John Hekker
John Robert Hekker
Born: February 8, 1990
Redmond, WA
Position: P
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 227
College: Oregon State
High School: Bothell (WA)
Career: 2012-2025
John Hekker played from 2012 to 2025 during his career with the Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans. Hekker punted 1041 times with a 46.8 yard average over his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 2012 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 158.3 | 2013 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | 2014 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 118.8 | 2015 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 47.9 | 2016 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 56.3 | 2017 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 104.9 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 63.5 | 2019 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 23 | 56.9 | 2021 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 79.2 | 2023 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 95.8 | 2024 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 193 | 7.4 | 1 | 3.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 23 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2012 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | -17 | -4.2 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 381 | 63.5 | 4 | 2019 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 457 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 2012 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 82 | 3756 | 45.8 | 68 | 2013 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 78 | 3609 | 46.3 | 64 | 2014 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 80 | 3721 | 46.5 | 61 | 2015 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 96 | 4601 | 47.9 | 68 | 2016 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 98 | 4680 | 47.8 | 78 | 2017 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 65 | 3113 | 47.9 | 70 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 43 | 1992 | 46.3 | 68 | 2019 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 66 | 3128 | 47.4 | 71 | 2020 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 68 | 3099 | 45.6 | 63 | 2021 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 51 | 2252 | 44.2 | 59 | 2022 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 81 | 3925 | 48.5 | 68 | 2023 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 82 | 3838 | 46.8 | 69 | 2024 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 73 | 3338 | 45.7 | 65 | 2025 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 78 | 3653 | 46.8 | 65 |
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| Totals | 1041 | 48705 | 46.8 | 78 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2012 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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| Totals | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2012 | NFL | St. Louis Rams | 16 | 0 | 2013 | NFL | St. Louis Rams | 16 | 0 | 2014 | NFL | St. Louis Rams | 16 | 0 | 2015 | NFL | St. Louis Rams | 16 | 0 | 2016 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 0 | 2017 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 0 | 2018 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 0 | 2019 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 0 | 2020 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 0 | 2021 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 0 | 2022 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 0 | 2023 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 0 | 2024 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 0 | 2025 | NFL | Tennessee Titans |
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Honors
2013 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2013 - Pro Football Focus All-NFL (1st Team )
2013 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team )
2014 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team )
2014 - Pro Football Focus All-NFL (1st Team)
2015 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team )
2015 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2016 - Pro Football Focus All-NFL (2nd Team)
2016 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2016 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2017 - Associated Press (1st Team)
2017 - Pro Football Writers (1st Team)
2018 - Associated Press (2nd Team)
2018 - Pro Football Focus (2nd Team)
2022 - Pro Football Writers All-Conference (1st Team)
