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American football player
Jeff West
No. 80, 8
Position:Punter
Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1953-04-06) April 6, 1953 (age 71)
Ravenna, Ohio, U.S.
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
Punts:621
Punt yards:23,641
Longest punt:62
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Punting
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

Year Team Punting
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

  • "Jeff West". National Football League. 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  • "Jeff West". WWW.Pro-Football-Reference.com. 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
Cincinnati Bengals 1975 NFL draft selections


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