So sad: Jeff Okudah super star has been suspended today after facing..

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Johnston’s built a reputation as a reliable field-position changer in his six NFL seasons thus far. For his career, he averages 47.3 yards per punt and nets 42.2 yards per boot. He’s had 182 punts that pinned opponents inside their own 20-yard line, an average of 30.3 per season and 1.9 per game.

He led the league in total punt yards with the Houston Texans in 2021, but his best season numbers-wise is arguably his succeeding 2022 campaign when he averaged a career-best 48.1 yards per punt and landed a career-high 37 punts downed inside the 20.

For his NFL tenure, Johnston has seen 40.9% of his boots downed inside the 20 with just 6.3% reaching the end zone for touchbacks.

Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018, Johnston spent three seasons in Philly before landing in Houston for another three years.

Before his professional tenure, Johnston spent four seasons as Ohio State’s starting punter from 2013-16, averaging 44.9 yards per punt and serving as the booter for the Buckeyes’ 2014 national championship team. He landed first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2016.

The former Ohio State cornerback reportedly agreed to a one-year deal worth $4.75 million with the Houston Texans on Monday. The contract includes $2.5 million in guaranteed money, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, and comes with a maximum value of $6 million, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Okudah heads to Houston to join former Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud’s Texans after spending last year with the Atlanta Falcons. He was with the Falcons for just one season after they acquired him in a trade with the Detroit Lions, who sent him to Atlanta in exchange for a fifth-round pick.

The No. 3 overall selection in the 2020 NFL draft, Okudah did not perform up to expectations in Detroit, partially due to injuries as he missed time as a rookie with hamstring and core muscle injuries and all bu one game in his second year with a torn Achilles. Still, he has started 31 games in four NFL seasons and is only 25 years old, giving him the potential for his best football to still be in front of him.

A unanimous All-American in his final season as a Buckeye in 2019, Okudah allowed 32 catches for 494 yards with zero touchdowns and three pass breakups for the Falcons in 2023, according to Pro Football Focus.