OAKLAND, California -- Former Fort Valley State University Wildcat Marquette King, currently playing punter for the Oakland Raiders, is the current league leader in the NFL for punt average.
Through the first three games of the regular season, King, in his second season and first year as the Raiders starting punter, is averaging 50.7 yards on 12 punts this season.
In his last game, a 37-21 loss to the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, King averaged 52.5 yards on six punts and had a long of 66 yards. The Raiders play the Washington Redskins Sunday at home with a 4:25 p.m. kickoff time.
COURTESY SIAC.COM
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