#19
Daniel Whelan
NO · 2022GB · 2023–presentACT
DanielWhelan#19P
Age
27
Feb 10, 1999
Height
6'5"
77"
Weight
216
lb
College
UC Davis
2018-2021
Drafted
2022
UDFA
Exp
4
seasons
Contract
$6M
2y · $3.1M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Punts
49
2025
Gross Avg
51.7
yards / punt
Net Avg
43.9
net / punt
IN20%
37%
18/49
TB%
16%
8/49
Return%
43%
21/49
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2018 — Present · Includes honors
2023
Green Bay Packers · Punter
P · 55 active weeks
NFL
2022
New Orleans Saints · Punter
P · 0 active weeks
NFL
2021
UC Davis · P
NCAA
2018–2019
UC Davis · P
NCAA

Draft Profile

2022 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2022 UDFA signing with New Orleans Saints
TeamNO
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaDavid from Washington, DC. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 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/.