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Tom Tupa

1× Pro Bowl1× All-Pro

Height6'4"

Weight225 lb

BornFeb 6, 1966

Age60

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 3, Pick 68 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Punting				Passing													Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1988	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	6	66.7%	49	0	0	0.0	0.0	8.2	8.2	—	91.7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	ARI	14	—	6	280	46.7	51	65	134	48.5%	973	3	9	2.2	6.7	7.3	4.7	0.3	52.2	14	15	75	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	ARI	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	ARI	11	—	—	—	—	—	165	315	52.4%	2,053	6	13	1.9	4.1	6.5	5.0	0.5	62.0	24	28	97	1	3.5	3.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	IND	3	—	—	—	—	—	17	33	51.5%	156	1	2	3.0	6.1	4.7	2.6	0.5	49.6	5	3	9	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CLE	16	—	80	3,211	40.1	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CLE	16	—	65	2,831	43.6	64	1	1	100.0%	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	25.0	25.0	—	118.8	0	1	9	0	9.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NE	16	—	63	2,739	43.5	62	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NE	16	—	78	3,569	45.8	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NE	16	—	74	3,294	44.5	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYJ	—	—	81	3,659	45.2	69	6	11	54.5%	165	2	0	18.2	0.0	15.0	18.6	—	139.2	3	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	-2.5	—	0	0
2000	—	NYJ	16	—	83	3,714	44.8	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NYJ	—	—	67	2,575	38.4	59	1	1	100.0%	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	—	104.2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.9	—	—	0	0
2002	—	TB	—	—	90	3,856	42.8	71	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	1	-9	0	-9.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.3	-2.9	—	0	0
2003	—	TB	16	—	83	3,590	43.2	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	WAS	16	—	103	4,544	44.1	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	173	—	873	37,862	43.4	73	259	504	51.4%	3,430	12	25	2.4	5.0	6.8	5.0	0.5	60.5	47	53	187	1	3.5	1.9	0	0.0	0	-2.3	-5.4	—	0	0

Career EPA-7.7·-2 passing · -5 rushing·-2.6/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1988	22	ARI	2	—	4	6	66.7%	49	0	0	0.0	0.0	8.2	8.2	—	91.7	1	—
1989	23	ARI	14	—	65	134	48.5%	973	3	9	2.2	6.7	7.3	4.7	0.3	52.2	14	11.1
1991	25	ARI	11	—	165	315	52.4%	2,053	6	13	1.9	4.1	6.5	5.0	0.5	62.0	24	—
1992	26	IND	3	—	17	33	51.5%	156	1	2	3.0	6.1	4.7	2.6	0.5	49.6	5	—
1995	29	CLE	16	—	1	1	100.0%	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	25.0	25.0	—	118.8	0	7.6
1996	30	NE	16	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	5
1999	33	NYJ	2	—	6	11	54.5%	165	2	0	18.2	0.0	15.0	18.6	—	139.2	3	—
2001	35	NYJ	1	—	1	1	100.0%	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	—	104.2	0	—
2002	36	TB	2	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			67		259	504	51.4%	3,430	12	25	2.4	5.0	6.8	—	—	60.5	47	65.9

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1989	23	ARI	14	—	15	75	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1990	24	ARI	15	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—
1991	25	ARI	11	—	28	97	1	3.5	3.6	—	—	—
1992	26	IND	3	—	3	9	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—
1994	28	CLE	16	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1995	29	CLE	16	—	1	9	0	9.0	0.0	—	—	—
1998	32	NE	16	—	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1999	33	NYJ	2	—	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2002	36	TB	2	—	1	-9	0	-9.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			95		53	187	1	3.5	—	0	—	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	33	—	—	—	0.1	-2.5	—
2001	35	—	—	—	2.9	—	—
2002	36	—	—	—	-5.3	-2.9	—
Career					—	—	—

Punting

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng
1989	23	ARI	14	—	6	280	46.7	51
1994	28	CLE	16	—	80	3,211	40.1	65
1995	29	CLE	16	—	65	2,831	43.6	64
1996	30	NE	16	—	63	2,739	43.5	62
1997	31	NE	16	—	78	3,569	45.8	73
1998	32	NE	16	—	74	3,294	44.5	64
1999	33	NYJ	—	—	81	3,659	45.2	69
2000	34	NYJ	16	—	83	3,714	44.8	70
2001	35	NYJ	—	—	67	2,575	38.4	59
2002	36	TB	—	—	90	3,856	42.8	71
2003	37	TB	16	—	83	3,590	43.2	60
2004	38	WAS	16	—	103	4,544	44.1	61
Career			142		873	37,862	—	73

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Passing Yards leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-2.56 EPA/season over 3 seasons49

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45.

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-3.0

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1988 Draft Class· this player went #68

#47Fred StricklandLB #49Brian BladesWR #52Brett PerrimanWR #53Lars TateRB #60Quinn EarlyWR #61Keith WoodsideRB #65Bernard FordWR #66Mike OliphantRB #72Greg MontgomeryP #73Ferrell EdmundsTE #74James HastyDB #75Tommy KaneWR #76Chris ChandlerQB #77Van WaitersLB #80Bill RomanowskiOLB #97Sammy MartinWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tom opened the New England Patriots Specialists lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Adam Vinatieri (1996–2005).

Tom Tupa 1996–1998Adam Vinatieri 1996–2005Josh Miller 2004–2006Stephen Gostkowski 2006–2019Ryan Allen 2013–2018Jake Bailey 2019–2022

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined TB (from NYJ)
2002final season
Last recorded season with TB
1999team change
Joined NYJ (from NE)
1996team change
Joined NE (from CLE)
1994team change
Joined CLE (from IND)
1992team change
Joined IND (from ARI)
1988draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 3, Pick 68

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 225 lb

Frame

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Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 16 seasons.

73%

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

Punting

All-Time Standing

Postseason Career

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #68

Franchise Succession

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

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