Sterling Hofrichter

Sterling Hofrichter (born December 5, 1996) is an American football punter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse.

Sterling Hofrichter
Hofrichter in 2020
No. 19 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-05) December 5, 1996
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Armwood High School
(Seffner, Florida)
College:Syracuse
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 228
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Punts:62
Punting yards:2,608
Average punt:42.0
Longest punt:57
Inside 20:20
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

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

Collegiate career

Playing at Syracuse from 2015–2019, Hofrichter mainly lined up at punter, but attempted four field goals and did kickoffs 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

Atlanta Falcons

Hofrichter was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round with the 228th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[4]

On August 3, 2021, Hofrichter was waived/injured by the Falcons and placed on injured reserve.[5] He was released on August 26, 2021.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On December 14, 2021, Hofrichter was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad.[6] He was released on January 18, 2022. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 31, 2022.[7]

References
  1. "Sterling Hofrichter's journey: from Seffner to Syracuse to...Sundays?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  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. Brown, Malik (April 25, 2020). "Falcons take Syracuse P/K Sterling Hofrichter 228th overall in the seventh round". SI.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. Deigton, John (August 3, 2021). "Falcons sign P Cameron Nizialek". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  6. Smith, Scott (December 14, 2021). "Bucs Place RB Giovani Bernard on I.R." Buccaneers.com.
  7. Smith, Scott (January 31, 2022). "Bucs Sign Five More to Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com.
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