Tanner Purdum
TANNER
PURDUM
pronounced: PER-dum
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LONG SNAPPER
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HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 270
AGE: 32 (as of opening weekend)
HOW ACQUIRED: FA, 2010
EXPERIENCE: NFL: 7th • JETS: 7th
Joined Jets in 2010
HOMETOWN: Enid, OK
HIGH SCHOOL: Ava (MO)
COLLEGE: Baker
@TannerPurdum
special teams tackles.
PRO CAREER
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Seventh-year player was signed by the Jets (2010) as a reserve/
future free agent...Has served as the Jets long snapper for every game since 2010, helping P Steve Weatherford match an
NFL record with 42 punts inside the 20-yard line in 2010 and K
Nick Folk establish a new team mark for consecutive field goals
at home (20) en route to 33 total, second most in club history
in 2013.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
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03/14/15, NYJ, Re-Signed, UFA
03/18/13, NYJ, Re-Signed, FA
02/02/10, NYJ, Signed, Reserve/Future
08/13/09, KC, Waived
04/07/09, KC, Signed, Undrafted FA
(2012) Helped P Robert Malone set the franchise record for
punting average (45.8) after snapping in all 16 games for the third consecutive season.
(2011) Long-snapped for first-year P T.J. Conley’s 92 punts,
the second-most in team history and for K Nick Folk’s 25 field goal attempts...Registered two special teams tackles.
(2010) Served as the longsnapper on all 84 punts by P Steve
Weatherford, helping him tie an NFL record with 42 punts inside the
20-yard line, and on all 39 field goal attempts by K Nick Folk, helping
him tie for third on the Jets single-season list with 30 made field goals…
Recorded two special teams tackles. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (9/13 vs.
BLT)…Made his NFL debut.
BEFORE THE NFL
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SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW
(2015) Served as the team’s long snapper for all 16 games for
the sixth-consecutive season, snapping for three different kickers (Nick
Folk, Ryan Quigley and Randy Bullock) and two different punters (Ryan
Quigley and Steve Weatherford).
Served as a graduate assistant coach at Baker (2008) and Avila
(2007) following the expiration of his collegiate eligibility.
Played in 35 games as the club’s long snapper and backup quarterback in four seasons at Baker.
OFF THE FIELD
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(2014) For the fifth consecutive season, served as team’s long
snapper for all 16 games...Helped P Ryan Quigley establish a club mark
for highest net punting average (40.4) for the second-consecutive season and helped K Nick Folk finish tied for third in the league in field
goals made.
(2013) Served as the long snapper on all 88 punts by P Robert
Malone and P Ryan Quigley...Long-snapped for K Nick Folk as he set
career best with 33-of-36 field goal attempts made...Recorded three
J-E-T-S
Received his master’s degree in education from Baker in 2009.
Married to wife, Kara.
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Career Statistics
Year
Team
GP Kicker
FGM
FGA
Pct
XPM
XPA
2010
Jets
16
2011
Jets
2012
Pct Punter
Punts Blk
Nick Folk
30
39
76.9
37
37
100.0 Steve Weatherford
84
0
16
Nick Folk
19
25
76.0
44
44
100.0 T.J. Conley
92
0
Jets
16
Nick Folk
21
27
77.8
30
30
100.0 Robert Malone
84
2
2013
Jets
16
Nick Folk
33
36
91.7
27
27
100.0 R. Malone/R. Quigley
88
1
2014
Jets
16
Nick Folk
32
39
82.1
23
23
100.0 Ryan Quigley
78
1
2015
Jets
16
N. Folk/R. Quigley/R. Bullock
27
33
81.8
42
43
97.7 R. Quigley/S. Weatherford
80
1
2016
Jets
13
N.Folk
23
26
88.5
20
22
90.9 L. Edwards
67
1
Career Totals
109
185
225
82.2
223
226
98.7
573
5
Additional Statistics
Special Teams Tackles: 17 (Career): 3 (2015); 1 (2014); 3 (2013); 6 (2012); 2 (2011); 2 (2010)
Career Postseason Statistics
Year
Team
2010
Jets
Totals
GP Kicker
3
3
Nick Folk
FGM
FGA
Pct
XPM
XPA
2
3
66.7
8
8
100.0 Steve Weatherford
15
0
2
3
66.7
8
8
100.0
15
0
J-E-T-S
Pct Punter
Punts Blk