2024 NFL Draft: Special Teams Rankings
P
1
P, Tory Taylor
School: Iowa
Ht/Wt: 6’4”, 223 lbs
Booming leg and solid hang time. Can easily flip the field for a team pinned deep in their own end. Will need to get away from the Australian rugby kicking style, or else risk having punts blocked. But no doubt the talent is thee.
| Grade: 85.6 | Weighted Round Grade: 5th |
2
P, Ryan Rehkow
School: BYU
Ht/Wt: 6’4”, 235 lbs
Huge leg to flip the field if his team is pinned deep in their own end. He struggles, however, with hangtime. Returners have more room and can do some damage. It is something he’ll have to fix. But he has potential.
| Grade: 78.8 | Weighted Round Grade: UDFA |
K
1
K, Josh Karty
School: Stanford
Ht/Wt: 6’2”, 207 lbs
Booming leg that can kick a 60 yard field goal. His technique is good and the ball usually spins straight when it leaves his foot. Missed one in the wind, but the sample size is too small to know if it’s an issue. No glaring problems with Karty.
| Grade: 92.6 | Weighted Round Grade: 5th |
2
K, Will Reichard
School: Alabama
Ht/Wt: 6’1”, 187 lbs
Experience kicking in the biggest games. Accurate on shorter kicks, and solid numbers from beyond 50 as well. Leg strength is about average by NFL standards. Ball trajectory on his kicks is a little crooked.
| Grade: 76.0 | Weighted Round Grade: UDFA |
LS
1
LS, Peter Bowden
School: Wisconsin
Ht/Wt: 6’2”, 242 lbs
Gets great velocity on his snaps and great accuracy. This goes for the long snaps to the punter, as well as the shorter field goal ones. He blocks well in punt protection and will then run down in coverage. Could say he might be a bit stiff as an athlete, but it would be a bit of a nitpick.
| Grade: 89.1 | Weighted Round Grade: 7th |
2
LS, Joe Shimko
School: North Carolina State
Ht/Wt: 6’0”, 233 lbs
Snaps are generally accurate and with enough velocity. He’ll go down the field in coverage and is a willing tackler. The downside is that he is small for the position. Will need to handle powerful lineman looking to get to the kicker/punter in the NFL.
| Grade: 80.4 | Weighted Round Grade: UDFA |
Rankings:
P
- Tory Taylor (85.6, Rd 5)*
- Ryan Rehkow (78.8, UDFA)*
K
- Josh Karty (92.5, Rd 6)*
- Will Reichard (76.0, UDFA)*
LS
- Peter Bowden (89.1, Rd 7)*
- Joe Shinko (80.4, UDFA)*
