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
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Matiwos Rumley
Hebron, Conn.
New England Patriots
Omar Zachery
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Atlanta Falcons
Parker Gwyn
Lafayette, La.
New Orleans Saints
Colten Sell
Woodland Park, Colo.
Denver Broncos
Girls 6-7
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Ava Reuter
Chippewa Falls, Wisc.
Green Bay Packers
D'Mya Hill
Lubbock, Texas
Dallas Cowboys
Hayden Kurtz
Peculiar, Mo.
Kansas City Chiefs
Ava Stanchina
Northfield, Minn.
Minnesota Vikings
Boys 8-9
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Tyler Jenson
Albuquerque, N.M.
Arizona Cardinals
Jaxxon Warren
Flower Mound, Texas
Dallas Cowboys
John Latimer
Orlando, Fla.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nicholas Dunlap
Birmingham, Ala.
Tennessee Titans
Girls 8-9
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Jayla Medeiros
Kealakekua, Hawaii
San Diego Chargers
Alayna Suprenand
Fond du Lac, Wisc.
Green Bay Packers
Breanna Norris
Boise, Idaho
Seattle Seahawks
Julia Kreutner
Brandon, S.D.
Minnesota Vikings
Boys 10-11
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Joshua O'Neill
Nutley, N.J.
New York Giants
Mason Falslev
Benson, Utah
Denver Broncos
Garrett Shumski
Mankato, Minn.
Minnesota Vikings
Will Reichard
Hoover, Ala.
Atlanta Falcons
Girls 10-11
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Madison Bradley
Haddonfield, N.J.
Philadelphia Eagles
Sophia Saucerman
Indianapolis, Ind.
Indianapolis Colts
L. Jalissa Briggs
Orem, Utah
Denver Broncos
Eryn Puett
Columbia, Mo.
St. Louis Rams
Boys 12-13
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Kolbe Muray
Malta, Mont.
Denver Broncos
Andrew Johns
Buford, Ga.
Atlanta Falcons
Garrett Elder
Leesburg, Ind.
Indianapolis Colts
Jack Noffke
New London, Wisc.
Green Bay Packers
Girls 12-13
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Alisa Fallon
Des Plaines, Ill.
Chicago Bears
Kaylee Carlsen
North Logan, Utah
Denver Broncos
Madison Kandel
Killbuck, Ohio
Cleveland Browns
Kristina Lynch
Granger, Ind.
Indianapolis Colts
Boys 14-15
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Bridger Beus
Garland, Utah
Denver Broncos
Matthew Talsky
Florence, S.C.
Carolina Panthers
Jay Small
Hinton, Iowa
Minnesota Vikings
Grant Steinborn
Flushing, Mich.
Detroit Lions
Girls 14-15
*Name *
Hometown
NFL team representing
Sydney Palmer
Pierre, S.D.
Minnesota Vikings
Kayla Kline
Mifflinburg, Pa.
Philadelphia Eagles
Lalelei Mata'afa
Lahaina, Hawaii
San Diego Chargers
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.
