Tress Way is an American football punter for the Washington Commanders. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2013, however, he never played for the Bears. Tress was born, Tressler William Way on April 18, 1990, to parents Leo Way and Debra Way.
Tress’ father, Leo passed away at the age of 62. He has a brother, Cole Way who is a lawyer by profession. Cole graduated from the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor’s degree in Arts.
Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Way attended Union High School before joining the University of Oklahoma. He played as a kicker for some time in his college days, however, he switched to punter after an unsuccessful stint.
Way is a married man. He married Brianna Turang on July 5, 2014. Although many websites have mentioned the Ways have been married since 2013, we can confirm they tied the knot in July 2014. The NFL star himself revealed their wedding date in an Instagram post exactly a month after their wedding.
Tress and his spouse Brianna have a son together named Beau Way.
Brianna is the daughter of former Major League Baseball outfielder Brian Turang. She played softball and soccer at the University of Oklahoma.
Career Highlights
- Chicago Bears drafted Tress Way as an undrafted player after the 2013 NFL Draft.
- The Bears waived him in August 2013 but re-signed him for the 2014 offseason. However, he was again waived off in August 2014.
- Washington Redskins (now Commanders) claimed Tress off waivers on August 20, 2014, and he has been with them until now.
- Way became the starting punter for the Commanders in the 2014 season following the release of Robert Malone.
- He finished his rookie season with 77 punts, averaging 47.52 yards.
- Tress had a decent 2015 season in which he performed 70 punts for a 46.6 average.
- He became the special teams captain at the start of the 2015 season.
- Way played in all 16 games in the 2016 season and finished with 49 punts for a 45.08 average.
- He punted a total of 83 times for an average of 45.7 in the 2017 NFL season.
- Tress ended the 2018 season with 79 punts for a 45.33 average.
- He was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career after the 2019 season which he finished with 79 punts for a 49.61 average.
- Way hit 73 punts in the 16 games in the 2020 season.
- In the 2021 season, Tress recorded 61 punts for a 48.35 average.
- He was voted into the 2023 Pro Bowl after recording 83 punts with a 46.81 average in the 2022 season.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | GS | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | OOB | Dn | In 20 | TB | FC | RET | RetY | TD |
| 2014 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 0 | 77 | 3659 | 3122 | 77 | 47.5 | 40.6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 397 | 1 |
| 2015 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 0 | 70 | 3224 | 2826 | 64 | 46.1 | 40.4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 258 | 1 |
| 2016 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 0 | 49 | 2209 | 1907 | 61 | 45.1 | 38.9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 222 | 0 |
| 2017 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 0 | 83 | 3794 | 3239 | 64 | 45.7 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 6 | 26 | 39 | 435 | 1 |
| 2018 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 0 | 79 | 3581 | 3278 | 63 | 45.3 | 41.5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 303 | 1 |
| 2019 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 0 | 79 | 3919 | 3485 | 79 | 49.6 | 44.1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 354 | 0 |
| 2020 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 0 | 73 | 3504 | 3235 | 65 | 48 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 36 | 209 | 0 |
| 2021 | Washington Commanders | 16 | 0 | 60 | 2901 | 2524 | 66 | 48.4 | 42.1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 237 | 0 |
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 17 | 0 | 83 | 3885 | 3566 | 68 | 46.8 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 219 | 0 |
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1160 | 998 | 66 | 46.4 | 39.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 162 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 151 | 0 | 678 | 31836 | 28180 | 79 | 46.9 | 41.4 | 3 | 41 | 102 | 252 | 43 | 173 | 319 | 2796 | 4 |
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