Braden Mann with the Philadelphia Eagles, 2025
With the Philadelphia Eagles, 2025. Photo: Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
2,685
Punting yards, 2019 (Texas A&M, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 191
Round 6, 2020 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Honors

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

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2016Texas A&M29447.0500
2018Texas A&M502,54951.08220
2019Texas A&M572,68547.16811
Career1095,32848.98231

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Texas A&M220000
2018Texas A&M440000
2019Texas A&M660000
Career12120000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Texas A&M34PFr.
2017Texas A&M34PSo.
2018Texas A&M34PJr.
2019Texas A&M34PSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2017Texas 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
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Aug 29vs.Texas StateW 41–⁠73130550
Sep 7atClemsonL 10–⁠246269600
Sep 14vs.LamarW 62–⁠3135350
Sep 21vs.AuburnL 20–⁠286336680
Sep 28vs.ArkansasW 31–⁠274198590
Oct 12vs.AlabamaL 28–⁠474199570
Oct 19atOle MissW 24–⁠175261550
Oct 26vs.Mississippi StateW 49–⁠303136580
Nov 2vs.UTSAW 45–⁠143151591
Nov 16vs.South CarolinaW 30–⁠64165552
Nov 23atGeorgiaL 13–⁠197298592
Nov 30atLSUL 7–⁠507352623
Dec 27 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠214155493
2018 Texas A&M 13 games, 50 punts, 51.0 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Aug 30vs.Northwestern StateW 59–⁠72105601
Sep 8vs.ClemsonL 26–⁠285275731
Sep 15vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠10285471
Sep 22atAlabamaL 23–⁠455304651
Sep 29vs.ArkansasW 24–⁠174195652
Oct 6vs.KentuckyW 20–⁠145298822
Oct 13atSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠234209671
Oct 27atMississippi StateL 13–⁠284155541
Nov 3atAuburnL 24–⁠285221553
Nov 10vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠244191632
Nov 17vs.UABW 41–⁠202100602
Nov 24vs.LSUW 74–⁠725266592
Dec 31 ✦vs.NC StateW 52–⁠133145541
2017 Texas A&M 1 game, 0 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 3atUCLAL 44–⁠45––––
2016 Texas A&M 3 games, 2 punts, 47.0 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 17atAuburnW 29–⁠16––––
Oct 29vs.New Mexico StateW 52–⁠10294500
Dec 28 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 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).

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′11⅜″
Weight198 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan73⅞″W
40-yard dash4.83 sW
10-yard split1.70 sW
Vertical jump31″W
Broad jump9′3″W
3-cone drill7.03 sW
20-yard shuttle4.13 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.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2020New York Jets16400
2021New York Jets10–00
2022New York Jets17–00
2023Philadelphia Eagles15–00
2024Philadelphia Eagles17–00
2025Philadelphia Eagles17–00
2026 (so far)Philadelphia Eagles5–00
NFL career97400

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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