Forty young athletes from across the country will compete in the NFL PUNT, PASS & KICKNational Finals on Saturday, Jan. 12, in Atlanta during the weekend of the NFL Divisional Playoffs. A special on-field award presentation will air during the Atlanta Falcons-Seattle Seahawks NFC Divisional Playoff Sunday, Jan. 13 on FOX. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET.
Finalists will compete separately in five age divisions at the Falcons' team facility with the top scorer in each group crowned national champion. All participants launch two punts, two passes and two kicks with scores based on distance and accuracy. The best score from each activity is tabulated to determine the athlete's total. All youngsters advanced to the national finals through local, sectional and team championship competitions held throughout the NFL regular season. The top four scorers in each age group from across the country qualified as national finalists.
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick, which began in 1961, is celebrating its 51st anniversary. It is the nation's largest grassroots sports skills competition. NFL stars – including Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks TROY AIKMAN and DAN MARINO – competed in the Punt, Pass & Kick program as youngsters.
All participants and their guest are provided airfare, hotel accommodations and tickets to the Falcons-Seahawks NFC Divisional Playoff.
Finalists along with hometown and the NFL team that hosted their regional competition:
Boys 6-7
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Matiwos Rumley |
Hebron, Conn. |
New England Patriots |
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Omar Zachery |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
Atlanta Falcons |
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Parker Gwyn |
Lafayette, La. |
New Orleans Saints |
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Colten Sell |
Woodland Park, Colo. |
Denver Broncos |
Girls 6-7
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Ava Reuter |
Chippewa Falls, Wisc. |
Green Bay Packers |
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D'Mya Hill |
Lubbock, Texas |
Dallas Cowboys |
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Hayden Kurtz |
Peculiar, Mo. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
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Ava Stanchina |
Northfield, Minn. |
Minnesota Vikings |
Boys 8-9
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Tyler Jenson |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
Arizona Cardinals |
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Jaxxon Warren |
Flower Mound, Texas |
Dallas Cowboys |
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John Latimer |
Orlando, Fla. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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Nicholas Dunlap |
Birmingham, Ala. |
Tennessee Titans |
Girls 8-9
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Jayla Medeiros |
Kealakekua, Hawaii |
San Diego Chargers |
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Alayna Suprenand |
Fond du Lac, Wisc. |
Green Bay Packers |
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Breanna Norris |
Boise, Idaho |
Seattle Seahawks |
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Julia Kreutner |
Brandon, S.D. |
Minnesota Vikings |
Boys 10-11
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Joshua O'Neill |
Nutley, N.J. |
New York Giants |
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Mason Falslev |
Benson, Utah |
Denver Broncos |
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Garrett Shumski |
Mankato, Minn. |
Minnesota Vikings |
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Will Reichard |
Hoover, Ala. |
Atlanta Falcons |
Girls 10-11
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Madison Bradley |
Haddonfield, N.J. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
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Sophia Saucerman |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Indianapolis Colts |
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L. Jalissa Briggs |
Orem, Utah |
Denver Broncos |
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Eryn Puett |
Columbia, Mo. |
St. Louis Rams |
Boys 12-13
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Kolbe Muray |
Malta, Mont. |
Denver Broncos |
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Andrew Johns |
Buford, Ga. |
Atlanta Falcons |
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Garrett Elder |
Leesburg, Ind. |
Indianapolis Colts |
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Jack Noffke |
New London, Wisc. |
Green Bay Packers |
Girls 12-13
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Alisa Fallon |
Des Plaines, Ill. |
Chicago Bears |
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Kaylee Carlsen |
North Logan, Utah |
Denver Broncos |
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Madison Kandel |
Killbuck, Ohio |
Cleveland Browns |
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Kristina Lynch |
Granger, Ind. |
Indianapolis Colts |
Boys 14-15
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Bridger Beus |
Garland, Utah |
Denver Broncos |
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Matthew Talsky |
Florence, S.C. |
Carolina Panthers |
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Jay Small |
Hinton, Iowa |
Minnesota Vikings |
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Grant Steinborn |
Flushing, Mich. |
Detroit Lions |
Girls 14-15
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*Name * |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
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Sydney Palmer |
Pierre, S.D. |
Minnesota Vikings |
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Kayla Kline |
Mifflinburg, Pa. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
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Lalelei Mata'afa |
Lahaina, Hawaii |
San Diego Chargers |
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Rebecca Golderman |
Albany, N.Y. |
New York Giants |
NFL Punt, Pass and Kick is part of NFL Youth Football, which provides ways for children to play, watch and experience the game of football. For more information, visit www.NFLPPK.com. For other NFL PLAY 60 youth programs, visit www.NFLRUSH.com.
