Tampa Bay Buccaneers punter Bradley Pinion

Bradley Alexander Pinion (born June 1, 1994) is an American football punter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft and played college football at Clemson.

Pinion was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round, 165th overall, of the 2015 NFL Draft. He was the only punter to be selected in the draft that year.

2015 season: Rookie year

In the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, Pinion had three punts for 140 net yards (46.67 average) in his NFL debut.

In Week 9, against the Atlanta Falcons, he recorded five punts for 241 net yards for a season-high 48.20 average.

In Week 13, against the Chicago Bears, he recorded 9 punts for a season-high 433 net yards (48.11 average).[23] Pinion recorded 91 punts for 3,969 net yards for a 43.62 average in his rookie season.

2016 season

Pinion began his second NFL season with very similar statistics in the first 3 games. In the season opener, against the Los Angeles Rams, he recorded seven punts for 319 net yards (45.57 average). In the next game, he recorded 7 punts for 318 net yards (45.43 average) against the Carolina Panthers. During Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks, he recorded 7 punts for 319 net yards.

In Week 5, against the Arizona Cardinals, he recorded 7 punts for 349 net yards for a season-high 49.86 average.  In Week 16, in the second divisional game against the Rams, Pinion recorded a season-high 9 punts for a season-high 372 net yards (41.33 average).

Pinion recorded 100 punts for 4,402 net yards for a 44.02 average in 2016. His 100 punts led the league in punting.

2017 season

Pinion and Robbie Gould in a game against the Washington Redskins

Pinion remained as the 49ers' punter going into his third professional season. In Week 4, against the Arizona Cardinals, he recorded seven punts for 351 net yards for a season-high 50.14 average.

In Week 8, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he recorded eight punts for a season-high 364 net yards (44.00 average).

 In Week 12, against the Seattle Seahawks, he recorded a season-high nine punts for 342 net yards (38.00 average). Pinion recorded a then career-low 75 punts for 3,255 net yards for a 43.4 average in 2017.

2018 season

During the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, Pinion recorded four punts for 174 yards. In Week 9, against the Oakland Raiders, Pinion recorded three punts for 164 net yards for a 54.7 average, including a season-long 64-yard punt. His performance against the Raiders earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Pinion recorded a career-low 68 punts for 2,973 net yards for a 43.7 average in 2018.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On March 13, 2019, Pinion signed a four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.