Brad Nortman in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Punter, Wisconsin, 2008–⁠11

Brad Nortman

Number
No. 98
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Brookfield, WI
Born
Sep 12, 1989, in Brookfield, Wisconsin

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Brad Nortman played punter at Wisconsin (2008–⁠11). The Carolina Panthers took Nortman in round 6, No. 207 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,761
Punting yards, 2008 (Wisconsin, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 207
Round 6, 2012 NFL Draft (Carolina Panthers)

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2010 and 2011

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2008*Wisconsin662,76141.8640
2009Wisconsin492,05642.0610
2010Wisconsin381,62342.7760
2011Wisconsin461,94342.2740
Career1998,38342.1760

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008Wisconsin98P
2009Wisconsin98P
2010Wisconsin98P
2011Wisconsin98P6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2011 Wisconsin 14 games, 46 punts, 42.2 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 1vs.UNLVW 51–⁠17290510
Sep 10vs.Oregon StateW 35–⁠04183570
Sep 17vs.Northern IllinoisW 49–⁠7136360
Sep 24vs.South DakotaW 59–⁠10138380
Oct 1vs.NebraskaW 48–⁠17283420
Oct 15vs.IndianaW 59–⁠76263520
Oct 22atMichigan StateL 31–⁠37283460
Oct 29atOhio StateL 29–⁠336243470
Nov 5vs.PurdueW 62–⁠173111450
Nov 12atMinnesotaW 42–⁠133103430
Nov 19atIllinoisW 28–⁠174193740
Nov 26vs.Penn StateW 45–⁠75203540
Dec 3vs.Michigan StateW 42–⁠395225540
Jan 2 ✦vs.OregonL 38–⁠45289560
2010 Wisconsin 12 games, 38 punts, 42.7 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 4atUNLVW 41–⁠214156530
Sep 11vs.San José StateW 27–⁠143134530
Sep 18vs.Arizona StateW 20–⁠194172510
Sep 25vs.Austin PeayW 70–⁠32121760
Oct 2atMichigan StateL 24–⁠346225470
Oct 9vs.MinnesotaW 41–⁠23279430
Oct 16vs.Ohio StateW 31–⁠182101600
Oct 23atIowaW 31–⁠30296540
Nov 6atPurdueW 34–⁠134174480
Nov 20atMichiganW 48–⁠28141410
Nov 27vs.NorthwesternW 70–⁠235198510
Jan 1 ✦vs.TCUL 19–⁠213126500
2009 Wisconsin 13 games, 49 punts, 42.0 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 5vs.Northern IllinoisW 28–⁠20266450
Sep 12vs.Fresno StateW 34–⁠316285580
Sep 19vs.WoffordW 44–⁠14290540
Sep 26vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠305195450
Oct 3atMinnesotaW 31–⁠282101520
Oct 10atOhio StateL 13–⁠314195610
Oct 17vs.IowaL 10–⁠205223520
Oct 31vs.PurdueW 37–⁠06216460
Nov 7atIndianaW 31–⁠284177460
Nov 14vs.MichiganW 45–⁠24134340
Nov 21atNorthwesternL 31–⁠335205480
Dec 5atHawai’iW 51–⁠10274460
Dec 29 ✦vs.MiamiW 20–⁠145195570
2008 Wisconsin 13 games, 66 punts, 41.8 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Aug 30vs.AkronW 38–⁠17158580
Sep 6vs.MarshallW 51–⁠143143570
Sep 13atFresno StateW 13–⁠105194500
Sep 27atMichiganL 25–⁠276239460
Oct 4vs.Ohio StateL 17–⁠206252550
Oct 11vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠487262490
Oct 18atIowaL 16–⁠386219410
Oct 25vs.IllinoisW 27–⁠176310640
Nov 1atMichigan StateL 24–⁠258319550
Nov 8atIndianaW 55–⁠20298520
Nov 15vs.MinnesotaW 35–⁠326247450
Nov 22vs.Cal PolyW 36–⁠354154460
Dec 27 ✦vs.Florida StateL 13–⁠426266550

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (North team, won 23–⁠13).

DrillCombine 2012Combine or pro day 2012
Height6′2½″
Weight213 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.78 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill6.81 s
20-yard shuttle4.31 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 96 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2012Carolina Panthers16–00
2013Carolina Panthers16100
2014Carolina Panthers16–00
2015Carolina Panthers16–00
2016Jacksonville Jaguars16100
2017Jacksonville Jaguars16–00
NFL career96200

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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