Ravens Work Out Elon's Jeff Yurk, Two-Time FCS All-American Punter

The Baltimore Ravens gave Elon punter Jeff Yurk a private workout on April 1, a direct consequence of the Jordan Stout vacancy created when Stout followed John Harbaugh to New York on a three-year, $12.3 million deal this spring.

Yurk arrives in Baltimore's orbit carrying credentials well beyond a typical FCS audition. He is the FCS all-time leader in career yards per punt, a two-time first-team All-American who averaged 48.33 yards on 52 attempts in 2025, with a long of 74 yards and 17 punts downed inside the 20-yard line. In 2024, he led the entire FCS at 47.9 yards per punt, a figure that ranked third nationally across all three NCAA divisions, with 26 of his 60 punts reaching 50 yards or better.

Those numbers matter against the Ravens' recent baseline. Stout earned Pro Bowl recognition after leading the NFL with a 44.9 net punting average in 2025, and his directional control gave Baltimore's coverage units a structural field-position edge in close games. Net average runs significantly below gross, meaning Yurk's 48.33 gross mark is the kind of raw production that projects favorably when matched against professional hang-time and placement expectations.

At 6-foot-2 and 222 pounds, Yurk carries the physical profile that NFL personnel departments prefer at punter. Baltimore's standard under Sam Koch, who held the job for 15 seasons before Stout arrived, was built on landing punts inside the 20 and limiting returns. Yurk's inside-the-20 output in 2025 and his sustained 50-plus-yard efficiency across multiple seasons indicate he operates within that framework.

The workout landed three weeks before the NFL Draft, placing Yurk squarely in the final pre-draft evaluation window. An offseason camp invite or priority free-agent deal are the most immediate outcomes. Whether his operation, hold consistency, and technical precision hold up under NFL conditions is the only remaining variable. His FCS production says the leg is there.