Punter, Iowa, to 2023
Tory Taylor
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Melbourne, VIC
- Born
- Jul 10, 1997
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Tory Taylor played punter at Iowa (to 2023). He won the 2023 Ray Guy Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2023. The Chicago Bears took Taylor in round 4, No. 122 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2020, 2023Big Ten Punter of the Year
- 2020, 2022, 2023First-team All-Big Ten
- 2023Ray Guy Award
- 2023Consensus All‑American
All-America: consensus 2023; FWAA 2022
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Punting
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
2023 Iowa 14 games, 93 punts, 48.2 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Utah State | W 24–14 | 6 | 292 | 53 | 3 |
| Sep 9 | at Iowa State | W 20–13 | 6 | 278 | 53 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Western Michigan | W 41–10 | 4 | 167 | 55 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | at Penn State | L 0–31 | 7 | 366 | 62 | 4 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Michigan State | W 26–16 | 7 | 342 | 60 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Purdue | W 20–14 | 6 | 284 | 61 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | at Wisconsin | W 15–6 | 10 | 506 | 62 | 6 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Minnesota | L 10–12 | 9 | 444 | 57 | 4 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Northwestern | W 10–7 | 6 | 234 | 46 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Rutgers | W 22–0 | 3 | 143 | 50 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Illinois | W 15–13 | 8 | 413 | 59 | 2 |
| Nov 24 | at Nebraska | W 13–10 | 7 | 297 | 49 | 2 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Michigan | L 0–26 | 7 | 353 | 67 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 0–35 | 7 | 360 | 62 | 2 |
2022 Iowa 13 games, 82 punts, 45.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. South Dakota State | W 7–3 | 10 | 479 | 57 | 7 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Iowa State | L 7–10 | 6 | 304 | 63 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Nevada | W 27–0 | 7 | 327 | 62 | 4 |
| Sep 24 | atRutgers | W 27–10 | 5 | 213 | 51 | 4 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan | L 14–27 | 5 | 241 | 53 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atIllinois | L 6–9 | 8 | 327 | 49 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | at Ohio State | L 10–54 | 5 | 205 | 48 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Northwestern | W 33–13 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atPurdue | W 24–3 | 8 | 414 | 70 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Wisconsin | W 24–10 | 9 | 391 | 58 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atMinnesota | W 13–10 | 5 | 212 | 56 | 4 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Nebraska | L 17–24 | 5 | 214 | 49 | 4 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 21–0 | 8 | 386 | 59 | 6 |
2021 Iowa 14 games, 80 punts, 46.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Indiana | W 34–6 | 6 | 297 | 59 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | atIowa State | W 27–17 | 8 | 409 | 69 | 5 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Kent State | W 30–7 | 5 | 238 | 60 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Colorado State | W 24–14 | 8 | 348 | 61 | 4 |
| Oct 1 | at Maryland | W 51–14 | 4 | 173 | 49 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Penn State | W 23–20 | 9 | 398 | 53 | 6 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Purdue | L 7–24 | 3 | 122 | 45 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | atWisconsin | L 7–27 | 7 | 343 | 61 | 3 |
| Nov 6 | atNorthwestern | W 17–12 | 8 | 327 | 55 | 5 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Minnesota | W 27–22 | 5 | 228 | 52 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Illinois | W 33–23 | 4 | 186 | 53 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | atNebraska | W 28–21 | 2 | 88 | 49 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs.Michigan | L 3–42 | 7 | 331 | 52 | 5 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Kentucky | L 17–20 | 4 | 200 | 55 | 1 |
2020 Iowa 8 games, 40 punts, 44.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atPurdue | L 20–24 | 6 | 265 | 52 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Northwestern | L 20–21 | 4 | 196 | 58 | 3 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Michigan State | W 49–7 | 7 | 321 | 61 | 5 |
| Nov 13 | atMinnesota | W 35–7 | 3 | 133 | 55 | 3 |
| Nov 21 | atPenn State | W 41–21 | 5 | 222 | 47 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Nebraska | W 26–20 | 2 | 81 | 46 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | atIllinois | W 35–21 | 5 | 210 | 54 | 2 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Wisconsin | W 28–7 | 8 | 337 | 49 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ |
| Weight | 223 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 79″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 38 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Chicago Bears | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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