It was unexpected to see 2 punters off the board priorto the end of the 4th round throughout Saturday’s Day 3 of the 2022 NFL draft, something that’s just tookplace 3 times because 1993.
But it was even more unexpected that Matt Araiza wasn’t amongst them.
The previous San Diego State standout took the college football world by storm with his traditionally flourishing punts, winning the Ray Guy Award as the country’s top punter for the 2021 season. His wait was longer than some anticipated, however it lastly came to an end throughout the 6th round.
Araiza was picked by the Buffalo Bills with the No. 180 choose, and he’ll signupwith one of the leading groups in the AFC.
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Araiza set an FBS record with an incredible 51.4 backyards per punt, and he had 6 punts of over 70 backyards, consistingof a career-long 86-yarder. No other punter in the coun