Age
36
Feb 27, 1990
Sam Martin
#6
DET · 2013–2019→DEN · 2020–2021→BUF · 2022–2024→CAR · 2025–presentACT
SamMartin#6P
2025 Season
Latest productionPunts
56
2025
Gross Avg
47.2
yards / punt
Net Avg
40.5
net / punt
IN20%
48%
27/56
TB%
5%
3/56
Return%
43%
24/56
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2009 — Present · Includes honors2025–
Carolina Panthers · Punter
P · 18 active weeks
NFL
2022–2024
Buffalo Bills · Punter
P · 58 active weeks
NFL
2020–2021
Denver Broncos · Punter
P · 34 active weeks
NFL
2013–2019
Detroit Lions · Punter
P · 111 active weeks
NFL
2009–2012
App State · Special Teams
NCAA
Draft Profile
2013 DraftSelection
Round 5, Pick 165
#165 overall by Detroit Lions
TeamDET
Overall#165
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaAll-Pro Reels. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.