The Buffalo Bills went through three punters during the 2025 NFL season. Brad Robbins was released after one game due to general ineffectiveness, and then Cameron Johnston punted in three games before suffering a knee injury. Mitch Wishnowsky was Buffalo’s third and final punter, and he was relatively effective for the season.
Perhaps it was due to that uncertainty that Buffalo drafted a punter this year, selecting one in the seventh round to compete for the job. Could this rookie be a long-term solution?
Or, will he lose a punting competition to the incumbent veteran Buffalo retained?
In today’s edition of “91 players in 91 days,” we discuss one half of a two-man punting competition.
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Name: Tommy Doman Jr.
Number: 39
Position: P
Height/Weight: 6’4” 214 lbs.
Age: 23 (24 on 9/1/2026)
Experience/Draft: R; selected by Buffalo in the seventh round (No. 239 overall) of the 2026 NFL Draft
College: Florida
Acquired: Seventh-round draft choice
Financial situation (per Spotrac): Doman Jr.’s four-year rookie contract is worth $4,512,172 overall. Of that total, $132,172 is guaranteed. That number is also the dead cap figure Buffalo will carry if Doman Jr. is released. If the Bills keep him on the roster, Doman Jr.‘s cap hit is 918,043.
2025 Recap: In his first season in Gainesville, FL, Doman Jr. made Proo Football Focus’s All-SEC Team, averaging 44 yards per punt. Of his 50 attempts, 13 punts traveled at least 50 yards, 17 were fair-caught, and 17 were downed inside the 20-yard line. He did not have a punt blocked, and six of his punts went for touchbacks. He was an East-West Shrine Bowl participant, as well. He was invited to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, but he did not participate in any of the athletic measurement drills, choosing instead to showcase what he hopes to do on Sundays by participating in punting drills only.
Positional outlook: Doman Jr. is one of two punters on the roster. Veteran Mitch Wishnowsky is the other.
2026 Offseason: Doman Jr. is healthy and has participated in OTAs to date.
2026 Season outlook: It looks as if we’ll have a punting competition this summer, and given the low cap numbers of both men’s contracts, finances are not really going to be much of a factor in the battle. Wishnowsky’s cap hit for the 2026 season is just $1.25 million, and his dead cap number is $150,000 if he’s released by the Bills. As you can see above, those numbers aren’t far off from Doman Jr., so we very well may have a legit competition this summer.
Will the Bills go with a veteran who performed well last season in Wishnowsky, who averaged 45.3 yards per punt on 38 attempts? Or, will they give the young player a shot to win the gig? Doman Jr. also has experience as a kickoff specialist, something that could be of interest to the Bills as Tyler Bass works his way back from core muscle surgery that cost him the entire 2025 season.
How well Doman Jr. performs as a holder on kicks will also be a determining factor in whether or not he sticks with the team. He has plenty of experience—and he’s had plenty of success collegiately—so it will all come down to his performance this summer.
