Sam Martin

MARTIN AT A GLANCE:

• An eighth-year player who has appeared in 107 career games with Detroit (2013-19) and Denver (2020), punting 478 times for 21,992 yards (46.0 avg. / 40.9 net) with 38 touchbacks and 178 punts inside the 20-yard line .
• Ranks fourth in net punting average (40.9) and gross punting average (46.0) while allowing the fifth fewest return yards (1,612) among punters that have played 100 games since 2013.
• Handled kickoff duties with the Lions, and he is one of two punters with at least 450 kickoffs combined in the last seven seasons (467 kickoffs for 30,307 yards and 259 touchbacks).
• Played all 16 games for Detroit in 2019, punting 76 times for 3,445 yards (43.3 avg. / 41.8 net) and seven touchbacks with 31 punts inside the 20-yard line.
• Set career highs in 2016 in both gross average (48.5) and net average (44.2) on 62 punts, ranking second and third in the league, respectively, in those categories.
• Punted 226 times for 9,397 yards (41.6 avg.) and was named Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week seven times at Appalachian State University.
• Became only the second specialist in school history to be selected in the NFL Draft (P Harold Alexander, Atl. - 1993).
• Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 30, 2020.
• Selected by the Lions in the fifth round (165th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

MARTIN AT A GLANCE:

• An eighth-year player who has appeared in 107 career games with Detroit (2013-19) and Denver (2020), punting 478 times for 21,992 yards (46.0 avg. / 40.9 net) with 38 touchbacks and 178 punts inside the 20-yard line .
• Ranks fourth in net punting average (40.9) and gross punting average (46.0) while allowing the fifth fewest return yards (1,612) among punters that have played 100 games since 2013.
• Handled kickoff duties with the Lions, and he is one of two punters with at least 450 kickoffs combined in the last seven seasons (467 kickoffs for 30,307 yards and 259 touchbacks).
• Played all 16 games for Detroit in 2019, punting 76 times for 3,445 yards (43.3 avg. / 41.8 net) and seven touchbacks with 31 punts inside the 20-yard line.
• Set career highs in 2016 in both gross average (48.5) and net average (44.2) on 62 punts, ranking second and third in the league, respectively, in those categories.
• Punted 226 times for 9,397 yards (41.6 avg.) and was named Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week seven times at Appalachian State University.
• Became only the second specialist in school history to be selected in the NFL Draft (P Harold Alexander, Atl. - 1993).
• Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 30, 2020.
• Selected by the Lions in the fifth round (165th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Detroit as a draft choice 5/10/13; Signed by Denver 3/24/20.

2020: Martin punted five times for a 46.4 average with three punts placed inside the 20 in his Broncos debut vs. Ten. (9/14)... His performance marked the first time in four seasons a Broncos punter averaged at least 46 yards per kick while placing at least three inside the 20-yard line.

2019: Martin punted 76 times for 3,445 yards (45.3 avg. / 41.8 net) with 31 punts inside the 20-yard line in 16 games played with Detroit... Punted eight times for 314 yards (39.3 avg. / 37.0 net) with four punts inside the 20-yard line at Ari. (9/8)... Collected 131 yards on three punts (43.7 avg. / 42.7 net) and made one special teams tackle vs. K.C. (9/29)... Recorded six punts for 243 yards (40.5 avg. / 39.0 net) with four punts inside the 20-yard line at Chi. (11/10)... Punted six times for 269 yards (44.8 avg. / 44.5 net) with four punts inside the 20-yard line vs. Dal. (11/17).

2018: Martin recorded 74 punts for 3,310 yards (44.7 avg. / 39.2 net) with 32 punts inside the 20-yard line in 16 games played... Punted five times for 211 yards (42.2 avg. / 39.4 net) with three punts inside the 20-yard line at S.F. (9/16)... Collected 228 yards on five punts (45.6 avg. / 45.2 net) with four punts inside the 20-yard line vs. G.B. (10/7)... Punted seven times for 317 yards (45.3 avg. / 41.6 net) with four punts inside the 20-yard line at Ari. (12/9)... Recorded 317 yards on seven punts (45.3 avg. / 40.9 net) with three punts inside the 20-yard line at Buf. (12/16).

2017: Martin punted 41 times for 1,779 yards (43.4 avg. / 37.6 net) with 13 punts inside the 20-yard line in 10 games played after spending the first six games of the season on the reserve/non-football injury list... Punted four times for 172 yards (43.0 avg. / 40.0 net) with three punts inside the 20-yard line at Chi. (11/19).

2016: Martin tallied 62 punts for 3,010 yards (48.5 avg. / 44.2 net) with 23 punts inside the 20-yard line in 16 regular season games played... Notched five punts for 232 yards (46.4 avg. / 45.4 net) with two punts inside the 20-yard line in Detroit's one postseason contest... Punted four times for 235 yards (58.5 avg. / 55.5 net) with two punts inside the 20-yard line and recorded seven kickoffs to earn NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors at Ind. (9/11)... Punted five times for 217 yards (43.4 avg. / 41.6 net) with all five punts falling inside the 20-yard line vs. Ten. (9/18)... Punted six times for 291 yards (48.5 avg. / 48.0 net) with three punts inside the 20-yard line vs. Jac. (11/20)... Punted five times for 232 yards (46.4 avg. / 45.4 net) with two punts inside the 20-yard line in Detroit's NFC Wild Card game at Sea. (1/7).

2015: Martin punted 80 times for 3,679 yards (46.0 avg. / 42.0 net) with 25 punts inside the 20-yard line in 16 games played... Punted five times for 176 yards (35.2 avg. / 35.2 net) with three punts inside the 20-yard line at S.D. (9/13)... Punted eight times for 367 yards (45.9 avg. / 38.1 net) with three punts inside the 20-yard line at Sea. (10/5)... Collected 297 yards on seven punts (42.4 avg. / 41.4 net) with four punts inside the 20-yard line at G.B. (11/15)... Recorded four punts for 184 yards (46.0 avg. / 45.3 net) and eight kickoffs to earn NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Phi. (11/26).

2014: Martin punted 68 times for 3,138 yards (46.1 avg. / 40.1 net) with 29 punts inside the 20-yard line in 16 regular season games played... Punted seven times for 330 yards (47.1 avg. / 44.3 net) with four punts inside the 20-yard line... Collected 213 yards on five punts (42.6 avg. / 39.6 net) with four punts inside the 20-yard line vs. N.O. (10/19)... Completed two passes for 27 yards (13.5 avg.) vs. Mia. (11/9)... Punted four times for 142 yards (35.5 avg. / 35.5 net) with one punt inside the 20-yard line in Detroit's NFC Wild Card game at Dal. (1/4).

2013: Selected by the Lions in the fifth round (165th overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft, Martin punted 72 times for 3,399 yards (47.2 avg. / 40.4 net) with 22 punts inside the 20-yard line in 16 games played... Punted six times for 315 yards (52.5 avg. / 40.7 net) and notched six kickoffs to earn NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors at Was. (9/22). Recorded five punts for 229 yards (45.8 avg. / 47.8 net) with three punts inside the 20-yard line at Cle. (10/13).

COLLEGE: Martin punted 226 times for 9,397 yards (41.6 avg.) during his career to rank third in Appalachian State history... Was named Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week seven times... Became only the second specialist in Appalachian State history to be selected in the NFL draft.

PERSONAL: Martin played only one year of high school football and was named all-county at Starr's Mill (Ga.) High School... Was a four-year soccer letterman and earned all-state soccer recognition as a junior... Launched the Sam Martin Foundation in 2016 to help improve the lives of children with mental and physical conditions as well as animal welfare... Sam Martin was born on Feb. 27, 1990 in Fayetteville, Ga.