Dustin Colquitt
 At a game in Denver in November, 2010. |
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| No. 2 Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Punter | |
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| Date of birth: May 6, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| High School: Bearden High School Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Tennessee | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 99 | |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |
| Punts | 566 |
| Punt Yards | 25,117 |
| Punting Yard Average | 44.4 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Dustin Farr Colquitt (born May 6, 1982) is an American football punter for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and has played his entire pro career for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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[edit] Early years
He is from Knoxville, Tennessee and played high school football and soccer at Bearden High School in Knoxville.
[edit] College career
Colquitt accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and played for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2001 to 2004. As a junior in 2003, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. As a senior in 2004, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.
[edit] Professional career
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Colquitt in the third round (99th pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, and he has played for the Chiefs since 2005.
[edit] Personal
Colquitt comes from a family with a distinguished lineage of punters, including his father Craig, who won a pair of Super Bowl rings punting for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1978 to 1984. His younger brother Britton of the Denver Broncos also punted for Tennessee, as did his uncle Jimmy.[1] He has two sons, Brinkley and Colston, with wife Christia.
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