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PositionPunter

Experience4 years

Height6-1

Weight220

CollegeNebraska

High SchoolSeward (NE)

HometownSeward, Nebraska

Birthdate8/13/1982

Joined RavensDraft 6A (203rd), 2006

Joined NFL2006

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Games Played/Started: (2006, 16/0); (2007, 16/0); (2008, 16/0); (2009, 9/0) Total 56/0
Playoffs: (2006, 1/0) (2008, 3/0) Total 4/0
Accurate punter with outstanding leg strength
Entering 2009, Koch has booted 248 punts for 10,869 yards (43.8 average), with a long of 74, and has placed 84 inside the 20
Finished 6th in the NFL with a career-high 3,777 yards (84 punts) and was 5th in the league with a 39.9 net average
Koch also led the AFC and was 2nd in the NFL, placing a career-high 34 punts inside the 20
Also led the NFL with 18 punts inside the 10
Blasted a career-high and franchise-record 74-yard boot against Houston on 11/9/08
Koch’s 39.9 net and 45.0 gross punting averages in 2008 are single season Ravens records.

Re-signed with the Ravens (1-year contract) on 3/27/09
Was the 203rd selection (6th round) of the 2006 NFL Draft
Koch is the 1st-ever Raven drafted from Nebraska in franchise history.

2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Punted 7 times for 293 yards (41.9 avg.), placing 4 inside the 20 in the 16-0 win.
Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Booted 5 punts for 249 yards (49.8 avg.), placing 2 inside the 20, with a long of 57 against the Bengals.
Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Punted 4 times for 177 yards (44.3 avg.) with a long of 51 in the 30-7 victory.
Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Punted 7 times for 342 yards (48.9 avg.), including a long of 54 against the Vikings
Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Leads the NFL with 6 punts downed inside the 10...Booted 6 punts for 272 yards (45.3 avg.), placing 2 inside the 20 with a long of 60 against the Bengals.
Game 4 at NE (10/4): Punted 3 times for 139 yards (46.3 avg.), placing 3 inside the 20 against the Patriots.
Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Punted 4 times for 176 yards (44.0 avg.), placing 2 inside the 20, with a long of 48 in the 34-3 victory.
Game 2 at SD (9/20): Booted 4 punts for 166 yards (41.5 avg.), placing 3 inside the 20, with a long of 44 in the 31-26 win.
Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Punted twice for 87 yards, for a 43.5 avgerage, with a long of 56 in the 38-24 win...Koch also placed 1 punt inside the 20 and had 1 punt blocked (only his 2nd-career blocked punt in 250 attempts) against the Chiefs.
2008: Finished 6th in the NFL with a career-high 3,777 yards (84 punts), and was 5th in the league with a 39.9 net average
Koch also led the AFC and was 2nd in the NFL, placing a career-high 34 punts inside the 20
Also led the NFL with 18 punts inside the 10
His 39.9 net and 45.0 gross punting averages in 2008 are single-season Ravens records
Blasted a career-high and franchise record 74-yard boot against Houston on 11/9/08
Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors, punting 5 times for 261 yards (52.2 avg.), with a long of 61, and placed 2 inside the 20 in game 15 at Dal. (12/20)
Also carried the ball (1st-career rush) for 9 yards and a 1st down on 4th-and-6 on a fake FG from the Cowboys’ 22-yard line
Fake led to a TD 2 plays later
Booted 4 punts for 200 yards, a 50-yard per punt average, with a franchise-record and career-long 74-yard kick in game 9 at Hou. (11/9)
Blasted 3 punts for 177 yards for a career-high 59.0 yards per punt average, including a 67-yard boot in game 6 at Mia. (10/19)
Koch also saw action in all 3 postseason games, punting 20 times for 845 yards (42.3 avg.), with a long of 52.
2007: Punted 78 times for 3,397 yards for a 43.6 yard average
Koch also placed 20 kicks inside the 20 and added 1 special teams tackle on the year
Punted a career-high 10 times for 436 yards (43.6 average), with a long of 55 in game 8 at Pit. (11/5).
2006: Saw action in all 16 games, punting 86 times for 3,695 yards for a 43.0 average and placed 30 inside the 20 (4th most in the NFL)
Koch also finished the year tied (Donnie Jones, Mia.) with the 2nd-most punts downed inside the 10-yard line with 12 and tied for the 2nd-fewest TBs (3) in the NFL
Saw action in his 1st-career NFL game when he kicked off 6 times and booted 6 punts for 282 yards (47.0 avg.), including a long of 56, in the 27-0 victory in the season opener at TB (9/10).

A former walk-on, he received a scholarship at Nebraska before the start of the 2004 season
Played in 30 career games, 23 of which came as the Huskers’ No. 1 punter
He racked up a career-punting average of 44.1 yards (with 56 kicks inside the 20 and a long of 84 yards) to finish 3rd in school annals
As a senior in 2005, Koch put together the best campaign ever at his position in school history, breaking the single-season punting average mark with a 46.5-yard average
Koch’s average ranked 2nd nationally and helped Nebraska to a No. 2 national ranking in net punting (39.9 avg.)
Was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award and earned a 1st-team All-American nod by NationalChamps.net
Also a 1st-team All-Big 12 pick (Kansas City Star) and honorable mention All-Conference honoree by The Associated Press and Big 12 Coaches
Posted a stellar campaign by breaking Nebraska’s single-season punting average with a 46.5-yard mark, placing 29 boots inside the 20 and launching a long of 84 yards
Finished the year ranked 2nd nationally in punting average
Earned 1st-team All-America honors by NationalChamps.net and 1st-team All-Big 12 accolades (Kansas City Star)
In the Huskers’ 1st 3 contests, Koch booted 3 punts of 70 yards or more to become only the 2nd punter in school history with 3 kicks of 70 yards or more
Against Pitt (9/17), Koch delivered a career-long 84-yarder, the 2nd-longest punt in school history and the longest in Big 12 history
In his collegiate finale in the 2005 Alamo Bowl (12/28), Koch posted a 51.5-yard average on 8 punts against Michigan, including 5 50-plus yarders
Koch backed up Kyle Larson at punter as a sophomore in 2003, but did not attempt a punt
He was the Huskers’ KO specialist for the 2nd half of the season
Did not see game action as a redshirt freshman in 2002, but served as the backup punter
Redshirted as a freshman
He was named to the 2005 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12 squad and the 2005 Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring and Fall Academic Honor Roll
Earned a degree in business administration in Dec. of 2005.

A versatile athlete at Seward (NE) HS, Koch played LB, FB and TE along with taking on all the team’s kicking duties
He also played soccer, basketball and baseball
Sam took part in the Football 101 Festival when he signed autographs and participated in fan forums in Nov. 2006
In Sep. 2007, Koch, along with teammates, participated in the 15th Annual Golf Classic fundraiser to benefit Sarah's House, a facility that provides emergency shelter for Baltimore families
Koch also participated in Ravens annual Spring Football Festival where he signed autographs and spoke at fan forums in April, 2008
Earned the Ravens Roost No. 7’s annual Extra Effort Award for his on-field performance in 2008
Sam accepted the award at the annual banquet in Hagerstown, MD in April 2009
He and his wife, Nikki, were married in May 2005
The couple has 3 children, Ryan (10) and Braxtyn (4) and Kamdyn (2)
Full name: Sam David Koch (pronounced: COOK)

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