Rigoberto Sanchez

Rigoberto Jovany Sanchez (born September 8, 1994) is an American football punter for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hawaii and was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Rigoberto Sanchez
Sanchez with the Indianapolis Colts in 2018
No. 8 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1994-09-08) September 8, 1994
Chico, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Hamilton Union
(Hamilton City, California)
College:Hawaii
Undrafted:2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Punts:242
Punt yards:10,952
Punt average:45.3
Inside 20:92
Longest punt:63
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Sanchez attended and played high school football at Hamilton Union High School in Hamilton City.[1]

College career

Sanchez initially played football for Butte Community College in Oroville, located roughly 30 miles southeast of Hamilton City before transferring to the University of Hawaii. While at Hawaii, Sanchez played on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[2] During the 2015 season, he punted 74 times for 3,335 net yards for a 45.1 average. He handled placekicking duties and converted 23 of 24 extra point attempts and 8 of 11 field goal attempts.[3] In 2016, he punted 70 times for 3,122 net yards for a 44.6 average. He converted 49 of 50 extra point attempts and all 13 field goal attempts.[4]

Collegiate statistics
Year School Conf Class Pos G Punts Yds Avg XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% Pts
2015 Hawaii MWC JR K 12 74 3,335 45.1 23 24 95.8 8 11 72.7 47
2016 Hawaii MWC SR PK 14 70 3,122 44.6 49 50 98.0 13 13 100.0 88
Career Hawaii 144 6,457 44.8 72 74 97.3 21 24 87.5 135

Professional career
Sanchez holding the ball for kicker Adam Vinatieri in a game against the Tennessee Titans in 2019

Sanchez was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017.[5] He won the Colts' starting punter job as a rookie after beating out veteran Jeff Locke.[6]

On September 10, 2017, Sanchez made his NFL debut in the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In the 46–9 loss, he punted six times for 302 total yards for a 50.30 average.[7] Overall, in his rookie season, he totaled 84 punts for 3,764 net yards for a 44.81 average.[8] In the 2018 season, he had 57 punts for 2,629 net yards for a 46.12 average.[9] In the 2019 season, he had 59 punts for 2,619 net yards for a 44.39 average.[10]

On June 4, 2019, Sanchez signed a four-year, $11.6 million contract extension with the Colts through the 2023 season.[11]

Personal life

Sanchez grew up playing soccer before joining his high school's football team.[12] He is of Mexican-American descent.[13]

On November 30, 2020 it was announced he would under go surgery the next day to have a cancerous tumor removed, he will miss an unspecified amount of time.[14]

References
  1. "Every NFL player from 2019 that played high school football in California - MaxPreps". MaxPreps.com. January 30, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. "Rigoberto Sanchez College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. "Rigoberto Sanchez 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. "Rigoberto Sanchez 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  5. Bowen, Kevin (May 4, 2017). "Who Are The Colts 18 Undrafted Free Agents In 2017?". Colts.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  6. Walker, Andrew (August 28, 2017). "Rookie Rigoberto Sanchez Wins Colts' Punter Competition". Indianapolis Colts. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  7. "Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Rams - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  8. "Rigoberto Sanchez 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  9. "Rigoberto Sanchez 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  10. "Rigoberto Sanchez 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  11. Hickey, Kevin (June 5, 2019). "Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez gets $11.6M in new extension". Colts Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  12. Holder, Stephen (September 30, 2017). "Colts Q&A: Rigoberto Sanchez, the accidental punter". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  13. Salgado, Gabe (November 10, 2017). "These Five Latino NFL Players Are Making Their Marks This Season". NBC News. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  14. Wells, Mike (November 30, 2020). "Indianapolis Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez to have cancerous tumor removed". ESPN.
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