Each week leading up to the start of training camp, 49ers.com will assess the team's roster as we get closer to the season. In this installment, we're taking a look at the team's specialists.
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Heading into the 2024 season, the San Francisco 49ers specialist unit stands out for its consistency and experience.
Second-year kicker Jake Moody, drafted in 2023, showcased solid accuracy with an 84 percent field goal success rate and near-perfect extra points. Punter Mitch Wishnowsky, now in his sixth season and recognized as a Pro Bowl alternate multiple times, maintains a steady 45.7-yard average per punt. Taybor Pepper, entering his seventh season overall and fifth with the 49ers, provides reliable snapping for the team. Together, Moody, Wishnowsky and Pepper form a reliable trio crucial to the 49ers special teams effectiveness.
Position Breakdown
Kicker
- Jake Moody – 2nd Season
Punter
- Mitch Wishnowsky – 6th Season
Long Snapper
- Taybor Pepper – 7th Season
Specialists Breakdown
Moody is entering his second season with the 49ers. He was selected by the team in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
After playing in all 17 regular season games and all three postseason games with the 49ers in the 2023 season, Moody has connected on 21-of-25 field goal attempts (84 percent) and 60-of-61 extra point attempts (98.4 percent) for 123 total points. His longest field goal made is 57 yards.
Pepper is entering his fifth year with the 49ers. He originally entered the NFL after signing with the Green Bay Packers to a Reserve/Future contract in 2017.
Pepper joined the 49ers in 2020 and throughout his four-year career in The Bay, he has appeared in 63 regular season games, nine postseason contests and tallied two special teams tackles.
Wishnowsky is entering his sixth year in the league. The 49ers selected Wishnowsky in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
The punter ranks second in franchise history in yards per punt average (min. 100 punts) with a 45.2 average. Wishnowsky was named a Pro Bowl alternate in 2021, 2022 and 2024.
