In 2009, the New Orleans Saints drafted Thomas Morstead out of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in the 5th round with the 164th overall pick. Morstead was the second punter taken in the draft, behind Kevin Huber.
Morstead finished the decade with a 92.4 rating from Pro Football Focus which uses its proprietary grading system to rate players by their respective positions. Pat McAfee was the only punter to finish ahead of Morstead, scoring a 95.3 rating.
"I wasn’t on the NFL 100 All-Time Team but I was on the Pro Football Focus All-Decade Team, I had no idea I was that good.