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NFL All-Rookie Team 2020 - Special Teams
K Tyler Bass, P Tommy Townsend, RS Devin Duvernay & ST James Pierre
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Kicker might have been the toughest choice on this entire list, because Rodrigo Blankenship for a long time was the league’s leading scorer, being heavily relied on as part of a run and defense oriented team, but Bass has made the Bills a score from 60 yards in on field goals.
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Blankenship has a better percentage (86.5 compared to 82.4%), but he has only made one of his three attempts from 50+ yards, while Bass is four of six, and they have both missed two PATs, yet the Bills kicker has attempted an NFL second-highest 59. And he also handles all the kickoffs unlike the Colts standout, booming 70 percent of them through the end-zone.
At punter, there is not really a standout rookie like a Michael Dickson or Jamie Gillian in recent years, but Tommy Townsend has had a solid season replacing a long-time vet at that position for Kansas City. On 52 punts, he has averaged 45 gross yards, only had 15 of them returned and 20 times he pinned opponents inside the 20, plus he has completed a pass for a first down on a fake.
Duvernay finished top five in average yards per kick return (27.5) and was the first in the league to score on one this season (91 yards). The Ravens actually had another rookie in James Proche return the majority of punts, leaving Duvernay with just four attempts (46 yards), but he is highly capable of fielding either one and I like his strong build to break tackle to go along with his track speed.
None of these rookies really jumped off the screen to me watching tapes of every single game this season. Pierre led all first-year players with 11 special teams tackles and as undrafted free agent, he had to excel at that third of the game and he has only played 35 snaps on defense all year, with half of them coming in a meaningless week 17. He plays on the outside on both punt teams and serves in a safety role on kickoffs, only getting flagged twice altogether.
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