Colby Wadman
 Wadman with the Denver Broncos in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| No. 15 – Birmingham Stallions | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | April 19, 1995 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 | |||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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Colby Wadman (born April 19, 1995) is an American professional football punter for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the UC Davis Aggies.
Early life
[edit]Wadman attended and played high school football at Thousand Oaks High School.[1]
College career
[edit]Wadman attended and played college football at the University of California, 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]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) |
204 lb (93 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄8 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] He was released on April 30, 2024.[17] He was re-signed on May 20, 2024,[18] and again on August 16, 2024.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Colby Wadman's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "2017 Draft Scout Colby Wadman, California-Davis NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Raiders Sign Punter Colby Wadman". Raiders.com. March 16, 2018. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders Waive P Colby Wadman". Raiders.com. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018.
- ^ "Broncos sign punter Colby Wadman to practice squad". Broncos Wire. USA Today. September 26, 2018.
- ^ Bergman, Jeremy (October 6, 2018). "Broncos place King on IR, will release when healthy". NFL.com.
- ^ "Denver Broncos at New York Jets – October 7th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Colby Wadman 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 23, 2020). "Broncos waive punters Colby Wadman, Trevor Daniel". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Announce a Series of Practice Squad Moves". 49ers.com. December 29, 2021.
- ^ Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News.
- ^ @USFLStallions (July 20, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStallions (August 7, 2023). "Contract Terminated/Signing with NFL Team" (Tweet). Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Selby, Zach (August 8, 2023). "Commanders sign S Joshua Kalu, P Colby Wadman". Commanders.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Commanders sign TE Kaden Smith, release P Colby Wadman". Commanders.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ @USFLStallions (September 25, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ @UFL_PR (August 16, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Twitter.
External links
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- Washington Commanders bio
- UC Davis Aggies bio Archived May 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American football punters
- UC Davis Aggies football players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Denver Broncos players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Birmingham Stallions (2022) players
- Washington Commanders players
- Players of American football from Maine
- Sportspeople from Bangor, Maine
- Thousand Oaks High School alumni
- Players of American football from Ventura County, California
- Sportspeople from Thousand Oaks, California