Cameron Johnston

Cameron Johnston (born 24 February 1992) is an Australian professional American football punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He formerly played Australian rules football and was a member of the Melbourne Football Club in 2011. He has also played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, and New York Giants.

Early life and Australian rules career Johnston is from Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and attended high school at St Joseph's College. He played for the Geelong Falcons in the under-18 TAC Cup before being drafted to the Melbourne Football Club with the 63rd selection in the 2011 AFL rookie draft. A midfielder, Johnston spent the 2011 season playing for the Casey Scorpions, Melbourne's affiliate team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). However, he managed only six games for Casey's senior team, instead spending most of the season in the VFL reserves (a third-tier competition). Johnston was delisted by Melbourne at the season's end.

College career After failing at his AFL ambitions, Johnston signed up with ProKick Australia in 2012, an academy headed by Nathan Chapman for Australian players looking to pursue a career in the United States. As a freshman, Johnston led all Big Ten Conference punters with a 44.0 per punt average and ranked 16th-best nationally. He was named a second-team Freshman All-American by College Football News later that year. In his final three years at OSU, he was part of the 2014 national championship team, earned second and first-team honors in his junior and senior years respectively, and was named Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Punter of the Year. He also ranked academically in the Big Ten his final two years.

NFL career

Philadelphia Eagles

Johnston signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on 11 May 2017. He was waived on 2 September. Johnston signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on 3 January 2018.

On 1 September 2018, Johnston made the Eagles 53-man roster for the 2018 season. He made his NFL debut in the 2018 season opener against the Atlanta Falcons and had six punts for 313 net yards in the 18–12 victory. His first season as the team's starting punter ended with Johnston recording 61 total punts for 2,937 yards. His longest kick of the season was 68 yards and he punted within the 20 yard line 24 (39.34%).

The following season, Johnston punted 71 times for 3,292 yards. He led the league in punting yards (4,108) and total punts (88) during the 2021 season.

On 25 August 2023, Johnston pulled a calf muscle. The Texans signed undrafted rookie Ty Zentner to handle punting duties while Johnston recovered. On 31 August, Johnston was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on 7 October.

Pittsburgh Steelers On 19 March 2024, Johnston signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 1 and was placed on injured reserve on 10 September.

Johnston was released by the Steelers on 25 August 2025 after losing the starting punter job to Corliss Waitman.

Buffalo Bills On 9 September 2025, Johnston signed with the Buffalo Bills, replacing Brad Robbins, who was released after week 1. Johnston notably drew two crucial "roughing the kicker" penalties that proved pivotal in the Bills' wins over the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints in weeks 3 and 4, respectively, suffering an injury to his planting foot in the latter game. He was placed on injured reserve following the Saints game, with the Bills signing fellow Australian punter Mitch Wishnowsky to replace him. On 12 November, Johnston was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement.

New York Giants On 10 December 2025, Johnston signed with the New York Giants' practice squad, amid an injury to Jamie Gillan. He was released by the Giants on December 22.

Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint) On March 10, 2026, Johnston signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Career statistics NFL LegendLed the leagueBoldCareer high

Regular season Year Team GP Punting Punts Yds Lng Avg Blk Ins20 RetY 2018 PHI 16 61 2,937 68 48.1 0 24 194 2019 PHI 16 71 3,292 61 46.4 0 28 207 2020 PHI 16 71 3,318 66 46.7 1 26 2742021 HOU 17 88 4,108 69 46.7 0 37 3552022 HOU 17 88 4,229 67 48.1 0 37 4052023 HOU 13 66 3,145 74 47.7 0 30 1892024 PIT 1 2 103 58 51.5 0 1 28 2025 BUF 3 7 308 48 44.0 0 2 43 NYG 1 4 182 49 45.5 0 0 91 Career 100 458 21,622 74 47.2 1 133 1,786

Postseason Year Team GP Punting Punts Yds Lng Avg Blk Ins20 RetY2018 PHI 2 10 467 54 46.7 0 0 02019 PHI 1 3 136 46 45.3 0 0 02023 HOU 2 9 401 54 44.6 0 5 13 Career 4 22 1,004 54 45.6 0 5 13

College Year Team Punting 2013 Ohio State 13 49 2,156 44.0 71 0 2014 Ohio State 15 48 2,164 45.1 73 0 2015 Ohio State 13 58 2,549 43.9 67 1 2016 Ohio State 13 56 2,614 46.7 70 0 Career 54 211 9,483 44.9 73 1