Dustin Colquitt life and biography

Dustin Farr Colquitt (born May 6, 1982) is an American football punter for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee. He is from Knoxville, Tennessee and played high school football and soccer at Bearden High School in Knoxville.

Colquitt's Career

Pro Career: Talented left-footed punter enters his sixth season in Kansas City in 2010 ... Has quickly developed into one of the NFL’s most consistent performers at his position ... Possesses the ability to positively impact the field position battle with his penchant for well-placed punts ... His exceptional hang time frequently allows the club’s coverage units to permit minimal gains on returns ... Already owns the top spots in franchise history with a 38.92-yard career net average and a 44.09-yard gross average ... Ranks third in NFL annals since the AFL-NFL merger with a 38.92-yard net punting average, trailing only Donnie Jones (39.00) and Mike Scifres (38.97) ... In 2009, he posted a 44.78 net average, the highest mark in Chiefs history ... Is first in club history with 145 punts inside the 20 ... Finished the 2009 campaign with a franchise single-season record 41 punts inside the 20 ... Ranks third in team annals with 397 career punts, trailing only P Jerrel Wilson (1,018) and P Louie Aguiar (421) ... Joins San Diego P Mike Scifres as the only other punter in the league to finish in the top 10 in net average each of the past three seasons, accumulating a 39.7-yard mark over that span ... Averaged over 44.0 yards per punt and registered over a 39.0-yard net per for a fourth-straight campaign in 2009 ... Boasted a team-record 45.49-yard gross punting average in 2007, the second-highest mark in team history behind only the single-season mark of 45.53 set by Wilson in ’73 ... Enjoyed a breakout season in 2006 when he led the NFL with a 39.3-yard net average ... Has accumulated 82 punts of 50+ yards in his young career ... Puts an unusual spin on the ball, frequently causing difficulties for return men ... Comes from a distinguished lineage of punters in the Colquitt family, including his father Craig, who won a pair of Super Bowl rings punting for Pittsburgh (’78-84) ... Has played in 78 regular season games ... Owns 397 punts for 17,502 yards (44.1 gross, 38.9 net) with 145 inside the 20-yard line and 33 touchbacks ... Also has three special teams tackles ... Has played in one postseason contest, producing six punts for 314 yards (52.3 gross, 47.7 net) with one inside the 20-yard line ... Originally joined the Chiefs as the team’s third-round draft selection (99th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft ... Was the first punter drafted by the club since P/K Robbie Keen in ’91.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (2/28/08) ... Signed with Kansas City (7/26/05) ... Drafted by Kansas City in the third round (99th overall) in 2005.

2009: Played in 16 games as the club’s punter and holder on placement kicks ... Had 96 punts for 4,361 yards (45.4 gross, 40.8 net) with 41 inside the 20, six touchbacks and a long of 70 yards ... Established a Chiefs single-season record with a 40.78-yard net punting average, breaking the previous mark of 40.00 set by Wilson in ’68 ... His 40.8 net punting average stood second in the AFC and fourth in the NFL ... His 96 punts were the fourth-highest single-season total in team annals ... His 4,361 punting yards were the second-highest total in franchise annals ... Finished second in the NFL with 41 punts inside the 20 ... His 41 punts inside the 20 were the third-highest seasonal total in NFL history and shattered the previous Chiefs record of 29 ... Tied for second in the NFL with 24 forced fair catches ... Led the NFL with 22 punts downed ... Allowed 71 punt returns of zero yards or less, the most in the NFL ... Allowed 285 punt return yards, the ninth-lowest total in the AFC among punters with at least 50 punts ... Posted five punts for 246 yards at Baltimore (9/13) ... Punted nine times for 399 yards with three inside the 20 at Philadelphia (9/27) ... Produced seven punts for 339 yards with two inside the 20 vs. the N.Y. Giants (10/4) ... Punted eight times for 330 yards with four inside the 20 vs. Dallas (10/11) ... Recorded seven punts for 273 yards with three inside the 20 at Washington (10/18). Registered his 118th career punt inside the 20 to bypass P Louie Aguiar (117) for the highest total in Chiefs history ... Had a punt blocked by FB Jacob Hester vs. San Diego (10/25) ... landed four punts inside the 20 and a season-long punt of 70 yards at Jacksonville (11/8) ... Registered six punts for 283 yards with four inside the 20 at Oakland (11/15) ... Posted six punts for 287 yards with two inside the 20 vs. Pittsburgh (11/22) ... Punted four times for 161 yards with two inside the 20 at San Diego (11/29). Recorded his 30th punt inside the 20 in 2009, breaking Aguiar’s single-season team record of 29 in ’95 ... Produced seven punts for 376 yards vs. Denver (12/6). His 53.71 gross avg. was a career high and the fourth-best single-game total in Chiefs history ... Punted six times for 274 yards with three inside the 20 vs. Cleveland (12/20) ... Produced six punts for 282 yards with three inside the 20 at Cincinnati (12/27).

2008: Served as the club’s punter and holder in 14 games ... Was inactive for two contests with a groin injury ... Punted 70 times for 3,110 yards (44.4 gross, 39.2 net) with 27 inside the 20 and eight touchbacks ... Tied a career high with five punts inside the 20 vs. Oakland (9/14), including a 73-yard kick that ranked as the fourth-longest punt in Chiefs history ... Punted six times for 309 yards (51.5 gross, 45.3 net) with two inside the 20 at Atlanta (9/21) ... Was inactive with a groin injury at the N.Y. Jets (10/26) and vs. Tampa Bay (11/2), the first contests of his NFL career that he missed ... Had four punts inside the 20 at San Diego (11/9) ... Landed three kicks inside the 20 at Cincinnati (12/28).

2007: Served as the club’s punter and holder in 16 games ... Punted a career-high 95 times for 4,322 yards (45.5 gross, 39.1 net) with 27 inside the 20 and seven touchbacks ... His 95 punts were the fourth-highest seasonal total in Chiefs history ... His 45.5-yard gross average ranked as the second-best seasonal total in Chiefs history ... Tied for the fifth-best single-season total in Chiefs history with 27 punts inside the 20 ... His 39.1-yard net was third in the AFC, fifth in the NFL and ranked as the fifth-highest seasonal mark in Kansas City history ... Booted eight punts for 346 yards at Chicago (9/16) ... Landed four punts inside the 20 vs. Cincinnati (10/14) ... Dropped three punts inside the 20 vs. Green Bay (11/4) ... Punted six times for 278 yards, including a career-long and a Chiefs-record 81-yard punt vs. San Diego (12/2) ... Posted eight punts for 370 yards with three inside the 20 at Denver (12/9) ... Punted five times for 265 yards (53.0 gross, 35.8 net) at Detroit (12/23). Had his first career punt blocked by TE Casey FitzSimmons, which went out of the end zone for a safety ... Recorded career highs with 10 punts for 442 yards at the N.Y. Jets (12/30), including five balls inside the 20.

2006: Handled the punting and holding duties in 16 games ... Punted 71 times for 3,145 yards (44.3 gross, 39.3 net) with 23 inside the 20 and five touchbacks ... Also had one special teams tackle ... His 39.3-yard net average led the NFL and was the third-best single-season total in Chiefs history ... Punted seven times for a season-high 341 yards with two inside the 20 at Pittsburgh (10/15) ... Landed three punts inside the 20 at St. Louis (11/5) ... Landed two punts inside the five at Oakland (12/23). Booted a 72-yard punt, tying as the fifth-longest in Chiefs history vs. Oakland (9/9/01). His 51.3-yard net average was a single-game career highs ... Punted six times for 314 yards (52.3 gross, 47.7 net) with one inside the 20 in an AFC Wild Card Game at Indianapolis (1/6/07). Booted a 66-yard punt in the second quarter, the longest punt in Chiefs postseason history. His 52.3-yard average was a Kansas City single-game postseason record, surpassing P Jerrel Wilson’s mark of 50.3 set at Oakland (12/22/68).

2005: Appeared in 16 games, punting 65 times for 2,564 yards (39.4 gross, 35.2 net) with 27 landing inside the 20 and five touchbacks ... Had eight punts of 50+ yards ... Also had two special teams tackles ... Boasted a season-high 44.5-yard net average on two punts vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/11) ... Punted six times for 227 yards with two inside the 20 at Denver (9/26) ... Boomed a 62-yard punt vs. Philadelphia (10/2) ... Punted five times for 168 yards, landing two inside the 20 vs. Washington (10/16) ... Booted five punts for 227 yards with three inside the 20 at Miami (10/21) ... Landed three punts inside the 20 vs. Oakland (11/6), at Buffalo (11/13) and at Dallas (12/11) ... Produced five punts for 192 yards with four inside the 20 at the N.Y. Giants (12/17).

College: Played in 52 games at Tennessee, punting 240 times for 10,216 yards (42.6 gross, 38.4 net) with 73 inside the 20-yard line and 29 touchbacks ... Ranked first in Volunteers history with 240 career punts upon the completion of his collegiate career ... Added 14 kickoffs with two touchbacks and one pass for 19 yards on a fake punt ... Appeared in 13 games, punting 56 times for 2,282 yards (40.8 gross, 39.2 net) with 17 inside the 20 as a senior ... Also completed a 19-yard pass ... A second-team All-SEC selection ... Played in 13 games his junior season, punting 68 times for 3,081 yards (45.3 gross, 39.1 net) with 21 inside the 20 ... Was a consensus All-America and All-SEC selection ... His 45.3-yard average led the SEC ... Had 19 punts of 50+ yards ... Saw duty in 13 games as a sophomore ... Had 65 punts for 2,833 yards (43.6 gross, 39.1 net) with 22 inside the 20 ... Named second-team All-SEC by AP ... Had 16 punts of 50+ yards ... Played in 13 games as a redshirt freshman, punting 51 times for 2,020 yards (39.6 gross, 35.5 net) with 13 inside the 20 ... Also had two touchbacks on 14 kickoffs ... Redshirted as a true freshman ... Graduated from Tennessee with a degree in Political Science.

Personal:

• Played his senior season at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.

• Handled the club’s punting and kicking duties.

• A three-year letterwinner in soccer.

• Named the Knoxville Interscholastic League Soccer Player of the Year in 2000.

• His soccer squad advanced to the state semi-finals during his senior campaign when he won all-state and all-south honors.

• Created the “Colquitt for Kids Foundation” to work with TLC for Children and Families.

• Along with his wife, volunteers at TLC for Children and Families, a center that provides social services to children who are facing abuse, neglect or family disruption. The couple has also served as honorary chairpersons for TLC’s annual gala.

• Serves as a spokesperson for All-Pro Dad, a program that helps men become better fathers.

• In addition to his father, who played for the Volunteers (’75-77), is one of four members of the Colquitt family to punt for Tennessee.

• Cousin, Jimmy, punted at Tennessee (’81-84). He played in the NFL with Seattle in ’85.

• Brother, Britton, punted at the University of Tennessee (2004-08) and is currently with the Denver Broncos.

• Attended the University of Tennessee with former Kansas City Royals first-round draft pick Luke Hochevar and is close friends with the pitcher.

• Full name: Dustin Farr Colquitt.

• Married, wife Christia with sons Brinkley (4) and Colston (2) and a daughter Hartley, born in June of 2010.

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