Sterling Hofrichter

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Sterling Hofrichter
Sterling Hofrichter.jpg
Hofrichter with the Atlanta Falcons in 2020
Profile
Position Punter
Personal information
Born (1996-12-05) December 5, 1996 (age 29)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school Armwood (Seffner, Florida)
College Syracuse (2015–2019)
NFL draft 2020: 7th round, 228th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Punts62
Punting yards2,608
Average punt42.0
Longest punt57
Inside 2020
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Sterling Hofrichter (born December 5, 1996) is an American professional football punter. He previously played for the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Miami Dolphins. He played college football at Syracuse.

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Early life

Hofrichter attended and played high school football at Armwood High School in Seffner, Florida. [1]

College career

Playing at Syracuse from 2015–2019, Hofrichter mainly lined up at punter, but attempted four field goals and kicked off for two seasons. Over his collegiate career, he totaled 270 punts for 11,651 net yards for a 43.2 average [2] [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
5 ft 9+5⁄8 in
(1.77 m)		196 lb
(89 kg)		29+3⁄8 in
(0.75 m)		8+5⁄8 in
(0.22 m)
All values from NFL Combine [4] [5] [6]

Atlanta Falcons

Hofrichter was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round with the 228th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft. [7] On August 3, 2021, he was waived/injured by the Falcons and placed on injured reserve. [8] Hofrichter was released by Atlanta on August 26.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On December 14, 2021, Hofrichter was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [9] He was released by Tampa Bay on January 18, 2022. Hofrichter signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 31. [10] He was waived by the team on July 29. [11]

Miami Dolphins

On August 5, 2022, Hofrichter signed with the Miami Dolphins. [12] He was waived by the Dolphins on August 23. [13]

St. Louis BattleHawks

On November 18, 2022, Hofrichter was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. [14] He re-signed with the team on January 22, 2024, [15] and again on August 16. [16]

References

  1. ↑ Knight, Joey (July 18, 2019). "Sterling Hofrichter's journey: from Seffner to Syracuse to...Sundays?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Sterling Hofrichter". NFL.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sterling Hofrichter College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ Zierlein, Lance. "Sterling Hofrichter Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2020 Draft Scout Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons select Syracuse punter Sterling Hofrichter with the No. 228 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ Brown, Malik (April 25, 2020). "Falcons take Syracuse P/K Sterling Hofrichter 228th overall in the seventh round". SI.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ Deigton, John (August 3, 2021). "Falcons sign P Cameron Nizialek". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  9. ↑ Smith, Scott (December 14, 2021). "Bucs Place RB Giovani Bernard on I.R." Buccaneers.com.
  10. ↑ Smith, Scott (January 31, 2022). "Bucs Sign Five More to Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ Smith, Scott (July 29, 2022). "Bucs Sign TE Bug Howard". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Dolphins make roster moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 5, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Dolphins make roster moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 23, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  15. ↑ "The UFL Agrees to Terms with 61 Players". UFLBoard.com. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  16. ↑ @UFL_PR (August 16, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 17, 2024– via Twitter.
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