Jeffrey Harold West (born April 6, 1953) is an American former professional football punter and tight end from 1975 to 1985 for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Chargers, and Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Over ten seasons, he punted 621 times for 23,641 yards and a 38.1 average. He appeared in 7 playoff games punting 37 times for a 37.7 average. He currently ranks fifth in Seahawks franchise history for punting yardage.
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Position: | Punter Tight end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Ravenna, Ohio, U.S. | April 6, 1953||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Ravenna (OH) | ||||||||
College: | Cincinnati | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 5 / pick: 122 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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NFL career statistics
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Regular season
editYear | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
1975 | STL | 14 | 64 | 2,412 | 1,963 | 58 | 37.7 | 30.2 | 1 | - | 6 |
1976 | SDG | 6 | 38 | 1,548 | 1,225 | 57 | 40.7 | 32.2 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
1977 | SDG | 13 | 72 | 2,707 | 2,269 | 59 | 37.6 | 31.1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
1978 | SDG | 16 | 73 | 2,720 | 2,204 | 59 | 37.3 | 29.4 | 2 | 22 | 8 |
1979 | SDG | 16 | 75 | 2,736 | 2,352 | 62 | 36.5 | 31.4 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
1981 | SEA | 15 | 66 | 2,578 | 2,385 | 56 | 39.1 | 36.1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
1982 | SEA | 9 | 48 | 1,835 | 1,706 | 52 | 38.2 | 35.5 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
1983 | SEA | 16 | 79 | 3,118 | 2,733 | 56 | 39.5 | 34.6 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
1984 | SEA | 16 | 95 | 3,567 | 3,162 | 60 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
1985 | SEA | 2 | 11 | 420 | 311 | 52 | 38.2 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Career | 123 | 621 | 23,641 | 20,310 | 62 | 38.1 | 32.5 | 4 | 137 | 59 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
1975 | STL | 1 | 6 | 256 | - | 53 | 42.7 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
1979 | SDG | 1 | 2 | 64 | 39 | 35 | 32.0 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | SEA | 3 | 12 | 437 | 394 | 47 | 36.4 | 32.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1984 | SEA | 2 | 15 | 561 | 526 | 58 | 37.4 | 35.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career | 7 | 35 | 1,318 | 959 | 58 | 37.7 | 27.4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
References
edit- "Jeff West". National Football League. 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- "Jeff West". WWW.Pro-Football-Reference.com. 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.