Austin
McNamara
P
#14
Austin McNamara
#14P
New York Jets
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 204 lbs · Age : 25
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | PUNTS | AVG | LNG | YDS | TB | TB% | IN20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Jets | 3 | 13 | 47.2 | 58 | 613 | 1 | 7.69 | 5 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 17 | 71 | 46.7 | 72 | 3,317 | 6 | 8.45 | 32 |
Contract
New York Jets payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.01 M$
- Average per year
- 0.92 M$
- Total value
- 1.8 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
1.01 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Punters
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular punters: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Punts
13
Gross average
47.2 yd
48th percentile
Net average
38.1 yd
6th percentile
Inside the 20
5
48th percentile
Inside-20 rate
38.5 %
38th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
17
WAR 2026
-0.1
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
- 20250.6 WAR · 0.035 per game
- 2026-0.1 WAR · -0.033 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+4 · 25 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
83
Very good
- PNT
- Punting
- 83
- DUR
- Durability
- 71
- EX
- Experience
- 25
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PNT — Punting : Expected points gained per punt
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
-0.1
#20 of 26 regular punters
PAL Rating
13 / 100
#23 of 26 regular punters
Value Rating · 2025
97 / 100
2025 PAL (98) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $0.9M.PAL expected for this salary: 50Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
The EPA of his punts against the league average, and his share of special teams.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Punts | Net | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYJ | 3 | -0.1 | 13 | 83 | 13 | 38.1 | 5 |
| 2025 | NYJ | 17 | 0.6 | 98 | 86 | 71 | 43.2 | 32 |
Austin McNamara in five questions
What are Austin McNamara's stats in 2026?
Austin McNamara has 13 punts with a 495.0-yard net average in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Austin McNamara?
Austin McNamara is 25 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
How good is Austin McNamara?
Austin McNamara produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 24th of 26 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 13 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Austin McNamara wear, and what team does he play for?
Austin McNamara plays for New York Jets in the NFL, at P, and wears number 14.
What is Austin McNamara's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
