Age
36
Feb 8, 1990
Johnny Hekker
#5
LAR · 2012–2021→CAR · 2022–2024→TEN · 2025→MIN · 2026–presentACT
JohnnyHekker#5P
2025 Season
Latest productionPunts
78
2025
Gross Avg
46.8
yards / punt
Net Avg
40.3
net / punt
IN20%
28%
22/78
TB%
9%
7/78
Return%
49%
38/78
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2008 — Present · Includes honors2026–
Minnesota Vikings · Punter
P · Current roster
NFL
2025
Tennessee Titans · Punter
P · 17 active weeks
NFL
2022–2024
Carolina Panthers · Punter
P · 51 active weeks
NFL
2016–2021
Los Angeles Rams · Punter
P · 107 active weeks
2016All-Pro (1st Team) · Pro Bowl
2017All-Pro (1st Team) · Pro Bowl
2018All-Pro (2nd Team)
NFL
2012–2015
Los Angeles Rams · Punter
P · 68 active weeks
2013All-Pro (1st Team) · Pro Bowl
2014All-Pro (2nd Team)
2015All-Pro (1st Team) · Pro Bowl
NFL
2008–2011
Oregon State · P
NCAA
Draft Profile
2012 DraftSelection
Undrafted Free Agent
2012 UDFA signing with Los Angeles Rams
TeamLAR
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaTennessee Titans. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.