Pat McAfee - Punter

6-1, 220 West Virginia 0 years in the NFL D7a-09 DOB: 05/02/1987

Pick was obtained from Philadelphia for D6-10.

2009:  Saw action in 16 games, while performing punting, kickoff and holding duties…was 64-44.3, with 37.8 net average and 21 inside 20 and six touchbacks, also had 21 TBs on 80 kickoffs…had four special teams tackles…2,837 punt yards is most in franchise history for a rookie and 64 punts ranks as second-most by rookie in franchise history (72, Cotton Davidson 1954), also 44.3 punt average is 3rd-highest in franchise history…11 games of 40.0+ punt average is t-8th in franchise history and ranks sixth on all-time 40.0+-Colts games (with min. of three punts)…was 2-44.0 punting with both kicks inside the 10, including one downed at the one-yard line, vs. Jacksonville 9/13 in first NFL appearance…was 3-48.3 punting at Miami 9/21…was 4-42.0 punting at Arizona 9/27…was 2-40.5 punting and had one special team tackle vs. Seattle 10/4…was 4-49.3 punting at Tennessee 10/11…was 4-41.8 punting with two inside 20 at St. Louis 10/25…was 7-46.3 punting with career long of 60 vs. San Francisco 11/1...was 3-32.7 punting with three inside 20 and had one special teams tackle vs. Houston 11/8…was 7-48.4 punting with one inside 20 vs. New England 11/15…339 punt yards ranks as 5th-most by rookie punter in franchise history…was 3-40.0 punting with one inside 20 at Baltimore 11/22…was 2-52.5 punting with long of 59 yards and one inside 20 at Houston 11/29…also had three touchbacks on kickoffs…was 3-39.0 punting with two inside 20 vs. Tennessee 12/6…was 5-42.2 punting with one inside 20 vs. Denver 12/13…also had three touchbacks on kickoffs…was 3-43.0 punting with one inside 20 and had two special teams tackles at Jacksonville 12/17…was 6-46.2 punting with one inside 20 vs. NY Jets 12/27…also had three touchbacks on kickoffs…was 6-45.2 punting with one inside 20 at Buffalo 1/3.  POST-SEASON: Saw action on special teams vs. Baltimore 1/16 in Divisional Playoffs and vs. NY Jets  1/24 in AFC Championship Game…was 6-45.8 punting with one inside 20 vs. Baltimore…also had one touchback on kickoffs…was 4-46.3 punting with two inside 20 vs. NY Jets…also had two touchbacks on kickoffs.

Four-year player who appeared in 51 career games…was 126-43.7 punting avg. (5,512 yards)…had career-long of 75 yards, 35 50+-yard punts and 46 Inside 20…was 58-79 FGs (73.4 pct.) with long of 52 yards and 210-212 PATs for 384 points…had 57 career touchbacks on kickoffs…set school record for most games played and was all-time leading scorer, all-time kick scoring leader and all-time extra points made leader…ranks 2nd in career punting avg. and 2nd in FGs made…holds Big East record for most extra points made and ranks 2nd on all-time scoring list, 2nd in punting avg. and 3rd in FGs made…appeared in 13 games as senior…was 62-44.7 punting with long of 65 yards and 25 In20…had 20 50+-yard punts…was 17-20 FGs with long of 52 and 36-36 PATs for 87 points…had two FGs of 52 yards, one of two players in NCAA with multiple 50+-yard FGs…saw action in 13 games as junior…was 46-42.7 punting with long of 71 yards and 17 In20…had 13 50+-yard punts…was 13-19 FGs with long of 49 yards and was 64-65 PATs for 103 points…was Second-Team All-Big East choice by league’s coaches…was Lou Groza Award semi-finalist…appeared in 13 games as sophomore…was 18-43.2 punting with career-long 75-yarder…had four In20 and two 50+-yard punts…was 17-22 FGs with long of 51 and was 62-62 PATs for 113 points…51-yard FG at Pittsburgh was longest (college or pro) in Heinz Field history…appeared in 12 games as freshman…was 11-18 FGs with long of 45 and was 48-49 PATs for 81 points…did not handle punting duties…majored in communications.

Full name is Patrick McAfee…born in Plum, Pa….attended Plum High School…was First-Team all-conference choice…was No. 1 rated kicker in nation by scout.com…was 2003 punt, pass and kick champion…was three-year First-Team All-WPIAL in soccer…was honor roll student…single…resides in Plum, Pa.

HEADLINES

02/07/10 - COLTS FALL IN SUPER BOWL XLIV

02/02/10 - 'IT'S LIKE A BIG ZOO'

01/27/10 - RELEASE: SUPER BOWL XLIV

01/24/10 - COLTS WIN: 30-17

01/20/10 - AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE