Craig Colquitt Explained

Craig Colquitt
Number:	5
Position:	Punter
Birth Date:	June 9, 1954
Birth Place:	Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lbs:	182
High School:	Knoxville (TN) South
College:	Tennessee
Draftyear:	1978
Draftround:	3
Draftpick:	76
Pastteams:	Pittsburgh Steelers (–) Indianapolis Colts
Highlights:	2× Super Bowl champion (XIII, XIV) 2× First-team All-SEC (1976, 1977)
Statlabel1:	Punts
Statvalue1:	431
Statlabel2:	Punt yards
Statvalue2:	17,795
Statlabel3:	Longest punt
Statvalue3:	74
Pfr:	C/ColqCr20

Joseph Craig Colquitt (born June 9, 1954) is a former American football punter who spent eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–1981, 1983–1984) and Indianapolis Colts (1987).^[1] He was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft out of the University of Tennessee.^[2] He was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams with the Steelers in 1978 and 1979.^{[3] [4]}

Colquitt's nephew, Jimmy Colquitt,^[5] was a punter for the Seattle Seahawks in 1985.^[6] He is also the father of two former NFL punters, Dustin and Britton Colquitt.^[7] All four played college football at the University of Tennessee.^[8] Both his sons won Super Bowl rings, Britton with the Broncos and Dustin with the Chiefs.^[9] Craig was inducted into the Greater Knoxville Hall of Fame on July 16, 2009. Craig is the author of the children's book: "JoJo! What Happened To Your Hair?".^[10]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Punting
			Punts
	PIT	16	66	2,642	2,323	58	40.0	35.2	0	14	4
	PIT	16	68	2,733	2,297	61	40.2	33.8	0	19	8
	PIT	16	61	2,483	2,166	54	40.7	35.5	0	13	5
	PIT	16	84	3,641	2,963	74	43.3	35.3	0	25	16
	PIT	16	80	3,352	2,794	58	41.9	34.9	0	20	7
	PIT	16	70	2,883	2,432	62	41.2	34.7	0	21	5
	IND	1	2	61	54	33	30.5	18.0	1	0	0
Career		97	431	17,795	15,029	74	41.3	34.8	1	112	45

Playoffs

Year	Team	Punting
			Punts
	PIT	3	6	254	171	53	42.3	28.5	0	2	1
	PIT	3	7	297	265	66	42.4	37.9	0	4	1
	PIT	1	8	327	255	51	40.9	31.9	0	0	1
	PIT	2	5	216	187	49	43.2	31.2	1	0	0
Career		9	26	1,094	878	66	42.1	32.5	1	6	3

Notes and References

1. Web site: Craig Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
2. Web site: 1978 NFL Draft Listing . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
3. Web site: 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
4. Web site: 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
5. Web site: October 28, 2007 . Former Vol Colquitt Kicks In Huge Donation . December 22, 2021 . Elizabethton Star. Google News. Associated Press.
6. Web site: Jimmy Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . March 10, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
7. Web site: Longman . Jeré . February 1, 2014 . A Family of Punters Demonstrates the Heredity of Hang Time . March 10, 2024 . The New York Times . en-US.
8. Web site: November 13, 2010 . The Punting Colquitt Brothers Are Keeping Alive a Family Pedigree in the N.F.L. . September 30, 2022 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331 . Associated Press.
9. Web site: Toppmeyer . Blake . February 2, 2020 . How former Tennessee Vols, Bearden player Dustin Colquitt fared in Super Bowl . March 10, 2024 . Knoxville News Sentinel . en-US.
10. Web site: Harrop . Joanne Klimovich . June 16, 2018 . Grandson's question leads former Pittsburgh Steelers punter Craig Colquitt into the literary world . March 10, 2024 . TribLive.com.