Colby Wadman (born April 19, 1995) is an American football punter for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at University of California, Davis.

Colby Wadman
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Wadman with the Denver Broncos in 2019
No. 15 – Birmingham Stallions
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1995-04-19) April 19, 1995 (age 28)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks, California)
College:UC Davis (2013–2016)
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:143
Punting yards:6,369
Average punt:44.5
Longest punt:65
Inside 20:51
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years edit

Wadman attended and played high school football at Thousand Oaks High School.[1]

College career edit

Wadman attended and played college football at UC Davis.

Statistics edit

Year G Punts Yds Avg
2013 12 71 2,723 38.4
2014 11 54 2,282 42.3
2015 11 57 2,313 40.6
2016 11 62 2,677 43.2
Career 45 244 9,995 41

Professional career edit

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0+78 in
(1.85 m)
204 lb
(93 kg)
32 in
(0.81 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
30.0 in
(0.76 m)
9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
All values from Pro Day[2]

Oakland Raiders edit

On March 16, 2018, Wadman signed with the Oakland Raiders.[3] He was waived on May 11, 2018.[4]

Denver Broncos edit

On September 26, 2018, Wadman was signed to the practice squad of the Denver Broncos.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on October 6, 2018, following an injury to Marquette King.[6] In Week 5 of the 2018 season, he made his NFL debut and had eight punts for 329 net yards in the loss to the New York Jets.[7] Overall, in the 2018 season, he finished with 65 punts for 2,905 net yards for a 44.69 average.[8]

On April 23, 2020, Wadman was waived by the Broncos.[9]

San Francisco 49ers edit

On December 29, 2021, Wadman was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[10] He was released on January 3, 2022.

Birmingham Stallions (first stint) edit

Wadman was selected by the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL) in the 33rd round of the 2022 USFL draft.[11] He re-signed with the team on July 20, 2023,[12] but was released from his contract on August 7 to sign with an NFL team.[13]

Washington Commanders edit

On August 8, 2023, Wadman signed with the Washington Commanders.[14] He was released five days later.[15]

Birmingham Stallions (second stint) edit

Wadman re-signed with the Stallions on September 25, 2023.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ "Colby Wadman's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "2017 Draft Scout Colby Wadman, California-Davis NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Raiders Sign Punter Colby Wadman". Raiders.com. March 16, 2018. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Raiders Waive P Colby Wadman". Raiders.com. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Broncos sign punter Colby Wadman to practice squad". Broncos Wire. USA Today. September 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (October 6, 2018). "Broncos place King on IR, will release when healthy". NFL.com.
  7. ^ "Denver Broncos at New York Jets – October 7th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Colby Wadman 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  9. ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 23, 2020). "Broncos waive punters Colby Wadman, Trevor Daniel". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "49ers Announce a Series of Practice Squad Moves". 49ers.com. December 29, 2021.
  11. ^ Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News.
  12. ^ @USFLStallions (July 20, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @USFLStallions (August 8, 2023). "Contract Terminated/Signing with NFL Team" (Tweet). Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Selby, Zach (August 8, 2023). "Commanders sign S Joshua Kalu, P Colby Wadman". Commanders.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  15. ^ "Commanders sign TE Kaden Smith, release P Colby Wadman". Commanders.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  16. ^ @USFLStallions (September 26, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Twitter.

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