Tom Tupa

Arizona Cardinals 68th pick

P ·

Ohio State · 1999–2002

220

Games

3,430

Pass Yards

Pass TD

INT

187

Rush Yards

Rush TD

Draft Details

Year

1988

Round

Round 3

Pick

68th overall

Team

Arizona Cardinals

Position

College

Ohio State

Tom Tupa Career Stats

1× Pro Bowl selection, 1× first-team All-Pro.
Primary starter for 1 season.
Ranks 3rd in the 1988 draft class in passing yards (3,430).

Career Totals

Games	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT Thrown	Rush Yds	Rush TD
220	3,430	12	25	187	1

Punting

Season	Team	G	Punts	Yds	In 20	Long
1999	NYJ	16	81	3,659	25	69
2000	NYJ	16	83	3,714	18	70
2001	NYJ	14	67	2,575	21	59
2002	TB	16	90	3,856	30	71
2003	TB	16	83	3,590	26	60
2004	WAS	16	103	4,544	29	61
Since 1999		94	507	21,938	149	71

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Tom Tupa is a former punter out of Ohio State, selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 68th overall pick (round 3) in the 1988 NFL Draft. He played 220 regular-season games from 1988 to 2004. From 1999 on, he played for the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. He was named to 1 Pro Bowl.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	Sacked	1D
1999	NYJ	2	6	11	165	2	0	3	4
2001	NYJ	1	1	1	9	0	0	0	1
2002	TB	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2002 POST	TB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	NYJ	2	6	11	165	2	0	3	4
2001	NYJ	1	1	1	9	0	0	0	1
2002	TB	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Career		5	7	13	174	2	1	3	5
Career		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		220	259	504	3,430	12	25	0	—

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	TD	Y/A	1D	FUM
1999	NYJ	2	2	8	0	4.0	0	0
2001	NYJ	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	TB	2	1	-9	0	-9.0	0	0
2002 POST	TB	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	1
1999	NYJ	2	2	8	0	4.0	0	0
2001	NYJ	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	TB	3	2	-9	0	-4.5	0	1
Career		5	3	-1	0	-0.3	0	0
Career		1	1	0	0	0.0	0	1
Career		220	—	187	1	—	—	—

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