Sam Martin stats

Panthers

Punter · #6

Age 36 · 6' 1" · 205 lbs

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Sam Martin recorded 1,120 passing yards and 46.7 yards per pass attempt in 7 games of 2026 for the Carolina Panthers. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
7
PUNTS · 24th
24
YDS
1,120
AVG
46.7
LNG
61
IN20 · 6th
14
TB
2
ATT
6

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (PUNTS: 4+ games; IN20: 4+ games, 20+ PUNTS) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PUNTS: Punts kicked.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.TB: Touchbacks — kicks that reached the end zone and came out to the 25.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.
2013DET16723,39947.272221032
2014DET16683,13846.17129530
2015DET16803,67946.06625343
2016DET16623,01048.56323335
2017DET10411,77943.46413614
2018DET16743,31044.76132429
2019DET16763,44545.36231729
2020DEN16653,04046.86919428
2021DEN17673,08346.06828324
2022BUF16452,14647.76716516
2023BUF17512,33445.87024319
2024BUF17542,52346.76525524
2025CAR17562,64247.26827324
2026CAR7241,12046.7611426

What the columns mean: PUNTS · LNG · IN20 · TB

Career regular season

GP
213
PUNTS
835
YDS
38,648
AVG
46.3
LNG
72
IN20
328
TB
63
ATT
353

Career Postseason

GP
9
PUNTS
28
YDS
1,332
AVG
47.6
LNG
58
IN20
13
TB
2
ATT
11

Per game

GP
7
PUNTS
3.4
YDS
160
AVG
46.7
LNG
61
IN20
2
TB
0.3
ATT
0.9

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PUNTS: Punts kicked.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.TB: Touchbacks — kicks that reached the end zone and came out to the 25.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.
2013DET164.5212.447.2721.40.62
2014DET164.3196.146.1711.80.31.9
2015DET165229.946.0661.60.22.7
2016DET163.9188.148.5631.40.22.2
2017DET104.1177.943.4641.30.61.4
2018DET164.6206.944.76120.31.8
2019DET164.8215.345.3621.90.41.8
2020DEN164.1190.046.8691.20.31.8
2021DEN173.9181.446.0681.60.21.4
2022BUF162.8134.147.76710.31
2023BUF173137.345.8701.40.21.1
2024BUF173.2148.446.7651.50.31.4
2025CAR173.3155.447.2681.60.21.4
2026CAR73.4160.046.76120.30.9

What the columns mean: PUNTS · LNG · IN20 · TB

Career regular season, Per game

GP
213
PUNTS
3.9
YDS
181.4
AVG
46.3
LNG
72
IN20
1.5
TB
0.3
ATT
1.7

Fantasy

GP
16
PPR
0.0
HALF
0.0
STD
0.0
PPG
0

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2013DET16-1.7-1.7-1.7-0.1
2014DET161.11.11.10.1
2020DEN160.00.00.00

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
48
PPR
-0.6
HALF
-0.6
STD
-0.6
PPG
0

Bio

Age
36 yearsFeb 27, 1990
Height
6' 1"
Weight
205 lbs
Experience
14 yearsDebut 2013
Birthplace
Fayetteville, GA
Draft
2013Rd 5, Pk 165
College
App State
Salary
$2 million2026

Latest performance

Sam Martin

Oct 29 · @ GB · L 27-19

PUNTS
4
YDS
195
AVG
48.8
LNG
52
IN20
2

Snap counts, 2026

29% of his club's special-teams snaps a game (57 in 7 games); 27% in week 8.

His special-teams snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %
1CHI1027%
2ATL1042%
3CLE726%
4DET930%
6PHI1034%
7TB417%
8GB727%

NFL snap counts, every player

Games

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Next

vs DENSun, Nov 08

vs DEN since 2015

4
GP
2
TB
7
ATT
165.4
NET
706
YDS
Most recent games
DateOpponentTBATTNETYDS
Thu, Oct 29atGBL 27-190247195
Sun, Oct 25vsTBL 43-130132.587
Sun, Oct 18atPHIW 25-141045225
Sun, Oct 04vsDETW 32-260044.7134
Sun, Sep 27atCLEL 21-180146139
Sun, Sep 20atATLW 34-30146.5193

What are Sam Martin's career stats?

Sam Martin has played 14 seasons for the Lions, the Broncos, the Bills and the Panthers. He has recorded 6 tackles. His best season so far is 2015: 3,679 passing yards and 46.0 yards per pass attempt.

Sam Martin college stats

Sam Martin played 4 seasons at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2009 to 2012).

scoring

Sam Martin's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2011Appalachian State Mountaineers00000024333
2012Appalachian State Mountaineers00000016737

kicking

Sam Martin's college kicking by season
FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.FGA: Shots taken from the floor, made or missed.FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2009Appalachian State Mountaineers-----------
2010Appalachian State Mountaineers-----------
2011Appalachian State Mountaineers3933.30-00-00-00-00-0024-2533
2012Appalachian State Mountaineers710700-00-00-00-00-0016-1737

punting

Sam Martin's college punting by season
AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.
2009Appalachian State Mountaineers5240742,080
2010Appalachian State Mountaineers6039.2632,354
2011Appalachian State Mountaineers5440.7692,196
2012Appalachian State Mountaineers6045.9682,755

returning

Sam Martin's college returning by season
YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2009Appalachian State Mountaineers000200000
2010Appalachian State Mountaineers000500000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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