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New York Giants: Top 5 punter replacements for Brad Wing

By Henry Buggy

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 22: Brad Wing #9 of the New York Giants punts against the Seattle Seahawks during their game at MetLife Stadium on October 22, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 22: Brad Wing #9 of the New York Giants punts against the Seattle Seahawks during their game at MetLife Stadium on October 22, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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#5 – Johnny Townsend

NEW ORLEANS – JANUARY 01: A detailed picture of a Florida Gators helmet before the Gators take on the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisana Superdome on January 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS – JANUARY 01: A detailed picture of a Florida Gators helmet before the Gators take on the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisana Superdome on January 1, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

There are a few punters coming out of college worthing keeping an eye on.

Johnny Townsend is one of them. The Gators punter averaged an FBS-high 47.5-yards per punt in 2017 and is considered one of the top specialist in this year’s draft class.

The Giants will only have five draft selections after their trade for Alec Ogletree become finalized, but Townsend could potentially be available as an undrafted free agent.

Townsend and Alabama’s J.K Scott are borderline day three selections. In his senior year, Townsend earned second-team All-American honors and booted 27 punts over 50 yards.

Gettleman may be unlikely to use one of New York’s draft picks on a specialist, but he did take kicker Harrison Butker with Carolina’s seventh-round selection just last year.

For the Giants to take a punter like Townsend or Scott in the 2018 NFL Draft, it likely would require a trade back involving draft picks. There is one punter that could be worthy of New York’s day three selections. But we’ll get to him a little later.

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