AJCole
PP#6North Carolina State
6'4" • 220lbs • 30y/oDraft Eligibility:2019
- Overall Grade '18
- 73.7
- 24th/109 - Ps
- Punts '18
- 43
- 79th/109 - Ps
- Punt Net Avg. '18
- 38.3
- 57th/109 - Ps
AJ
Cole
P
#6
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North Carolina State
Summary Bio
Summary Bio
Last updated: 10/29/2026
AJ Cole was a punter for the Las Vegas Raiders who earned a 73.7 PFF punting grade in the 2018 season, 24th among 109 qualified punters. He punted 43 times with a net average of 38.3 yards per punt and a long of 64 yards.
Cole pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 20 times, reflecting his directional control. He averaged 3.93 seconds of hang time per punt.
His punts resulted in 4 touchbacks, 15 fair catches, 8 downed punts.
Career
Career
Teams
Year
Las Vegas Raiders
2019 - Present
North Carolina State Wolfpack
2015 - 2018
Honors
Honors
Honor
Year
AP first-team All-Pro
2021, 2023
Pro Bowl selection
2021, 2022, 2023
AP second-team All-Pro
2022
PFF second-team All-Pro
2022
PFF first-team All-Pro
2021
Special Teams POY
2021
PFF Grades
PFF Grades
2018
Regular
Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
PUNT
73.7
AVG
24th/109 Ps
KICKOFF
N/S
AVG
Not Enough Snaps
Highest Graded Games
Highest Graded Games
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
Lowest Graded Games
Lowest Graded Games
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
Grades by Game
Grades by Game
There's no Grades by Game data available for this player.
Season Stats
Season Stats
2018
Regular
Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
PUNTS
43
79th/109 Ps
PUNT NET AVG.
38.3
57th/109 Ps
LONG
64
50th/109 Ps
PINNED INSIDE THE 20
20
40th/109 Ps
Punting
View in Premium Stats
Rank
79
th
Punts
43
57
th
Punt Net Avg.
38.3
50
th
Long
64
40
th
Pinned Inside the 20
20
28
th
Return %
34.9%
85
th
Yards per Return
4.4
65
th
Touchbacks
4
28
th
Downed
8
3
rd
Out of Bounds
1
57
th
Fair Catches
15
32
nd
Hang Time Avg.
3.93
Kickoffs
View in Premium Stats
Rank
-
Kicks Returned
0
-
Kicks Returned %
0%
-
Yards per Return
0
-
Average Field Position
0
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