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Colton Schmidt
American football player (born 1990)
Colton Schmidt (born October 27, 1990) is a former American football punter. He entered the National Football League (NFL) in 2013 when he signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played for the Buffalo Bills in four seasons.
Schmidt with the Bills in 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1990-10-27) October 27, 1990 (age 33) Bakersfield, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Liberty (Bakersfield, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | UC Davis | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
San Francisco 49ers
Schmidt signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent, following the 2013 NFL Draft, on July 15, 2013.[1] He was waived on August 2, but re-signed with the team on a three-year contract four days later.[1] He was cut by the team after the third preseason game of 2013.[2]
Cleveland Browns
Schmidt was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.[3] He did not make the roster and was waived by the team during final roster cuts.
Second stint with the 49ers
Schmidt was signed by the 49ers for the second time on January 7, 2014.[4] He was released by the team on August 26, 2014.[5]
Buffalo Bills
On August 30, 2014, Schmidt was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[6] Schmidt was signed to handle punting duties, while Jordan Gay was signed as a kickoff specialist.
On January 4, 2016, the Bills signed Schmidt to a contract extension.[7]
After initially not being tendered an offer as a restricted free agent after the 2016 season, on March 8, 2017, Schmidt re-signed with the Bills.[8]
On September 2, 2018, Schmidt was released by the Bills after the team claimed Corey Bojorquez off waivers.[9] He was re-signed by the Bills on October 31 after Bojorquez was placed on injured reserve.[10] On November 27, 2018, the Bills released Schmidt again to sign Matt Darr.[11]
Birmingham Iron
Schmidt signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football on January 9, 2019.[12] After a week 3 game against the Atlanta Legends where he averaged 49.2 gross yards on 5 punts, Schmidt was named the AAF special teams player of the week.[13] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[14]
Los Angeles Wildcats
In October 2019, Schmidt was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats in the 2020 XFL Draft's open phase.[15] He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the regular season on February 6, 2020.[16] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[17]
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 2014 | BUF | 16 | 86 | 3,692 | 3,326 | 67 | 42.9 | 38.7 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| 2015 | BUF | 16 | 82 | 3,802 | 3,384 | 65 | 46.4 | 41.3 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 2016 | BUF | 16 | 75 | 3,183 | 2,861 | 58 | 42.4 | 38.1 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2017 | BUF | 16 | 79 | 3,529 | 3,199 | 60 | 44.7 | 40.5 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 2018 | BUF | 3 | 16 | 676 | 540 | 55 | 42.3 | 33.8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 67 | 338 | 14,882 | 13,310 | 67 | 44.0 | 39.4 | 0 | 105 | 20 | |
Playoffs
- "49ers Sign Schmidt, Waive Martin". 49ers.com. August 6, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- "NFL Roster cuts: 49ers begin roster cuts". SBnation. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- "Browns Claim P Colton Schmidt, OLB Paul Hazel Off Waivers". SBnation.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- "49ERS REPORTEDLY SIGN SS D.J. CAMPBELL, AND P COLTON SCHMIDT TO RESERVE/FUTURE DEALS". Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- "49ers Cut Roster to 75". fox40.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- "Bills sign P Colton Schmidt". BuffaloBills.com. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- Jackson, Zac (January 4, 2016). "Bills extend four, sign seven to futures contracts". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- Brown, Chris (March 8, 2017). "Bills agree to terms with Colton Schmidt". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017.
- Brown, Chris (September 2, 2018). "Bills awarded claim for CB Ryan Lewis and P Corey Bojorquez". BuffaloBills.com.
- Brown, Chris (October 31, 2018). "Bills sign QB Matt Barkley, re-sign P Colton Schmidt". BuffaloBills.com.
- Brown, Chris (November 27, 2018). "Bills sign punter Matt Darr". BuffaloBills.com.
- "Birmingham Iron Daily Report". oursportscentral.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- "San Diego RB Ja'Quan Gardner, San Diego LB A.J. Tarpley and Birmingham P Colton Schmidt Earn Week Three Honors". oursportscentral.com. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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