Kai Kroeger

Houston Texans · #38 · Punter · 3rd year

2025 season

PUNTS

tied 17th of 33

AVG

44.8

not ranked

IN20

tied 26th of 33

LNG

28th of 33

Section

Overview

Next game

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Sep 13

Punting

Season	Team	GP	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
2025	NO	17	56	44.8	61	2,511	4	7.14	18	32.14	25	268	10.7	37.3

Ranks are over the players on a 2026 NFL roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.

Stats

Punting

Season	Team	GP	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
2025	NO	17	56	44.8	61	2,511	4	7.14	18	32.14	25	268	10.7	37.3

Season rows are the regular season only, which is what the source publishes for them. Postseason games are in the game log below, under their own heading and their own total, and they are not counted in these numbers.

Glossary

ATT: Punt Returns
AVG: Gross Average Punt Yards; Average Punt Return Yards
GP: Games Played
IN20: Punts Inside20
IN20%: Punts Inside20 Percentage
LNG: Long Punt
NET: Net Average Punt Yards
PUNTS: Punts
TB: Touchbacks
TB%: Touchback Percentage
YDS: Punt Yards; Punt Return Yards

Bio

Team	Houston Texans
Position	Punter
Experience	3rd year
College	South Carolina
Height / weight	6' 3" / 213 lbs
Birthplace	Lake Forest, IL
Jersey	#38
Status	Active

Career history

New Orleans Saints 2025 · 1 season

Splits

Season

No splits recorded in 2026.

All Splits, home and away

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
All Splits	56	44.8	61	2,511	4	7.14	18	32.14	25	268	10.7	37.3
Home	21	42.6	58	894	1	4.76	7	33.33	8	66	8.3	38.5
Away	35	46.2	61	1,617	3	8.57	11	31.43	17	202	11.9	36.6

In wins and losses

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Wins/Ties	15	43.3	58	649	1	6.67	4	26.67	6	38	6.3	39.4
Losses	41	45.4	61	1,862	3	7.32	14	34.15	19	230	12.1	36.6

By margin of victory

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
0-7	5	49.4	58	247	1	20.00	1	20.00	3	16	5.3	42.2
8-14	9	39.6	54	356	0	0.00	3	33.33	3	22	7.3	37.1
15+	1	46.0	46	46	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	46.0

Late and close

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
4th QTR, +/-7	4	47.8	55	191	1	25.00	0	0.00	2	15	7.5	39.0
Last 2 Min. Half	4	40.5	50	162	1	25.00	2	50.00	1	7	7.0	33.8

By stretch of the season

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
1-8	26	44.6	61	1,159	2	7.69	7	26.92	12	183	15.3	34.7
9-16	30	45.1	60	1,352	2	6.67	11	36.67	13	85	6.5	39.6

By month

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
September	16	47.4	61	758	2	12.50	5	31.25	8	151	18.9	33.4
October	10	40.1	55	401	0	0.00	2	20.00	4	32	8.0	36.9
November	17	44.7	60	760	1	5.88	9	52.94	6	36	6.0	41.4
December	9	43.2	58	389	1	11.11	1	11.11	4	23	5.8	38.4
January	4	50.8	55	203	0	0.00	1	25.00	3	26	8.7	35.4

By day of the week

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Sunday	56	44.8	61	2,511	4	7.14	18	32.14	25	268	10.7	37.3

Indoors and outdoors

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Outdoors	31	45.6	61	1,414	3	9.68	10	32.26	14	176	12.6	36.8
Indoors	25	43.9	58	1,097	1	4.00	8	32.00	11	92	8.4	37.9

As a starter

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
As Sub	56	44.8	61	2,511	4	7.14	18	32.14	25	268	10.7	37.3

By conference and division

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
vs AFC	15	43.1	60	647	2	13.33	5	33.33	4	24	6.0	38.9
vs NFC	41	45.5	61	1,864	2	4.88	13	31.71	21	244	11.6	36.7
vs. Own Division	19	44.9	58	854	1	5.26	8	42.10	10	70	7.0	38.2

By opponent

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
vs ARI	4	50.5	54	202	0	0.00	2	50.00	3	30	10.0	43.0
vs ATL	7	44.1	55	309	0	0.00	2	28.57	4	31	7.8	34.8
vs BUF	3	47.3	49	142	1	33.33	2	66.67	1	6	6.0	38.7
vs CAR	6	45.3	58	272	0	0.00	4	66.67	3	31	10.3	40.2
vs CHI	3	42.3	49	127	0	0.00	0	0.00	2	18	9.0	36.3
vs LAR	4	46.0	49	184	0	0.00	2	50.00	2	11	5.5	43.3
vs MIA	6	48.8	60	293	1	16.67	3	50.00	1	5	5.0	44.7
vs NE	2	35.0	47	70	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	6	6.0	32.0
vs NYG	2	41.5	51	83	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	41.5
vs NYJ	1	46.0	46	46	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	46.0
vs SEA	5	48.6	61	243	0	0.00	0	0.00	3	114	38.0	21.5
vs SF	4	42.8	52	171	1	25.00	1	25.00	1	1	1.0	37.5
vs TB	6	45.5	55	273	1	16.67	2	33.33	3	8	2.7	40.8
vs TEN	3	32.0	41	96	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	7	7.0	29.7

By half

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
1st	36	42.0	61	1,513	2	5.56	14	38.89	15	177	11.8	34.1
2nd	22	45.4	55	998	2	9.09	4	18.18	10	91	9.1	39.4

By quarter

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
1st	22	40.5	61	891	2	9.09	5	22.73	8	139	17.4	29.7
2nd	14	44.4	55	622	0	0.00	9	64.29	7	38	5.4	41.7
3rd	9	47.1	55	424	1	11.11	3	33.33	3	31	10.3	41.4
4th	13	44.2	55	574	1	7.69	1	7.69	7	60	8.6	38.0

By down

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
4th	58	43.3	61	2,511	4	6.90	18	31.03	25	268	10.7	36.0

Ahead, behind and tied

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Ahead	7	41.7	52	292	1	14.29	3	42.86	2	12	6.0	37.1
Behind	41	44.5	61	1,823	2	4.88	13	31.71	18	231	12.8	37.0
Tied	10	39.6	58	396	1	10.00	2	20.00	5	25	5.0	31.9

By field position

Split	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Own 1-20	12	41.9	55	503	0	0.00	0	0.00	5	46	9.2	35.2
Own 21-50	36	45.8	61	1,649	2	5.56	11	30.56	19	217	11.4	37.6
Opp 49-20	10	35.9	49	359	2	20.00	7	70.00	1	5	5.0	31.4

Game log

Season

Date	Opp	Result	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
9/7	vs ARI	L 20-13	4	50.5	54	202	0	0.00	2	50.00	3	30	10.0	43.0
9/14	vs SF	L 26-21	4	42.8	52	171	1	25.00	1	25.00	1	1	1.0	42.5
9/21	@ SEA	L 44-13	5	48.6	61	243	0	0.00	0	0.00	3	114	38.0	25.8
9/28	@ BUF	L 31-19	3	47.3	49	142	1	33.33	2	67.00	1	6	6.0	45.3
10/5	vs NYG	W 26-14	2	41.5	51	83	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	41.5
10/12	vs NE	L 25-19	2	35.0	47	70	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	6	6.0	32.0
10/19	@ CHI	L 26-14	3	42.3	49	127	0	0.00	0	0.00	2	18	9.0	36.3
10/26	vs TB	L 23-3	3	40.3	55	121	0	0.00	2	67.00	1	8	8.0	37.7
11/2	@ LAR	L 34-10	4	46.0	49	184	0	0.00	2	50.00	2	11	5.5	43.3
11/9	@ CAR	W 17-7	4	44.3	54	177	0	0.00	3	75.00	2	15	7.5	40.5
11/23	vs ATL	L 24-10	3	35.3	39	106	0	0.00	1	33.00	1	5	5.0	33.7
11/30	@ MIA	L 21-17	6	48.8	60	293	1	16.67	3	50.00	1	5	5.0	48.0
12/7	@ TB	W 24-20	3	50.7	54	152	1	33.33	0	0.00	2	0	0.0	50.7
12/14	vs CAR	W 20-17	2	47.5	58	95	0	0.00	1	50.00	1	16	16.0	39.5
12/21	vs NYJ	W 29-6	1	46.0	46	46	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	46.0
12/28	@ TEN	W 34-26	3	32.0	41	96	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	7	7.0	29.7
1/4	@ ATL	L 19-17	4	50.8	55	203	0	0.00	1	25.00	3	26	8.7	44.3
2025 Regular Season total			56	44.8	61	2,511	4	7.14	18	32.14	25	268	10.7	37.3

Date	Opp	Result	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
9/7	vs ARI	L 20-13	4	50.5	54	202	0	0.00	2	50.00	3	30	10.0	43.0
9/14	vs SF	L 26-21	4	42.8	52	171	1	25.00	1	25.00	1	1	1.0	42.5
9/21	@ SEA	L 44-13	5	48.6	61	243	0	0.00	0	0.00	3	114	38.0	25.8
9/28	@ BUF	L 31-19	3	47.3	49	142	1	33.33	2	67.00	1	6	6.0	45.3
10/5	vs NYG	W 26-14	2	41.5	51	83	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	41.5
10/12	vs NE	L 25-19	2	35.0	47	70	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	6	6.0	32.0
10/19	@ CHI	L 26-14	3	42.3	49	127	0	0.00	0	0.00	2	18	9.0	36.3
10/26	vs TB	L 23-3	3	40.3	55	121	0	0.00	2	67.00	1	8	8.0	37.7
11/2	@ LAR	L 34-10	4	46.0	49	184	0	0.00	2	50.00	2	11	5.5	43.3
11/9	@ CAR	W 17-7	4	44.3	54	177	0	0.00	3	75.00	2	15	7.5	40.5
11/23	vs ATL	L 24-10	3	35.3	39	106	0	0.00	1	33.00	1	5	5.0	33.7
11/30	@ MIA	L 21-17	6	48.8	60	293	1	16.67	3	50.00	1	5	5.0	48.0
12/7	@ TB	W 24-20	3	50.7	54	152	1	33.33	0	0.00	2	0	0.0	50.7
12/14	vs CAR	W 20-17	2	47.5	58	95	0	0.00	1	50.00	1	16	16.0	39.5
12/21	vs NYJ	W 29-6	1	46.0	46	46	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	46.0
12/28	@ TEN	W 34-26	3	32.0	41	96	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	7	7.0	29.7
1/4	@ ATL	L 19-17	4	50.8	55	203	0	0.00	1	25.00	3	26	8.7	44.3
Regular season total			56	44.8	61	2,511	4	7.14	18	32.14	25	268	10.7	37.3