American football player (born 1953)
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Jeff West .
American football player
Jeff West Position: Punter Tight end Born: (1953-04-06 ) April 6, 1953 (age 71) Ravenna, Ohio , U.S.Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 212 lb (96 kg) High school: Ravenna (OH) College: Cincinnati NFL draft: 1975 / Round: 5 / Pick: 122
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR
Jeffrey Harold West (born April 6, 1953) is a former National Football League (NFL) punter and tight end from 1975 to 1985 for the St. Louis Cardinals , San Diego Chargers , and the Seattle Seahawks . Over ten seasons, he punted 621 times for 23,641 yards and a 38.1 average. He appeared in 7 playoff games punting 37 times for a 37.7 average. He currently ranks 5th in Seahawks franchise history for punting yardage.
NFL career statistics
Legend
Led the league
Bold
Career high
Regular season
Year
Team
Punting
GP
Punts
Yds
Net Yds
Lng
Avg
Net Avg
Blk
Ins20
TB
1975
STL
14
64
2,412
1,963
58
37.7
30.2
1
-
6
1976
SDG
6
38
1,548
1,225
57
40.7
32.2
0
9
5
1977
SDG
13
72
2,707
2,269
59
37.6
31.1
1
10
3
1978
SDG
16
73
2,720
2,204
59
37.3
29.4
2
22
8
1979
SDG
16
75
2,736
2,352
62
36.5
31.4
0
23
9
1981
SEA
15
66
2,578
2,385
56
39.1
36.1
0
16
2
1982
SEA
9
48
1,835
1,706
52
38.2
35.5
0
8
3
1983
SEA
16
79
3,118
2,733
56
39.5
34.6
0
25
10
1984
SEA
16
95
3,567
3,162
60
37.5
33.3
0
24
10
1985
SEA
2
11
420
311
52
38.2
28.3
0
0
3
Career
123
621
23,641
20,310
62
38.1
32.5
4
137
59
Playoffs
Year
Team
Punting
GP
Punts
Yds
Net Yds
Lng
Avg
Net Avg
Blk
Ins20
TB
1975
STL
1
6
256
-
53
42.7
-
0
-
0
1979
SDG
1
2
64
39
35
32.0
19.5
0
0
0
1983
SEA
3
12
437
394
47
36.4
32.8
0
2
0
1984
SEA
2
15
561
526
58
37.4
35.1
0
6
0
Career
7
35
1,318
959
58
37.7
27.4
0
8
0
References
"Jeff West" . National Football League. 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012 .
"Jeff West" . WWW.Pro-Football-Reference.com. 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024 .