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Ryan Stonehouse
Punter
Personal information
Born: (1999-05-11) May 11, 1999 (age 25)
San Dimas, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Mater Dei
(Santa Ana, California)
College:Colorado State (2017–2021)
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL records
  • Most games averaging 50+ yards per punt in a single season: 14 (2022)
  • Single-season average yards per punt: 53.1 (2022, 2023)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Punts:143
Punting yards:7,591
Average punt:53.1
Longest punt:74
Inside 20:58
Player stats at PFR

Ryan Matthew Stonehouse (born May 11, 1999) is an

punter for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado State and signed with the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2022.[1]

Stonehouse currently holds the

NFL single-season record for average yards per punt.[3]

Early life

Stonehouse was born on May 11, 1999, in

punter for Stanford from 1989 to 1992. Two of his uncles were also Division I punters: John Stonehouse (USC, 1992–95) and Jeff Banks (Washington State, 1996–97).[4]

Stonehouse attended

L.A. Times All-Star football team, among other awards.[7] He also participated in the Kohl's Kicking 2016 Western Winter Showcase and was rated as a five-star punter.[8]

Stonehouse was officially rated as a three-star recruit and the third best

247Sports.com.[9]

College career

Stonehouse with Colorado State in 2019

Stonehouse received 11 total offers from NCAA Division I schools. On February 14, 2017, he accepted a scholarship offer from Colorado State over offers from Arizona, Cal, Cornell, Eastern Washington, Illinois, Tennessee, Toledo, Utah State, UTSA, and Wyoming.[10]

As a

true freshman to play in every game; he punted 46 times in 13 games and ranked fifth in the country with a 45.9-yard punt average.[12]

As a

All-American second team.[15]

As a

Mountain West first team for the second consecutive year after punting 49 times for 2,274 yards with a 46.4-yard punt average.[16]

As a

Mountain West first team for the third consecutive year.[17]

As a

Mountain West with a 51.5-yard punt average, was named to the first team.[19]

Over the span of his collegiate career, Stonehouse punted 244 times for a total of 11,656 yards. He broke the NCAA FBS record for the highest career average yards per punt with his 47.8-yard average, which was previously held by Florida punter Johnny Townsend with a 46.2 average.[2] Stonehouse also holds the Mountain West Conference's highest career average yards per punt record, previously held by BYU punter Matt Payne (45.4; 2001–04).[20]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
(1.77 m) 		193 lb
(88 kg) 		30 in
(0.76 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)
All values from
Pro Day[21]

2022 season

Stonehouse signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022.[22] He performed well throughout the preseason and won the punting job when the Titans released longtime punter Brett Kern on August 29, 2022.[23][24][25]

During a narrow Week 3 24–22 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, Stonehouse punted thrice for 181 yards with a long of 70 yards.[26][27] Two weeks later against the Washington Commanders, he punted eight times for 416 yards in the 21–17 road victory.[28] Stonehouse was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October after recording 20 punts for 1,033 yards and a 51.7 average.[29]

During a Week 10 17–10 victory over the Denver Broncos, Stonehouse punted eight times for 432 yards, including three inside the 10-yard line with a long of 74 yards, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[30] Two weeks later against the Cincinnati Bengals, he had five punts for 269 yards with a long of 71 yards as the Titans lost by a score of 20–16.[31] In the next game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Stonehouse punted seven times for 401 yards as the Titans lost on the road by a score of 35–10.[32]

Stonehouse recorded an average of 53.1 yards per punt throughout his rookie season, which set a new single-season

punting yards leader in 2022, punting 90 times for 4,779 yards.[34][35]

2023 season

During a Week 3 27–3 road loss to the Cleveland Browns, Stonehouse had seven punts for 374 yards with a long of 74 yards.[36] During a Week 8 28–23 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, he had a season-high eight punts for 420 yards.[37] During a Week 12 17–10 victory over the Carolina Panthers, Stonehouse punted seven times for 376 yards with a long of 71 yards, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[38] However, in the next game the Indianapolis Colts, he suffered a serious leg injury after a second blocked punt and was later announced to be out for the rest of the season.[39] The injury was later revealed to be a torn ACL, MCL, and a broken bone, all in his non–kicking leg.[40]

Stonehouse finished his second professional season with 53 punts for 2,812 yards and a 53.1 average.[41]

NFL career statistics

Legend
NFL record
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP Punting
Punts Yds Avg Lng Blk
2022 TEN 17 90 4,779 53.1 74 0
2023 TEN 12 53 2,812 53.1 74 3
Career 29 143 7,591 53.1 74 3

Personal life

Stonehouse enjoys DIY projects. In his spare time, Stonehouse has built various projects, including a covered outdoor kitchen in his backyard.[42] Stonehouse also enjoys fostering and working with shelter dogs.[42]

References

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  4. ^ Leibowitz, Ben (August 19, 2019). "Ryan Stonehouse: 4 things to know about Colorado State football's punter". Coloradoan. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
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  6. ^ "Blue & Grey All-American Class of 2017". Blue & Grey All-American Bowl. March 3, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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