
Punter, Texas A&M, 2016–19
Braden Mann
- Number
- No. 34
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- Nov 24, 1997
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Braden Mann played punter at Texas A&M (2016–19). He won the 2018 Ray Guy Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2018. The New York Jets took Mann in round 6, No. 191 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2018Ray Guy Award
- 2018Consensus All‑American
- 2018SEC Special Teams Player of the Year
- 2018, 2019First-team All-SEC
All-America: consensus 2018; CBS Sports 2019; Sports Illustrated 2019
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Punting
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Texas A&M | 34 | P | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Texas A&M | 34 | P | So. | ||
| 2018 | Texas A&M | 34 | P | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Texas A&M | 34 | P | Sr. | 5′11″ | 195 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | PAAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texas A&M | – | – | – | – | – | – | -2.0 (1 att.) |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2019 Texas A&M 13 games, 57 punts, 47.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 41–7 | 3 | 130 | 55 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 10–24 | 6 | 269 | 60 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 62–3 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 20–28 | 6 | 336 | 68 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 31–27 | 4 | 198 | 59 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 28–47 | 4 | 199 | 57 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 24–17 | 5 | 261 | 55 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 49–30 | 3 | 136 | 58 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 45–14 | 3 | 151 | 59 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 30–6 | 4 | 165 | 55 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 13–19 | 7 | 298 | 59 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 7–50 | 7 | 352 | 62 | 3 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 24–21 | 4 | 155 | 49 | 3 |
2018 Texas A&M 13 games, 50 punts, 51.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 59–7 | 2 | 105 | 60 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 26–28 | 5 | 275 | 73 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 48–10 | 2 | 85 | 47 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 23–45 | 5 | 304 | 65 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 24–17 | 4 | 195 | 65 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 20–14 | 5 | 298 | 82 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 26–23 | 4 | 209 | 67 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 13–28 | 4 | 155 | 54 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 24–28 | 5 | 221 | 55 | 3 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 38–24 | 4 | 191 | 63 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 41–20 | 2 | 100 | 60 | 2 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 74–72 | 5 | 266 | 59 | 2 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 52–13 | 3 | 145 | 54 | 1 |
2017 Texas A&M 1 game, 0 of 1 field goal
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 44–45 | – | – | – | – |
2016 Texas A&M 3 games, 2 punts, 47.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at | W 29–16 | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 52–10 | 2 | 94 | 50 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 28–33 | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–17).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ |
| Weight | 198 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 73⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.83 sW |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 sW |
| Vertical jump | 31″W |
| Broad jump | 9′3″W |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 sW |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.13 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 97 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New York Jets | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Jets | 10 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 97 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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