AJ Cole

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent, May 6, 2019.

CAREER: Punter enters his eighth year with the Silver and Black, making the team after participating on a tryout basis at the team's rookie mini-camp in 2019…Last season (2025), punted 71 times for 3,379 yards (47.6 avg.) and downed 24 punts inside the 20-yard line…Also downed 12 punts inside the 10-yard line in 2025, tied for the fourth most in the NFL…Finished 2024 with 65 punts for 3,304 yards, establishing a single-season career-high 50.8 yards per punt, tied for the second-best mark in a single season in Raiders history (min. 50 punts)…Logged 17 punts of 60+ yards in 2024, the second most in the NFL and setting a new franchise record (since 2000)…In 2023, Cole finished with a league-leading 45.1 net punting average, the best average in a single season in Raiders history (since 1976), earning him his third-straight Pro Bowl appearance and an Associated Press first team All-Pro selection…Also ranked tied for second in the NFL in gross punting average in 2023 (50.4)…Logged 16 punts of 60-plus yards in 2023, passing Shane Lechler (14 in 2008 and 2011) for the most 60+ yard punts in a single season in Raiders history...In 2022, finished fourth in the NFL with a 48.9 gross punting average on 59 punts and was named to his second career Pro Bowl…In 2021, earned his first Pro Bowl selection after leading the NFL with a 50.0 yard average on 64 punts and placing 28 inside the 20-yard line…In 2020, appeared in all 16 contests for the second consecutive season and set a career high with an average of 40.1 net yards per punt…As a rookie in 2019, set rookie club records for punting average (46.0), net average (39.4) and punts downed inside the 20-yard line (33)…Career totals include 83 games played with 309 punts for 14,889 yards (48.2 avg.), a net average of 42.4 yards and 141 punts downed inside the 20-yard line with a long of 83 yards.

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent, May 6, 2019.

CAREER: Punter enters his eighth year with the Silver and Black, making the team after participating on a tryout basis at the team's rookie mini-camp in 2019…Last season (2025), punted 71 times for 3,379 yards (47.6 avg.) and downed 24 punts inside the 20-yard line…Also downed 12 punts inside the 10-yard line in 2025, tied for the fourth most in the NFL…Finished 2024 with 65 punts for 3,304 yards, establishing a single-season career-high 50.8 yards per punt, tied for the second-best mark in a single season in Raiders history (min. 50 punts)…Logged 17 punts of 60+ yards in 2024, the second most in the NFL and setting a new franchise record (since 2000)…In 2023, Cole finished with a league-leading 45.1 net punting average, the best average in a single season in Raiders history (since 1976), earning him his third-straight Pro Bowl appearance and an Associated Press first team All-Pro selection…Also ranked tied for second in the NFL in gross punting average in 2023 (50.4)…Logged 16 punts of 60-plus yards in 2023, passing Shane Lechler (14 in 2008 and 2011) for the most 60+ yard punts in a single season in Raiders history...In 2022, finished fourth in the NFL with a 48.9 gross punting average on 59 punts and was named to his second career Pro Bowl…In 2021, earned his first Pro Bowl selection after leading the NFL with a 50.0 yard average on 64 punts and placing 28 inside the 20-yard line…In 2020, appeared in all 16 contests for the second consecutive season and set a career high with an average of 40.1 net yards per punt…As a rookie in 2019, set rookie club records for punting average (46.0), net average (39.4) and punts downed inside the 20-yard line (33)…Career totals include 83 games played with 309 punts for 14,889 yards (48.2 avg.), a net average of 42.4 yards and 141 punts downed inside the 20-yard line with a long of 83 yards.

2025: Recorded 71 punts for 3,379 yards (47.6 avg.) and downed 24 punts inside the 20-yard line…Also downed 12 punts inside the 10-yard line in 2025, tied for the fourth most in the NFL…(9/7) at NE: Punted five times for 249 yards (49.8 avg.), including a long of 60 yards...(9/15) vs. LAC: Punted two times for 114 yards (57.0 avg.), including a long of 60 yards...(9/21) at Was.: Punted six times for 294 yards with a long of 56...(9/28) vs. Chi.: Punted once for 60 yards...(10/5) at Ind.: Left the game with a right ankle injury in the second quarter after his lone punt attempt was blocked...(10/12) vs. Ten.: Punted four times for 147 yards (41.8 avg.), including four punts downed inside the 20-yard line...(10/19) at KC: Punted six times for 283 yards (47.2 avg.), including three punts downed inside the 20-yard line...(11/2) vs. Jax.: Punted one time for 56 yards...(11/6) at Den.: Punted seven times for 299 yards (42.7 avg.) and downed three punts inside the 20-yard line...Also downed two punts inside the two-yard line, the first Raiders punter with multiple such punts in a game since Marquette King on November 6, 2016...Reached 68 punts downed inside the 10-yard line since entering the league in 2019 - tied for the third most in the NFL over that span...(11/17) vs. Dal.: Punted three times for 160 yards (53.3 avg.) and downed one punt inside the five yard line...Has now downed three punts inside the five-yard line this season, tied for the fourth most in the NFL...Reached 19 punts downed inside the five since 2019, tied for the ninth most in the NFL over that span...(11/23) vs. Cle.: Punted eight times for 374 yards (46.8 avg.) with a long of 56...(11/30) at LAC: Punted four times for 186 yards (46.5 avg.) with a long of 51...(12/7) vs. Den.: Punted three times for 143 yards (47.7 avg.), including along of 58 yards and downed two punts inside the 20-yard line...Notched his 59th career game with multiple punts downed inside the 20-yard line, the second most of such games in the NFL since 2019...Reached 186 punts downed inside the 20-yard line since 2019, the second most in the NFL over that span...(12/14) at Phi.: Punted five times for 223 total yards (44.6 avg.) with a long of 52...(12/21) at Hou.: Punted seven times for 293 yards (41.9) with a long of 52...(12/28) vs. NYG: Punted three times for 171 yards (57.0 avg.) and downed one punt inside the 20-yard line...Also notched a 63-yard punt, reaching 70 career punts of 60+ yards, the second most in the NFL since 2019…(1/4/26) vs. KC: Punted six times for 307 yards (51.2 avg.) and downed two punts inside the 20-yard line...Notched his 32nd career game with a punting average of 50.0 or better...His 32 games are the second most in the NFL since 2019 and rank 13th in the NFL since 2000...His 32 games are also the second most in Raiders history...Also notched his 61st career game with multiple punts downed inside the 20-yard line, tied for the second most in the NFL since 2019...His 61 games are also tied for the fifth most in the NFL since 2000 among players in their first 117 career games.

2024: Logged 65 punts for 3,304 yards, establishing a single-season career-high 50.8 yards per punt average. His 50.8 yards per punt average is tied for the second-best mark in a single season in Raiders history (min. 50 punts)…Posted 17 punts of 60+ yards in 2024, the second most in the NFL and passing his previous record of 16 punts of 60+ yards in a single season (2023), establishing a new franchise record (since 2000)… Also averaged 42.5 net yards per punt in 2024, the seventh best mark in the NFL among punters with 50+ punts…(9/8) at LAC: Punted five times for 265 yards (53.0 avg.), including a 62-yard punt...Downed three punts inside the 20-yard line...(9/15) at Bal.: Punted three times for 128 yards (42.7 avg.), with a 54 long...(9/22) vs. Car.: Punted five times for 261 yards (52.2 avg.), including three downed inside the 20-yard line and a 58-yard long...(9/29) vs. Cle.: Punted four times for 232 yards (58.0 avg.), including a 66-yard punt and a 67-yard punt...Downed two punts inside the 20-yard line...(10/6) at Den.: Punted five times for 267 yards (53.4 avg.) and downed two punts inside the 20-yard line...(10/13) vs. Pit.: Punted three times for 170 yards (56.7 avg.)...(10/20) at LAR: Punted four times, including one downed inside the 20, for a 47.5 average with a 56 long...(10/27) vs. KC: Punted two times for 128 yards and a 51.0 net average...(11/3) at Cin.: Punted five times for 280 yards (56.0 avg.) and downed three punts inside the 20-yard line...(11/17) at Mia.: Punted one time for 54 yards...(11/24) vs. Den.: Punted four times for 190 yards (47.5 avg.) and downed two punts inside the 20-yard line…He also completed a 34-yard pass to LB Divine Deablo on a fake punt in the second quarter for a first down, his first career completion and the longest completion by a punter in the NFL since Pat O'Donnell completed a 38-yard pass to Benny Cunningham for the Bears on October 9, 2017...(12/8) at TB: Punted four times for 177 yards (44.3 avg.) and a long of 51...(12/16) vs. Atl.: Punted five times (one blocked) for a total 159 yards and a 29.4 net average...(12/22) vs. Jac.: Punted six times for 285 yards (47.5 avg.), including one 60-yard punt and three punts downed inside the 20-yard line...(12/29) at NO: Punted four times for 198 yards (49.5 avg.), including a season-long 71-yard punt and two punts downed inside the 20-yard line...(1/5/25) vs. LAC: Punted three times for 180 yards (60.0 avg.), including a 62-yard punt and a 60-yard punt, along with two punts downed inside the 20-yard line.

2023: Led the league in net punting average (45.1), earning him his third-straight Pro Bowl appearance and garnering an Associated Press first team All-Pro selection… Also ranked tied for second in the NFL in gross punting average in 2023 (50.4)… Logged 16 punts of 60-plus yards in 2023, the second most in the NFL and passed Shane Lechler (14 in 2008 and 2011) for the most 60-plus yard punts in a single season in Raiders history…(9/10) at Den.: Totaled 49 yards on one punt...(9/17) at Buf.: Totaled 149 yards on three punts (49.7 avg.), placing two punts inside the 20 yard-yard line...(9/24) vs. Pit.: Punted five times for 262 yards (52.4 avg.)...(10/1) at LAC: Punted five times for 269 yards (53.8 avg.), including a long of 70 yards and three punts downed inside the 20-yard line...Now has 35 punts of 60+ yards since entering the league in 2019, tied for the most in the NFL over that span (Corey Bojorquez, 35)...(10/9) vs. GB: Punted four times for 189 yards (47.3 avg.), including a long of 55 yards and four punts downed inside the 20-yard line...(10/15) vs. NE: Totaled 103 yards on two punts (51.5 avg.) and had one punt downed inside the 20-yard line...(10/22) at Chi.: Punted twice for 82 yards (41.0 avg.) and downed both punts inside the 20-yard line...(10/30) at Det.: Punted five times for 242 yards (48.4 avg.) and downed two punts inside the 20-yard line...(11/5) vs. NYG: Punted five times for 318 yards (63.6 avg.) and downed one punt inside the 20-yard line...Averaged 63.6 yards per punt in the game, the highest single-game punting average in NFL history (min. four punts)...(11/12) vs. NYJ: Punted five times for 253 yards (50.6 avg.) and downed three punts inside the 20-yard line...Booted two punts over 60 yards...(11/19) at Mia.: Punted six times for 315 yards (52.5 avg.) and downed two punts inside the 20-yard line...Logged a 61-yard punt in the second quarter...(11/26) vs. KC: Punted three times for 117 yards (39.0 avg.) and a 51 long...(12/10) vs. Min.: Logged eight punts for 433 yards (54.1 avg.) with an 83 long and two touchbacks...His 83-yard punt is the longest punt in Raiders history and tied for the fourth longest punt in the NFL since 2000…(12/14) vs. LAC: Punted six times for 310 yards (51.7 avg.) with a 68-yard long and two touchbacks...(12/25) at KC: Punted six times for 271 yards (45.2 avg.),with three punts inside the 20-yard line and a 50-yard long...(12/31) at Ind.: Punted six times for a total 187 yards (37.4 avg.) and a 56 long...(1/7/24) vs. Den.: Punted four times for 234 yards (58.5 avg.) and downed one punt inside the 20-yard line.

2022: Earned his second Pro Bowl selection, finishing fourth in the NFL with a 48.9 gross punting average on 59 punts, while his 43.9 net punting average ranked fifth in the league (min. 50 attempts)….Downed 20.3 percent of his punts (12) inside the 10-yard line this season, the fifth-best percentage in the NFL…His five punts downed inside the 5-yard line (8.5 percent) ranked second in the league…(9/11) at LAC: Netted 106 yards (53 avg.) on two punts, downing one punt inside the 20-yard line, with a 56-yard long...(9/18) vs. Ari.: Totaled three punts for 161 yards (53.7 avg.) with a 66-yard long...(9/25) at Ten.: Recorded 144 yards (48.0 avg.) on three punts, placing two inside the 20-yard line...(10/2) vs. Den.: Totaled 215 yards on four punts, averaging 53.8 yards…(10/10) at KC.: Punted two times for 104 yards (52 avg.) with a 60-yard long...(10/23) vs. Hou.: Averaged 46.5 yards on two punts with a 50-yard long...(10/30) at NO: Punted five times for 229 yards (45.8 avg.) with a 54-yard long...(11/6) at Jac.: Totaled 196 yards on four punts (49.0 avg.), downing three inside the 20-yard line...(11/13) vs. Ind.: Netted 294 yards (53.4 avg.) on five punts with a season-high 67-yard long...(11/20) at Den.: Averaged 46.8 yards on four punts...(11/27) at Sea.: Totaled 91 yards on two punts with a 50-yard long...(12/4) vs. LAC: Averages 34.5 yards on four punts, downing two inside the 20-yard line...(12/8) at LAR: Punted three times for 148 yards (49.3 avg.) with a 64-yard long...(12/18) vs. NE: Punted a season-high seven times for 324 yards (46.3 avg.)…Downed two punts inside the 20-yard line…(12/24) at Pit.: Averages 41.6 yards on five punts...(1/1/23) vs. SF: Totaled 81 yards on two punts (40.5 avg.)…(1/7/23) vs. KC: Averaged 61.0 yards on two punts, downing one inside the 20-yard line.

2021: Earned his first Pro Bowl selection, averaging 50.0 yards on 64 punts and placing 28 inside the 20-yard line...Led the NFL with 50.0 yard average, which also ranked eighth in NFL history...(9/13) vs. Bal.: Averaged 52.7 yards, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...(9/19) at Pit.: Averaged 47.5 yards, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...(9/26) vs. Mia.: Averaged 54.0 yards, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...(10/4) at LAC: Averaged 51.2 yards and placed one punt inside the 20-yard line...(10/10) vs. Chi.: Averaged 56.0 yards in the contest...Also recorded a season-high three punts inside the 20-yard line...(10/17) at Den.: Averaged a career-high 57.0 yards, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...Recorded a 71-yard punt, marking the second-longest of his career...(10/24) vs. Phi.: Averaged 47.0 yards in the win, placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...(11/7) at NYG: Averaged 50.0 yards on the day...(11/14) vs. KC: Punted five times for 250 yards (50.0 avg.), placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...Added one tackle and one forced fumble...(11/21) vs. Cin.: Averaged 46.5 yards, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...(11/25) at Dal.: Averaged 48.6 yards, placing four punts inside the 20-yard line...(12/5) vs. Was.: Averaged 50.5 yards and placed two punts inside the 20-yard line...(12/12) at KC: Averaged 50.0 yards on three punts...(12/20) at Cle.: Averaged 44.3 yards in the win, placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...(12/26) vs. Den.: Averaged 42.5 yards on two punt, both of which were placed inside the 20-yard line...(1/2/22) at Ind.: Averaged 52.0 yards on two punts with one punt placed inside the 20-yard line...(1/9/22) vs. LAC: Averaged 45.3 yards on four punts in the win, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...Postseason: (1/15/22) at Cin.: Averaged 49.5 yards on two punts in is first postseason appearance.

2020: Played in 16 games and recorded 44 punts for 1,939 yards (44.1 avg.)...Finished tied for 16th in the NFL with 20 punts placed inside the 20-yard line, while his percentage of punts downed inside the 20-yard line (45.5 percent) ranked fourth in the league...His 133 opponent punt return yards allowed ranked seventh-fewest in the NFL...(9/13) at Car.: Punted three times for 127 yards (42.3 avg.) with a long of 52 yards...(9/21) vs. NO: Punted two times for 80 yards with a long of 44 yards...(9/27) at NE: Punted three times for 136 yards (45.3 avg.), placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...(10/4) vs. Buf.: Punted one time for 57 yards...(10/11) at KC: Punted two times for 106 yards (53.0 avg.), placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...(10/25) vs. TB: Punted three times for 121 yards (40.3 avg.), placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...(11/1) at Cle.: Punted one time for 56 yards, placing the punt inside the 20-yard line...(11/8) at LAC: Punted four times for 150 yards (37.5 avg.), placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...(11/15) vs. Den.: Punted four times for 174 yards (43.5 avg.), placing a season-high three punts inside the 20-yard line...(11/22) vs. KC: Punted two times for 73 yards (36.5 avg.), placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...(11/29) at Atl.: Punted a season-high five times for 243 yards (48.6 avg.) with a long of 63 yards...Tied his season-high by placing three punts inside the 20-yard line, while his 63-yard punt marked a new season-long...(12/6) at NYJ: Punted three times for 129 yards (43.0 avg.), placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...(12/13) vs. Ind.: Punted one time for 47 yards...(12/17) vs. LAC: Punted two times for 75 yards (37.5 avg.) with a 56-yard long...(12/26) vs. Mia.: Punted four times for 168 yards (42.0 avg.) with a 58-yard long, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...(1/3/21) at Den.: Punted four times for 199 yards (49.8 avg.), placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...His 49.8 average was his highest of the season in games with multiple punts.

2019: Played all 16 games in his rookie season and set rookie club records in punting average (46.0), net average (39.4 avg.) and punts downed inside the 20-yard line (33)...Totaled 67 punts for 3,081 yards…Led the league from Weeks 11-17 with 18 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, while his 33 total for the year tied P Shane Lechler for third-most in franchise history and ranked fifth in the NFL...Also booted a 74-yard punt, the third-longest punt in team history, sixth-longest by a rookie in NFL history and third-longest overall in 2019...(9/9) vs. Den.: Averaged 44.7 yards on three punts with a 52-yard long, placing one punt inside the 20-yard line in his NFL debut...(9/15) vs. KC: Totaled 264 yards on six punts for a 44-yard average and a long of 60 yards...(9/22) at Min.: Averaged a season-best 54.3 yards on four punts with a net average of 49.0 yards per punt...Tied a career-long with a 60-yarder, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line...(9/29) at Ind.: Punted five times for 253 yards (50.6 avg.) with a long of 59 yards, placing three punts inside the 20-yard line...(10/6) vs. Chi.: Averaged 42.5 yards on four punts, placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...(10/20) at GB: Punted two times for 106 yards (53.0 avg.) with a long of 59 yards, placing both punts inside the 20-yard line...(10/27) at Hou.: Punted six times for 292 yards (48.7 avg.) with a long of 57 yards, placing three punts inside the 20-yard line...(11/3) vs. Det.: Punted two times for 96 yards (48.0 avg.) with a long of 52 yards...(11/7) vs. LAC: Punted four times for 170 yards (42.5 avg.) with a long of 50 yards, placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...(11/17) vs. Cin.: Averaged 42.3 yards on five punts with a 50-yard long, placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...(11/24) at NYJ: Punted a career-high seven times for 315 yards (45.0 avg.) with a long of 57 yards, while placing four punts inside the 20-yard line...(12/1) at KC: Averaged 38.5 yards on two punts, placing one punt inside the 20-yard line...(12/8) vs. Ten.: Totaled 221 yards on five punts for a 44.2 average, placing four punts inside the 20-yard line...(12/15) vs. Jac.: Punted four times for 167 yards (41.8 avg.) with a long of 52 yards, placing three punts inside the 20-yard line...(12/22) at LAC: Punted five times for 259 yards (51.8 avg.) with a career long of 74 yards, placing three punts inside the 20-yard line...His 74-yard punt was the third-longest in the NFL this season and longest for Raiders players since Lechler's 76-yarder at KC on Dec. 24, 2011...(12/29) at Den.: Punted three times for 124 yards (41.3 avg.) with a long of 49 yards...Placed two punts inside the 20-yard line, tying Lechler for third-most punts inside the 20-yard line in a single season in franchise history (33).

COLLEGE: Four-year letterman at North Carolina State (2015-18), appearing in 52 career games...Finished collegiate career ranked second in program history in punting yards (9,288) and third in punts (220)…Also ranked third in the program record book with a 42.2-yard punting average…Had 89 career punts downed inside the 20-yard line…As a senior, punted 49 times for 2,076 yards (42.4 avg.), marking fourth-straight year eclipsing the 2,000-yard mark…Had 22 punts downed inside the 20-yard line…Semifinalist for the Wuerffel Trophy, presented annually to the player "who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement"…As a junior, averaged 43.7 yards per punt, which ranked fifth in the ACC and marked the fifth-best single-season average in program history…Totaled 54 punts for 2,358 yards and set a career best by notching 18 punts of 50-or-more yards…Had two punts of 60-plus yards…Named to the preseason watch list for the Ray Guy Award…Finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy…Named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team…CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-ACC selection…As a sophomore, punted 51 times for 2,104 yards (41.3 avg.)…As a freshman, set single-season personal standards in punts (66), yards (2,750), touchbacks (six), fair catches (25) and punts inside the 20-yard line (28)…Graduated with a degree in industrial engineering.

PERSONAL: Attended Woodward Academy in College Park, Ga. …As a senior, averaged 40.1 yards per punt and converted 7-of-9 FG attempts and 33-of-38 PAT attempts…Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Metro Team…Also named all-region and second-team all-state…Ranked as the No. 13 punter in the nation by Kohl's Kicking, the No. 5 kicker and No. 70 player in Georgia by Rivals.com and the No. 19 kicker in the nation by ESPN.com…Helped team to a 9-3 record and a quarterfinal appearance in the Georgia 3A playoffs…Also played tight end and defensive end.

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles – 1 in 2019, 1 in 2021. NFL Totals: 2.

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: PUNTING: Punts – 8, twice; last: 11/23/25 vs. Cle. Gross Average – 64.0, 10/27/24 vs. KC. Net average – 58.5, 1/7/23 vs KC. Punts inside 20 – four, seven times; last: 10/12/25 vs. Ten. Long – 83, 12/10/23 vs Min.