Career
He posted college football at Tennessee and was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Colquitt is from Knoxville, Tennessee, and played high school football and soccer at Bearden High School in Knoxville. Colquitt accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and played for coach Philosophy Fulmer"s Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2001 to 2004.
As a junior in 2003, he was recognized as a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) selection, and a consensus first-team All-American.
As a senior in 2004, he again earned first-team All-Securities and Exchange Commission honors. The Kansas City Chiefs selected Colquitt in the third round (99th pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, and he has played for the Chiefs since 2005.
In the 2012 season, he had a punting average of 46.8, the highest he has ever had in a season. From 2005 to 2012, Colquitt had 657 career punts with a 44.7 yard average.
On March 5, 2013, Colquitt signed a 5-year contract worth $18.75 million, $8.9 of which is guaranteed, making him the NFL"s highest paid punter.