The Jets found their next punter with the selection of Texas A&M punter Braden Mann with the 191st overall pick.
This pick actually fills a position of need after the Jets moved on from Lac Edwards this offseason, leaving only Ian Berryman on the roster. Mann proved to be one of the most consistent and best deep-ball punters in college football over the past two seasons after averaging 48.91 yards per punt.
Mann proved to be especially great in 2018 when he won the Ray Guy Award as the best punter in college football. Mann broke various FBS records that season, including the single-season punting average (50.28 yards), the single-game punting average (60.8) and the single-season record for most punts of 60 yards or more (14).
Mann finished the 2019 season with the fourth-highest punting average in the nation at 47.1 yards on 57 punts as a senior. He never averaged less than 38 yards per punt in games he attempted more than one kick.
Mann should beat out Berryman, who the Jets signed to a futures deal in 2020 after he went undrafted in 2019 and didn’t attempt any punts. In addition to punting, Mann is also comfortable handling kickoffs.
