Sam Koch
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Samuel David Koch (born August 13, 1982) is an American football punter for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).
In the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, he was drafted by the Ravens.
He played college football at Nebraska.
He is known for inventing many punting variations.
Early years
Koch attended Seward High School in Seward, Nebraska, and served punter, kicker, tight end, offensive lineman, fullback, and linebacker for Coach Greg Welch and the football team. Koch played basketball, baseball, and soccer along with football.
College career
Koch joined the Nebraska football team, where he played punter, and was later promised a scholarship before the 2004 season. In 2002, he did not see game action as a redshirt freshman, but he served as the backup punter. Kyle Larson was backed up by him as a sophomore in 2003 but did not attempt a punt. After serving kickoff duties for 7 games in 2003, Koch was Nebraska's punter from 2004-05. He was selected to the 2005 Big 12 Commissioner's Spring and Fall Academic Honor Roll, as well as the 2005 Academic All-Big 12 squad. He had a career-punching average of 44.1 yards (with 56 kicks inside the 20th and a long of 84 yards). Koch, a senior, had the best campaign at his time in school history as he broke the single-season punting record with a 46.5-yard average in 2005. Kyle Larson, a former Bengals punter, had a 45.1 yards per punt in 2005, beating his previous record of 45.1 yards per punt. Koch's average was ranked second nationally, and Nebraska was ranked No. 6 in the national rankings, and he helped Nebraska beat Nebraska to No. 20. (39.9 avg.) The two national rankings in net punting have risen to their second position (39.9 avg.) He was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award as a senior. Koch had a 51.5-yard average on 8 punts against Michigan, with 5 punts over 50 yards per. In 8 of 11 games, he punted at least 1 punt of 50 yards or more, breaking the 48-yard record in every single game. He was the Huskers' kickoff specialist in the 2nd half of the season, and 18 of his 32 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks. Opponents had just ten returns totaling 165 yards in his final six games. He obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration in December 2005.
Professional career
In the sixth round (203rd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens selected Koch. He appeared in all 16 regular season games, punting 86 times for 3,695 yards and placing 30 of those inside the top 20 in the NFL in his rookie season. On September 10, he made his NFL debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Koch finished with 78 punts for 3,397 net yards in a 43.55 average in the 2007 season.
Koch led the NFL in punts over the ten yard line in the 2008 season. He made his first professional pass for nine yards against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16. He had 84 punts for 3,777 net yards on a 44.96 average over the season.
Koch made 73 punts for 3,188 net yards in 2009, a 43.67 average.
Koch, a restricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, agreed to his one-year, $1.545 million tender bid on March 27.
Koch had 82 punts for 3,530 net yards in the 2010 season, compared to a 43.05 average. In addition, he had a 13-yard pass in a Miami Dolphins game.
Koch was named to the 2010 All-Fundamentals Team by USA Football and the NFL Players Association, after a stellar 2010 season.
Koch had 73 punts for 3,393 net yards in 2011 for a 46.48 average.
In a Week 10 55–20 victory over the Oakland Raiders on November 11, 2012, Koch scored his first touchdown on a fake field goal for his first touchdown of the 2012 season. Koch was the play's holder. He finished the 2012 season with 83 punts for 3,911 yards for a 47.42 average. In Super Bowl XLVIII, the Ravens defeated the 49ers in their first championship appearance. Koch earned his first championship title. Koch made a key contribution to the final two plays of the Super Bowl, first scrambling in his own end zone to waste time off the clock before taking a break with four seconds remaining. On the next play, he converted a 60-yard free-kick, putting the 49ers well outside field goal range and allowing the clock to run out after the ball was fielded.
Koch finished with 90 punts for 4,138 net yards in a 45.98 average in the 2013 season.
Koch had 60 punts for 2,841 yards on a 47.35 average in the 2014 season.
Koch was re-signed by the Ravens on a five-year, $16.25 million contract, making him one of the NFL's highest-paid punter. He had 74 punts for 3,454 net yards on a 46.68 average during the 2015 season.
Koch was involved in a tactical play similar to his Super Bowl XLVII play at the end of the game in Week 12 of the 2016 season. With the Ravens leading 19–12 with 11 seconds remaining in the game on their own 23-yard line, Koch fielded the ball and ran back 23 yards to his own endzone, breaking the clock out and keeping the game on an intentional clock. The game was a success, and the Ravens defeated 19–14. He had 80 punts for 3,665 net yards in a 45.81 average in the 2016 season.
In Week 12 of the 2017 season, Koch delivered a 22-yard pass to Chris Moore on a false punt play, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Koch punched five times for an average of over 43 yards, with four punts landing inside the 20-yard line, his second AFC Special Teams Player of the Week this week. He had 84 punts for 3,765 net yards for a 44.82 average in the 2017 season.
Koch had 60 total punts for 2,842 net yards, which ranked third in the league, in the 2018 season.
Koch had 40 punts for 1,855 net yards in the 2019 season, a 46.38 average.
Koch signed a two-year deal with the Ravens through the 2022 season on March 18, 2020. He was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 30, 2020, and then activated on January 9, 2021.
When Justin Tucker failed to lead the NFL field goal in history on September 26, 2021, he tied for the longest field goal in history, kicking a 66-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Detroit Lions 19–17.
In his NFL career, Koch was 7/8 passing.
On May 19, 2022, Koch declared his retirement from football after 16 years with the Ravens.
Coaching career
Since retiring as a player, Koch will now work with the Ravens as a special teams advisor.