Michael Dickson

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Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 29

Weight: 208 lbs

College: Texas

2024 SEASON

PUNTS

76
AVG

49.42
LNG

68
In 20

31

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Punting

YEAR	TEAM	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
2024	Seattle Seahawks	17	76	3756	68	49.4	0	31	284	31	43.3
2023	Seattle Seahawks	17	66	3303	73	50	0	34	232	25	44.1
2022	Seattle Seahawks	17	66	3199	68	48.5	0	35	207	22	44.4
2021	Seattle Seahawks	17	83	3895	68	46.9	0	32	234	40	41.7
2020	Seattle Seahawks	16	61	3028	67	49.6	0	28	199	32	44.4
2019	Seattle Seahawks	16	74	3341	63	45.2	0	34	213	34	40.9
2018	Seattle Seahawks	16	78	3759	69	48.2	1	36	304	28	43
TOTAL		116	504	24281	73	48.2	1	230	1673	212	43.1

Rushing

YEAR	TEAM	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+	FUM
2024	Seattle Seahawks	17
2023	Seattle Seahawks	17
2022	Seattle Seahawks	17	2	-18	-9	-8	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021	Seattle Seahawks	17
2020	Seattle Seahawks	16
2019	Seattle Seahawks	16
2018	Seattle Seahawks	16	1	9	9	9	0	1	100	0	0	0
TOTAL		116	3	-9	-3	9	0	1	33.3	0	0	1

Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2024	Seattle Seahawks	17	1	1	0	0	0	0
2023	Seattle Seahawks	17
2022	Seattle Seahawks	17
2021	Seattle Seahawks	17
2020	Seattle Seahawks	16	1	1	0	0	0	0
2019	Seattle Seahawks	16
2018	Seattle Seahawks	16
TOTAL		116	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2024	Seattle Seahawks	17			0
2023	Seattle Seahawks	17
2022	Seattle Seahawks	17	1	1
2021	Seattle Seahawks	17
2020	Seattle Seahawks	16			0
2019	Seattle Seahawks	16
2018	Seattle Seahawks	16
TOTAL		116	1	1	0	0	0	0

Biography

Selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

TRANSACTIONS:

04/28/18: Drafted by Seattle (5th round, 149th overall)

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• His 48.0 career punt average ranks second in NFL history.

• Set a single-season franchise record with a 50.0-yard punt average in 2023. Set career high with a 59.0 average on four punts, including a career-long 73-yarder vs. L.A. Rams (9/10/23). At Dallas (11/30/23), joined Dallas punter Bryan Anger as Seattle and Dallas became the sixth game (five regular season, one postseason) in NFL history without a punt.

• Ranked second in the NFL with a 44.4 net punting average in 2022, and passed Rick Tuten for second place on Seattle's all-time punts inside the 20 list.

• Led the NFL in 2021 with a club-record 40 punts downed inside the 20 and passed Jeff Feagles for third-place on Seattle's all-time punts inside the 20 list with 134.

• In 2020, led NFL with 32 punts downed inside the 20 and led NFC (2nd NFL) with a single-season franchise record 49.6 average. Ranked second in the NFC (3rd NFL) with a single-season franchise record 44.4 net average. Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week twice during the 2020 season (Weeks 2 and 15).

• Tied (Jeff Feagles, Jon Ryan) for the franchise record for most punts landing inside the 20 in a single season with 34 in 2019.

• Earned first-team All-Pro as a rookie after finishing second in the NFL with a club-record 48.2-yard average. Was sixth in the NFL with a club-record 42.5 net average. Second Seahawks punter named to the All-Pro team, and first time since Rick Tuten earned second-team honors in 1994. Also earned a Pro Bowl bid as a rookie, following Tuten (1994) as only the second Pro Bowl punter in team history. Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month (November) and NFC Special Teams Player for Week 8.

HONORS: 2020: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week 2 & 15. 2018: Associated Press First-Team All-Pro, Sporting News All-Pro, PFWA All-NFL Team, PFWA All-Rookie Team, NFC Pro Bowl, NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week 8.

COLLEGE: After growing up in Australia, playing Australian Rules Football, transitioned to American football and played three years at Texas, finishing his career as UT's all-time leader in punting average at 45.32 yards per punt. Punted a school-record 226 times for a school-record 10,242 yards. Was the recipient of the 2017 Ray Guy Award. Named a unanimous first team All-American (AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, WCFF). The 2016 and 2017 Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Year. Named first team All-Big 12 at punter in both 2016 and 2017. Named 2017 Big 12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year and an Academic All-Big 12 First Team member. Also an All-American in 2016.

PERSONAL: During high school played Australian Rules Football, serving mostly as a defender. Started each match in his career. Averaged approximately 20 disposals per game (a kick/punt or a hand pass). During 2014, participated for the Sydney Swans Academy (professional development team) and represented his state (NSW). Born in Sydney, Australia. Lived in Melbourne, Australia for the five months preceding his move to the United States in the summer of 2015. Mother is Lily Baum and stepfather is Stephen Baum. Has one sister, Rubie.

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