Brent Bowden Brent Michael Bowden ( born May 21 , 1987 ) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft . He played college football at Virginia Tech . Bowden has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and is currently playing for the Virginia Destroyers . Early years . Bowden was born on May 21 , 1987 in Huntsville , Alabama to Tim and Denise Bowden . His older brother , Chris Hall , was a punter for the Florida State Seminoles . His younger brother , Grant , is currently a punter at Liberty University . He attended Westfield High School in Fairfax County , Virginia where he lettered in football as a punter . In 2003 , his junior year , he averaged 40 yards per punt , with a net average of 38 yards , and a long of 64 yards for the Virginia Division 6 - AAA ( largest ) State Champions Westfield High School . He had seven punts that were downed inside the 20 - yard line and 11 punts that were fair caught . In 2004 , his senior year , he had 29 punts for an average of 44 yards and a net average of 37 yards . His longest punt was 58 yards and he had 16 of his punts downed inside the 20 - yard line , nine downed inside the 10 - yard line and five inside the 5 - yard line . Eight of his punts were fair catch es . He earned " Associated Press " and Virginia High School Coaches Association first - team all - state honors after his senior season . He was named first - team All - Concorde District , All - Northern Region and " The Washington Post " All - Met . Scout . com ranked him as high as the fourth - best high school punter in the nation at one point . College career . 2005 season . In 2005 , Bowden was redshirted and served as the backup punter behind Nic Schmitt . He dressed for all 13 games , but did not see any playing time . In the Maroon - White spring scrimmage , he punted three times for an average of 44 . 7 yards , a long of 48 yards and had one punt downed inside the 20 - yard line . 2006 season . In 2006 , Bowden dressed for every game in the season , but , like the previous season , did not play in any of them . He was the backup to Schmitt again at punter and was the backup holder on kicks . 2007 season . In 2007 , Bowden became the starting punter for the Hokies after Nic Schmitt graduated . In the season - opener against East Carolina , Bowden punted six times for an average of 42 . 3 yards per punt . He had a long of 52 , and four of his punts landed inside the 20 - yard line . Against LSU , Bowden punted eight times for an average of 40 . 1 yards per punt with four punts downed inside the 20 - yard line . He had a long of 44 . Against Ohio , Bowden punted seven times for an average of 41 . 3 yards per punt , with three landing inside the 20 - yard line . He had one punt that landed in the endzone for a touchback , and he had a long of 47 . In the September 22 game against William & Mary , Bowden punted eight times for an average of 43 . 1 yards per punt . He had a long of 52 and had three punts landed inside the 20 - yard line and one go into the endzone for a touchback . Against North Carolina , Bowden had seven punts for 302 yards and a 43 . 1 average , with one punt going 59 yards . He had one touchback and two punts that landed inside the 20 - yard line . Against Clemson on October 6 , Bowden punted eight times for a 46 . 4 average yards per punt . Two punts landed inside the 20 - yard line and three were touchbacks . In the October 25 game against Boston College , Bowden punted eight times for a 39 . 4 average with one touchback and three punts that landed inside the 20 - yard line . Against Georgia Tech , Bowden punted seven times for a 47 . 1 average and a punt that went 54 yards . Against the Virginia Cavaliers , Bowden punted four times for an average of 48 . 3 yards per punt with one punt that went 57 yards . In the ACC Championship Game against Boston College , Bowden punted seven times for a 46 . 3 punting average with two touchbacks , one punt that landed inside the 20 - yard line and one punt that went 54 yards . For 2007 Bowden started and played in all 14 games ( including ACC Championship and Bowl Game ) and tied the VT record for most punts in a year with 87 ( 42 . 6 gross , 36 . 8 net ) while Dunlevy had 1 punt , totaling 88 VT punts for the year ( 70 field punts 43 . 6 avg and 18 pooch punts 38 . 2 ) . Of the 88 punts 33 ( 37 % of kicks ) were punted Inside the 20 ( I20 ) with 28 downed I20 , 22 fair catches , 27 returns ( 207 yds ) , 6 out - of - bounds , and longest 59 yds . Bowden held for all FGs and PATs , 2008 season . For 2008 Bowden started and played all 14 games ( including ACC Championship and Bowl Game ) with 69 punts with a gross average of 40 . 4 yds . Bowden , as a directional punter , had 55 field punts averaging 42 . 2 yards while the 14 pooch punts averaged 33 . 2 yds , kicking from as close as the 35 yd line . He punted 27 ( 39 % of kicks ) I20 with 24 downed I20 , 23 returns ( 259 yds ) , 11 Fair Catches , 6 touchbacks , 11 out of bounds , and longest 57 yds . He held for all FGs and PATs . He played the year with a back strain . 2009 season . For 2009 Bowden started and played in all 13 games with 57 punts , 43 . 65 gross ( 46 . 4 field , 37 . 3 pooch ) , 37 . 2 net , punted 21 I20 ( 36 . 8 % ) , 20 downed I20 ( 36 . 1 % ) , 13 fair catches ( 22 . 8 % ) , 20 returns ( 172 yds ) , 10 out of bounds , and longest 60 yds . Bowden was named the first team All - ACC punter for 2009 with a 43 . 8 gross average . College career started and played 41 games in a row as punter and holder , 214 punts ( 170 field , 44 pooch ) , 9015 yards , 42 . 13 gross ( 43 . 62 field , 36 . 34 pooch ) , 36 . 88 net , 81 punted I20 ( 37 . 9 % ) and 72 downed I20 ( 33 . 65 % ) , 70 returns ( 466 yds ) , and 46 fair catches ( 21 . 5 % ) . Bowden played in the Texas vs . The Nation Game on February 6 , 2010 , averaging over 50 yards on 8 punts . Professional career . Pre - draft . Bowden was ranked as the second - best punter in the 2010 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout . com , and was projected to be drafted in the seventh round . He was invited to participate in the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Bowden was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round ( 172nd overall ) of the 2010 NFL Draft . He was signed to a four - year contract on June 16 , 2010 . He was released on September 6 to make room for Chris Bryan . Bowden was re - signed to the team ' s practice squad on September 8 , but was released on September 14 . Jacksonville Jaguars . On August 13 , 2011 , Bowden signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars . He was waived on August 25 . UFL Virginia Destroyers . Brent signed with the Virginia Destroyers September 2012 . In the first game against Las Vegas he averaged 48 . 5 yards on 4 punts with two Inside the 20 .