Michael Dickson

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Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 30

Weight: 208 lbs

College: Texas

2025 SEASON

PUNTS
52
AVG
49
LNG
60
In 20
20

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Year

Season

Punting

Field Position

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	9	9	351	46	39	1	10	7	35.7
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	9	11	542	56	49.3	3	22	0	47.3
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	14	32	1655	60	51.7	15	263	13	42.2

Game Halves

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
1st Half	11	24	1182	58	49.2	8	85	9	44
Last Two Minutes of Half	4	5	245	57	49	0	0	4	45
2nd Half	14	28	1366	60	48.8	11	210	11	40.6

Home vs Road

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Home Games	8	25	1230	58	49.2	0	10	137	10	42.9
Road Games	9	27	1318	60	48.8	0	9	158	10	41.5

Margin of Victory

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Margin 0-7	4	14	686	60	49	4	138	3	37.7
Margin 15+	6	14	686	58	49	4	69	6	42.6
Margin 8-14	4	16	776	58	48.5	7	49	7	44.2

Point Differential

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Ahead	13	28	1354	60	48.4	12	248	10	38.1
Ahead by 1-8 Points	7	12	568	57	47.3	4	72	5	39.7
Ahead by 9-16 Points	5	7	336	56	48	4	31	1	43.6
Behind	5	7	327	55	46.7	1	2	3	43.6
Behind by 1-8 Points	4	5	240	52	48	1	2	2	43.6
Behind by 9-16 Points	2	2	87	55	43.5	0	0	1	43.5
Tied	17	17	867	58	51	6	45	7	48.4

Quarters

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
1st Quarter	8	10	502	58	50.2	3	24	5	47.8
4th Quarter	11	18	889	58	49.4	6	91	8	43.2
4th Quarter within 7	3	6	312	57	52	2	22	3	48.3
2nd Quarter	10	14	680	58	48.6	5	61	4	41.4
3rd Quarter	10	10	477	60	47.7	5	119	3	35.8

Stadium Surfaces

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Grass	5	12	557	58	46.4	0	2	15	5	43.5
Turf	12	40	1991	60	49.8	0	17	280	15	41.8

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)
06/07/21: Signed contract extension with Seattle
06/10/25: Signed contract extension with Seattle

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• His 48.3 career punt average ranks fourth in NFL history.

• Named second-team AP All-Pro during Seattle's 2025 Super Bowl LX-winning season. Landed 10 of his 15 punts inside the 20 in the postseason, including three in the Super Bowl to keep New England deep in their own territory.

• His 49.4 punt average in 2024 ranks third in franchise history for a single season. Facing Buffalo (10/27/24), set a franchise record with a 61.3 punting average (four punts for 245 yards). Finished with the third-best net average of his career (52.5), while adding the third-longest punt (68 yards).

• 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: 2025: second-team AP All-Pro, PFWA All-NFC Team, Named to the Top 50 Players in franchise history; 2020: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week 2 & 15. 2018: first-team AP 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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