 28 - 31	5	246	214	58	49.2	42.8	0	0	3	0	1	4	32
11	@Vikings	W 40 - 3	2	101	98	53	50.5	49	0	1	2	0	0	1	3
12	Giants	W 28 - 20	1	51	48	51	51	48	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
13	Colts	W 54 - 19	4	198	174	60	49.5	43.5	0	0	1	1	2	1	4
14	Texans	W 27 - 23	3	157	121	62	52.3	40.3	0	0	0	0	0	3	36
15	@Jaguars	L 34 - 40	4	185	172	52	46.2	43	0	1	2	0	2	1	13
16	Eagles	W 40 - 34	1	57	57	57	57	57	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	@Titans	W 27 - 13	3	121	121	42	40.3	40.3	0	1	3	0	2	0	0
18	@Commanders	L 6 - 26	10	478	423	59	47.8	42.3	0	0	3	0	3	7	55

Career Stats

P Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	OOB	Dn	In 20	TB	FC	RET	RetY	TD
2012	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	91	4353	3758	73	47.8	41.3	1	6	11	31	5	29	40	495	2
2013	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	95	4338	3848	61	45.7	40.5	0	6	12	31	8	22	47	330	0
2014	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	94	4464	3800	69	47.5	40.4	2	7	5	25	10	20	52	464	0
2015	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	80	3700	3158	63	46.2	39.5	0	3	6	26	4	22	45	462	0
2016	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	70	3215	2987	59	45.9	42.7	0	3	9	37	5	29	24	128	0
2017	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	65	2857	2604	62	44	40.1	1	5	7	24	5	21	27	153	0
2018	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	57	2567	2256	64	45	39.6	1	3	7	15	4	16	27	231	0
2020	Houston Texans	16	54	2505	2257	67	46.4	41.8	0	4	4	19	6	21	19	128	0
2021	Dallas Cowboys	17	65	3143	2900	63	48.4	44.6	0	5	7	24	4	24	25	163	0
2022	Dallas Cowboys	17	68	3291	2913	83	48.4	42.8	0	1	6	27	6	23	32	258	0
TOTAL		162	739	34433	30481	83	46.5	41.3	5	43	74	259	57	227	338	2812	2

Biography

3rd round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

PRO: In order to provide competition at punter, the Dallas Cowboys signed tested veteran Bryan Anger in April, 2021. Anger, a nine-year vet, has punted 651 times with a 46.2-yard gross, a 40.7-yard net, 232 downed inside the 20 and a long of 73. He is seventh on the NFL's all-time list for net yards (40.7) and ninth in gross yards (46.2). Since coming into the league in 2012, Anger is fourth in the league with 651 punts, ninth with a 46.2 gross average and 13th with a net of 40.7. Originally drafted in the third round (70th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft by Jacksonville, Anger has played in 142 games over nine seasons, including four seasons with the Jaguars (2012-15), three in Tampa Bay (2016-18) and two in Houston (2019-20). He has played in all 16 games eight times.

TRANSACTION SUMMARY:

3/18/21: Released by Houston and signed with Dallas (4/7).

9/17/19: Re-signed with Houston and signed a three-year extension with Houston through 2022 (12/28).

3/12/19: Released by Tampa Bay, signed with Houston (7/23) and released (8/31).

12/31/16: Signed a five-year extension with Tampa Bay through 2021.

3/23/16: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with Tampa Bay through 2016.

4/27/12: Drafted in the third round (70th overall) by Jacksonville.

2020 (Houston):

Played in all 16 games for the eighth time in his career and averaged 46.4 yards-per-punt with a net of 41.8, 19 downed inside the 20, six touchbacks and a long of 67.
Punted a season-high six times at Pittsburgh (9/27) and had his long of 67 against Green Bay (10/25).
Notched a season-best 56.0 gross (second-highest of his career) and 45.7 net at Cleveland (11/15).
With four punts for 180 yards against Cincinnati (12/27), joined Shane Lechler and Johnny Hekker as the only punters in NFL history with 30,000 punt yards and a 46.0 average in their first nine seasons.

2019 (Tampa Bay/Houston):

Released by Tampa in March and signed with Houston at the start of training camp.
In his first season with Houston, played in 14 games and both playoff contests for the Texans, missing the first two games after being released at final cuts and re-signed Sept. 17.
Finished with a gross of 46.5 yards and a career-best 44.5-yard net - second in the NFL in 2019.
In postseason play, had the highest net average in Texans history, and his five punts inside the 20 were second.
Made his Texans debut against the LA Chargers (9/22).
Notched a season-best 51.4 net against Carolina (9/29), along with a season-long 71-yarder, then had his season-best gross (51.8) against Oakland (10/27).
In the game against Indianapolis (11/21), logged his 200th career punt downed inside the 20 on his 576th career punt to join Hekker as the only two men with 200 punts inside the 20 on less than 600 career punts.
Made his postseason debut in the Wild Card game against Buffalo (1/4/20) and punted five times with a gross of 43.2, net of 41.6, long of 56 and three downed inside the 20.

2018 (Tampa Bay):

Played in all 16 games for the seventh straight season and punted 57 times for a gross of 45.0, a net of 38.9 with 15 downed inside the 20 and a single-season career-best tying four touchbacks. Also had two tackles.
Punted a season-high six times against Philadelphia (9/16) and against Carolina (12/2).
Logged his season-long punt of 64 yards against Pittsburgh (9/24).
Had a season-best net of 44.8 against San Francisco (11/25).

2017 (Tampa Bay):

Had 24 punts downed inside the 20, five touchbacks, a net of 39.5 and gross of 44.0 on 65 punts.
His season-high gross (53.3) came at Atlanta (11/26) and his season-best net (53.5) against New Orleans (12/31).
Punted a season-high six times in five different games.

2016 (Tampa Bay):

Set Buccaneers single-season records with a 45.9gross average, 42.7 net and 37 punts downed inside the 20.
Ranked fourth in the NFL in net and tied for third with his 37 inside the 20.
Made his Tampa Bay debut at Atlanta (9/11).
Named Special Teams Player of the Week after having all five of his punts against Carolina (1/1/17) downed inside the 20.
2015 (Jacksonville):
Punted 80 times for a 46.3-yard gross, 39.5-yard net with 26 downed inside the 20.
Had a season-long 63-yarder with a season-best 55.3 gross against Tampa Bay (10/11).

2014 (Jacksonville):

Second in the NFL with 94 punts and a 47.5-yard average. Had a 39.6-yard net and 25 downed inside the 20.
Second in single-season team history for punts and gross average.
Had a long of 50 yards-or-more in 15 games, 60 yards-or-more in 10 games and punted a season-high eight times in three games.

2013 (Jacksonville):

Finished his second season with a franchise record 95 punts, averaging 45.7 yards-per-boot with a net of 45.7 and 31 downed inside the 20.
Established a franchise record with 11 punts (50.5 average and 41.5 net) against Kansas City (9/8).
Had a career-best six kicks downed inside the 20 against Arizona (11/17).

2012 (Jacksonville):

Played in all 16 games as a rookie, serving as the team's punter and holder, punting 91 times with a 47.8 gross, 40.8 net with 31 downed inside the 20.
Set then NFL rookie records for both gross and net average and ranked third in the league with 40 punts of 50-plus yards.
Made his NFL debut in the opener at Minnesota (9/9), then had a season-high nine punts against Houston (9/16).
Tied his season-high with nine punts at Oakland (10/21), then notched his season-high net of 50.5, along with his career-long 73-yarder against Detroit (11/4).
Had five punts downed inside the 20 against the N.Y. Jets (12/9).
Averaged a season-best 56.3 yards-per-punt against New England (12/23).

COLLEGE:

Four-year letterman, playing in 51 games at California (2007-11) and punting 255 times with a gross of 43.5, net of 38.2 with 90 downed inside the 20.
Finished his collegiate career second in school history, sixth in conference history, in gross average.
Had a career-best 39.7 net (10th in the nation), again earning All-Conference honors as a senior.
As a junior, established a school record for gross average (45.6 - sixth in the nation) and his 39.1-yard net was third, earning All-Pac 10 first-team honors.
In 2009 as a sophomore, All-Pac 10 first-team selection, averaging 41.5 yards-per-punt with 24 downed inside the 20 and a net of 37.1 on 69 boots.
As a redshirt freshman, punted 71 times for a gross of 43.1 and net of 37.2 with 26 downed inside the 20.
Redshirted as a true freshman.

PERSONAL:

Punted for Camarillio, Calif., High School through his junior and senior years, earning All-America honors as a senior, averaging 41.8 yards-per-punt with 11 downed inside the 20.
As a senior wide receiver, caught 42 passes for 678 yards and six touchdowns.
Graduated with a degree in integrative biology.

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