Punter, SMU, to 2008
Thomas Morstead
- Born
- Mar 8, 1986
Thomas Morstead played punter at SMU (to 2008). The New Orleans Saints took Morstead in round 5, No. 164 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
3field goals, best game on filetwice; last at Tulsa, 2007Kicking
Punting
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2008 SMU 12 games, 11 of 15 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Rice | L 27–56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Texas State | W 47–36 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 9 |
| Sep 13 | at Texas Tech | L 7–43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. TCU | L 7–48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at Tulane | L 27–34 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 9 |
| Oct 4 | at UCF | L 17–31 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Tulsa | L 31–37 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Houston | L 38–44 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 25 | at Navy | L 7–34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Memphis | L 26–31 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 15 | at UTEP | L 10–36 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Southern Miss | L 12–28 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 6 |
2007 SMU 12 games, 13 of 20 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Texas Tech | L 9–49 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 8 | vs. North Texas | W 45–31 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 9 |
| Sep 15 | at Arkansas State | L 28–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Sep 22 | atTCU | L 7–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.UTEP | L 45–48 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 13 | atSouthern Miss | L 7–28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Tulane | L 34–41 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 27 | atTulsa | L 23–29 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 4 | atHouston | L 28–38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Rice | L 42–43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Nov 17 | vs.UCF | L 20–49 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 24 | atMemphis | L 52–55 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 10 |
2006 SMU 12 games, 13 of 18 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atTexas Tech | L 3–35 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 9 | atNorth Texas | L 6–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Sam Houston | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 9 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Arkansas State | W 55–9 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 11 |
| Sep 30 | atTulane | W 33–28 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 9 |
| Oct 7 | atUTEP | L 21–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Marshall | W 31–21 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 21 | at East Carolina | L 21–38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 31 | vs. UAB | W 22–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Houston | L 27–37 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 9 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Tulsa | W 34–24 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 25 | atRice | L 27–31 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 9 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (South team, won 35–18).
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.88 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.79 sW |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
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
17 seasons, 263 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
Pro Bowl: 2012 · First-team All-Pro: 2012 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2012
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2012; Sporting News first team 2012.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New York Jets | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 263 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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