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Dustin Farr Colquitt (born May 6, 1982) is a former American football punter. He played college football at Tennessee and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. With the Chiefs, he won Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons, and Cleveland Browns.

In 2019, he set a Chiefs franchise record for most games played, surpassing former teammate Will Shields.

Early life

Colquitt is from Knoxville, Tennessee, and played football and soccer at Bearden High School in Knoxville.

College career

Colquitt accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and played for coach Phillip Fulmer's Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2001 to 2004. As a junior in 2003, he was recognized as a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection, and a consensus first-team All-American. As a senior in 2004, he again earned first-team All-SEC honors.

Professional career

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Colquitt with the Chiefs in 2010.

Kansas City Chiefs

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Colquitt and Harrison Butker in 2019

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Colquitt in the third round (99th pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He then signed a three-year contract worth $1.345 million.

During the 2007 NFL season, he set the franchise record for the longest punt with an 81 yard punt. On February 28, 2008, Colquitt was signed to a five-year contract extension worth $8.5 million. Colquitt had career highs during the 2009 NFL season in both punts and punting yards with 96 and 4,361, respectively. His 4,361 punting yards were second to Jim Arnold's 4,397 during the 1984 NFL season. In 2010, he was voted as the winner of the Ed Block Courage Award.

In the 2012 season, he had a punting average of 46.8, the highest he has ever had in a season. From 2005 to 2012, Colquitt had 657 career punts with a 44.7 yard average. Colquitt was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2012. On March 5, 2013, Colquitt signed a five-year contract extension worth $18.75 million, with $8.9 million guaranteed, making him the NFL's highest paid punter.

In 2016, Colquitt was named to his second Pro Bowl after fellow punter Pat McAfee declined to play due to an injury. During the 2017 NFL season, he became the Chiefs all-time leader in both punts and punting yards passing Jerrel Wilson. On March 15, 2018, Colquitt signed a three-year contract extension with the Chiefs. During the 2019 season, Colquitt played in and won his first Super Bowl after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31–20.

Colquitt was released on April 28, 2020. In his 15 seasons with the Chiefs, he set multiple team records including being tied with fellow punter Jerrel Wilson for the longest tenured player in franchise history.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Colquitt signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 7, 2020. He was released on October 23.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On December 18, 2020, Colquitt signed with the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Colquitt was signed off the Buccaneers' practice squad by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 24, 2020. He was waived on January 5, 2021.

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

On January 7, 2021, right before the playoffs, Colquitt signed with the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on February 16, 2021.

Atlanta Falcons

Colquitt signed with Atlanta Falcons' practice squad on September 21, 2021. He was promoted to the active roster on October 5. After missing two games due to COVID-19, he was released on December 6 in favor of Thomas Morstead.

Cleveland Browns

Colquitt was signed by the Cleveland Browns on December 10, 2021.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
Bold	Career high

Regular season statistics

Year	Team	GP	Punting
			Punts	Yards	Avg	Lng	Blk
2005	KC	16	65	2,564	39.4	62	0
2006	KC	16	71	3,145	44.3	72	0
2007	KC	16	95	4,322	45.5	81	1
2008	KC	14	70	3,110	44.4	73	0
2009	KC	16	96	4,361	45.4	70	1
2010	KC	16	88	3,908	44.4	72	1
2011	KC	16	89	4,084	45.9	68	0
2012	KC	16	83	3,887	46.8	71	0
2013	KC	16	87	4,005	46.0	65	1
2014	KC	16	71	3,164	44.6	69	0
2015	KC	16	75	3,333	44.4	62	0
2016	KC	16	76	3,427	45.1	64	0
2017	KC	16	65	2,936	45.2	77	0
2018	KC	16	45	2,021	44.9	67	0
2019	KC	16	48	2,126	44.3	68	1
2020	PIT	5	20	861	43.0	59	0
	JAX	1	6	272	45.3	53	0
2021	ATL	6	23	1,096	47.7	66	0
	CLE	5	25	1,038	41.5	56	0
Career		255	1,198	53,660	44.8	81	5

Accomplishments

• Chiefs franchise record for longest punt (81 yards, 2007)
• Chiefs franchise record for games played by any position (238)
• Chiefs franchise record for seasons played (15, tied)
• Chiefs franchise record for punting yards (50,393)
• Chiefs franchise record for punts (1,124)
• Chiefs franchise record most punts downed inside of the 20 (483)

Personal life

Colquitt is married with five children. Colquitt comes from a family with a distinguished lineage of punters, including his father Craig, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1978 to 1984. His younger brother Britton also played for Tennessee, as did his uncle Jimmy. After winning Super Bowl LIV, Colquitt became the third member of his family to win a Super Bowl (Craig won XIII and XIV, Britton won 50 with the Broncos).

Colquitt is a Christian.

Colquitt is a co-founder of TeamSmile, an organization that offers free dental care to underserved children. Colquitt was picked to be the Chiefs nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2009 and 2018.

See also

• List of second-generation National Football League players

External links

• Шаблон:Twitter
• Tennessee Volunteers bio