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Punter, App State, 2009–12
Sam Martin
- Born
- Feb 27, 1990, in Fayetteville, Georgia
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Sam Martin played punter at App State (2009–12). The Detroit Lions took Martin in round 5, No. 165 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: Southern champions, 2009, 2010 and 2012
Punting
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by 12 games in 2009 (Sep 12 vs. McNeese; Sep 26 vs. Samford; Oct 3 at The Citadel; Oct 10 vs. North Carolina Central; Oct 17 at Wofford; Oct 24 vs. Georgia Southern; Oct 31 at Furman; Nov 7 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 14 at Elon; Nov 21 vs. Western Carolina; Nov 28 vs. South Carolina State; Dec 6 at Richmond) and 11 games in 2010 (Sep 4 at Chattanooga; Sep 11 vs. Jacksonville; Sep 18 vs. North Carolina Central; Sep 25 at Samford; Oct 9 vs. Elon; Oct 16 vs. The Citadel; Oct 23 at Western Carolina; Oct 30 vs. Furman; Nov 6 at Georgia Southern; Nov 13 vs. Wofford; Dec 4 vs. Western Illinois) and 11 games in 2011 (Sep 10 vs. North Carolina A&T; Sep 17 vs. Savannah State; Sep 24 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 1 at Wofford; Oct 15 at The Citadel; Oct 22 vs. Samford; Oct 29 vs. Georgia Southern; Nov 5 at Furman; Nov 12 vs. Western Carolina; Nov 19 at Elon; Dec 3 vs. Maine) and 11 games in 2012 (Sep 8 vs. Montana; Sep 15 vs. The Citadel; Sep 22 at Chattanooga; Sep 29 vs. Coastal Carolina; Oct 6 vs. Elon; Oct 13 at Samford; Oct 20 vs. Wofford; Oct 27 at Western Carolina; Nov 3 at Georgia Southern; Nov 10 vs. Furman; Dec 1 vs. Illinois State): the source has no box score for them.
Game by game
2012 App State 1 game, 6 punts, 45.2 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at East Carolina | L 13–35 | 6 | 271 | 53 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Montana; Sep 15 vs. The Citadel; Sep 22 at Chattanooga; Sep 29 vs. Coastal Carolina; Oct 6 vs. Elon; Oct 13 at Samford; Oct 20 vs. Wofford; Oct 27 at Western Carolina; Nov 3 at Georgia Southern; Nov 10 vs. Furman; Dec 1 vs. Illinois State, so those games are not listed.
2011 App State 1 game, 8 punts, 45.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Virginia Tech | L 13–66 | 8 | 360 | 59 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. North Carolina A&T; Sep 17 vs. Savannah State; Sep 24 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 1 at Wofford; Oct 15 at The Citadel; Oct 22 vs. Samford; Oct 29 vs. Georgia Southern; Nov 5 at Furman; Nov 12 vs. Western Carolina; Nov 19 at Elon; Dec 3 vs. Maine, so those games are not listed.
2010 App State 1 game, 6 punts, 45.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | at Florida | L 10–48 | 6 | 270 | 59 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 4 at Chattanooga; Sep 11 vs. Jacksonville; Sep 18 vs. North Carolina Central; Sep 25 at Samford; Oct 9 vs. Elon; Oct 16 vs. The Citadel; Oct 23 at Western Carolina; Oct 30 vs. Furman; Nov 6 at Georgia Southern; Nov 13 vs. Wofford; Dec 4 vs. Western Illinois, so those games are not listed.
2009 App State 1 game, 5 punts, 33.8 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atEast Carolina | L 24–29 | 5 | 169 | 48 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 12 vs. McNeese; Sep 26 vs. Samford; Oct 3 at The Citadel; Oct 10 vs. North Carolina Central; Oct 17 at Wofford; Oct 24 vs. Georgia Southern; Oct 31 at Furman; Nov 7 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 14 at Elon; Nov 21 vs. Western Carolina; Nov 28 vs. South Carolina State; Dec 6 at Richmond, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ |
| Weight | 206 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 8½″ |
| Wingspan | 72¼″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
14 seasons, 209 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 10 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Detroit Lions | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Carolina Panthers | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 209 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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