Rochester Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

3 Adam Podlesh

Position: P
Height: 5-11
Weight: 198
Born: 1/1/1984
Hometown: Pittsford, NY
College: Maryland
Experience: 2nd Year

Second-year punter with strong leg and great directional kicking abilities … Finished rookie season with outstanding December and January performances … Finished rookie season ranked seventh in the AFC with a 36.9-yard net average with 14 punts downed inside the 20 and only two touchbacks … Played in all 16 games and both postseason games … Also serves as holder on placekicks … Was first punter taken in the 2007 draft and highest drafted punter in Jaguars history … Four-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer who finished with 43.1 career average … First Maryland player drafted by the Jaguars …

2007
Played in all 16 games and both postseason games at Pittsburgh and at New England … Ranked seventh in the AFCand 17th in the NFL with a 36.9-yard net average … Recorded 54 punts for a 41.6-yard gross average and a 36.9-yard net average with 14 punts inside the 20 and two touchbacks … Had a long punt of 76 yards and did not have a punt blocked … Had five punts for a 41.6-yard net average in the playoffs … 9/9 vs. TEN: In his first career game, punted five times for 211 yards with a 42.2-yard average (36.8 net) with a long of 49. Filled in on kickoff duties after pre-game injury to Josh Scobee … 10/7 at KC: Recorded great game after punting four times for 180 yards with a 45.0-yard average (45.0 net) with a career-long of 56. Had three In20 and no touchbacks. Had punts downed at the 3, 8, 5-yard line. All four punts came in the second half to help preserve the lead. … 10/28 at TB: Punted eight times for 364 yards with a 45.5-yard average (37.3 net) with a career-long 76 yarder. The 76-yard punt was the second longest in team history and the second-longest punt of the season in the NFL … 11/11 at TEN: Punted five times for 215 yards with a 43.0-yard average (34.2 net) with a long of 49. Had one In20 and one touchback. Rushed two times for minus-two yards. Ran a fake field goal in the third quarter for no gain and lost a fumble on a punt attempt in the fourth quarter. … 12/16 at PIT: Punted five times for 145 yards with a 29.0-yard average (26.6 net) with a long of 44. Had three In20 and no touchbacks … 12/23 vs. OAK: Punted four times for 201 yards with a 50.3-yard average (49.8 net) with a long of 57. Had two In20 and no touchbacks. … 1/5 at PIT: In the Wild-Card playoff game, punted four times for 200 yards with a 50.0-yard average (43.0 net) with a long of 54. Had one In20 and one touchback. 1/12 at NE: In the Divisional playoff game, punted once for 50 yards with a 36.0-yard net average.

COLLEGE
Was only four-time All-ACC selection in school history … Ranked fourth in school history with 216 punts for 9,314 yards (43.1 avg.), the second-best average in school history and ninth-best in ACC history … Ranked second in school history for career punting yards … Had 83 career punts downed inside the 20 (38 pct.), including 35 inside the 10 … Recorded career net yard average of 38.4 … Did not have a punt blocked in his career … Recipient of the team’s Terrapin Club Award, given to the player that gave the greatest career contribution to football … As a senior, punted 56 times for 2,400 yards (42.9 avg.) with 23 punts inside the 20, including nine inside the 10 … Second-team All-ACC selection and honorable mention All-America by Pro Football Weekly … Ranked 22nd in nation and second in ACC with 42.9 average … Semifinalist for Draddy Award, honoring the top student-athlete in the nation … Earned first-team Academic All-ACC honors … Graduated with a degree in marketing.

PERSONAL
Single … Resides in Pittsford, N.Y. … Attended Pittsford (N.Y.) Sutherland High … Three-year letterman in football as a punter, fullback and linebacker … Named first-team All-State as a scholar-athlete by the New York Coaches’ Association and earned All-Region honors from Super Prep … Earned first-team All-State honors as a senior punter from the New York State Writers Association … Also competed in track, posting the fastest 200-meter (21.58) and 400-meter times (50.5) in the state as a junior … Ran the third leg of the state title-winning 4×100 relay team in 2000 … Participated in and won the Laterra Links Celebrity Shootout at King and Bear in May of 2008 to benefit the St. Johns County Council on Aging … Supports and attends team-sponsored events including Food-Drive Kick-off and Jaguars Taste of the NFL dinner … Was inducted into the Rochester Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in June of 2008.