Paul Justin Vogel (born October 14, 1993) is a former American football punter. He signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He played college football at the University of Miami.
 Vogel with the Packers in 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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| Born: | October 14, 1993 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Wonderlic | ||||
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| 6 4+3⁄8 | 219 lb (99 kg) |
32+1⁄2 | 9 in (0.23 m) |
4.70 s | 1.65 s | 2.72 s | 34 in (0.86 m) |
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| All values are from NFL Combine[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
editAfter going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft, Vogel signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 5, 2017.[4] He received interest from multiple teams, ultimately he chose the Packers because he felt he'd have an "equal chance and equal opportunity to compete."[5] Vogel was expected to compete with veteran Jake Schum for the starting punting job. However, Schum was unable to participate due to injury, leading to his release on June 1, 2017.[6] Vogel averaged 45.7 yards per punt with a long of 60 in the preseason, earning him a spot on the Packers' 53-man roster.[7][8] He played in all 16 regular season games, recording 71 punts for 3,155 yards for an average of 44.4 yards.[7] He also set the single-season franchise record for net punting average with 41.6 yards per punt and was selected to be a 2018 Pro Bowl alternate.[9]
On May 4, 2018, Vogel was released by the Packers after the team drafted punter J. K. Scott.[10][11]
Cleveland Browns
editOn May 7, 2018, Vogel was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.[12] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[13]
San Francisco 49ers
editOn March 19, 2019, Vogel signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[14] He was waived on April 29, 2019.[15]
Denver Broncos
editOn July 23, 2019, Vogel was signed by the Denver Broncos, but was waived four days later.[16]
New York Guardians
editVogel was selected by the New York Guardians in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[17]
Career statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Punting | ||||||||||||||
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| Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | OOB | Dn | Ins20 | TB | FC | Ret | RetY | TD | |||
| 2017 | GB | 16 | 71 | 3,155 | 2,951 | 62 | 44.4 | 41.6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 164 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 71 | 3,155 | 2,951 | 62 | 44.4 | 41.6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 164 | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | |||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ McGinn, Bob (May 4, 2017). "Profiles: Packers' undrafted free agents". PackersNews.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Justin Vogel". NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Justin Vogel - Miami (FL), P : 2017 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ McGinn, Bob (April 30, 2017). "Miami's Justin Vogel to compete for Packers' punting job". PackersNews.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Spofford, Mike (June 1, 2017). "Rookie punter looks to seize huge opportunity". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Justin Vogel: 2017 Game Logs". NFL.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Spofford, Mike (September 2, 2017). "Here's the Packers' current 53-man roster". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Hodkiewicz, Wes (February 9, 2018). "Packers' special teams look to take the next step". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Hodkiewicz, Wes (April 28, 2018). "Packers draft punter J. K. Scott in fifth round". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "Browns claim P Justin Vogel". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Browns announce 53-man roster". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- ^ "49ers sign punter Justin Vogel". NinersNation.com. March 19, 2019.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers Waive Seven Players". 49ers.com. April 29, 2019.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (July 23, 2019). "Broncos sign P Justin Vogel". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.