Colby Wadman Explained

Colby Wadman
Current Team:Birmingham Stallions
Number:15
Position:Punter
Birth Date:19 April 1995
Birth Place:Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:213
College:UC Davis (2013–2016)
Undraftedyear:2017
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
Statleague:NFL
Statlabel1:Punts
Statvalue1:143
Statlabel2:Punting yards
Statvalue2:6,369
Statlabel3:Average punt
Statvalue3:44.5
Statlabel4:Longest punt
Statvalue4:65
Statlabel5:Inside 20
Statvalue5:51
Pfr:WadmCo00

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.

Early life

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

College career

Wadman attended and played college football at UC Davis.

Statistics

YearGPuntsYdsAvg
201312712,72338.4
201411542,28242.3
201511572,31340.6
201611622,67743.2
Career452449,99541

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

On March 16, 2018, Wadman signed with the Oakland Raiders.[2] He was waived on May 11, 2018.[3]

Denver Broncos

On September 26, 2018, Wadman was signed to the practice squad of the Denver Broncos.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on October 6, 2018, following an injury to Marquette King.[5] 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.[6] Overall, in the 2018 season, he finished with 65 punts for 2,905 net yards for a 44.69 average.[7]

On April 23, 2020, Wadman was waived by the Broncos.[8]

San Francisco 49ers

On December 29, 2021, Wadman was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[9] He was released on January 3, 2022.

Birmingham Stallions (first stint)

Wadman was selected by the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL) in the 33rd round of the 2022 USFL draft.[10] He re-signed with the team on July 20, 2023,[11] but was released from his contract on August 7 to sign with an NFL team.[12]

Washington Commanders

On August 8, 2023, Wadman signed with the Washington Commanders.[13] He was released five days later.[14]

Birmingham Stallions (second stint)

Wadman re-signed with the Stallions on September 25, 2023.[15] He was released on April 30, 2024.[16] He was re-signed on May 20, 2024,[17] and again on August 16, 2024.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colby Wadman's High School Football Stats . MaxPreps.com . en . January 29, 2019.
  2. Web site: Raiders Sign Punter Colby Wadman. https://web.archive.org/web/20180320112710/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-Punter-Colby-Wadman/fc5c65fa-cf76-4649-a95c-6f7c28cd18ca. dead. March 20, 2018. Raiders.com. March 16, 2018. May 11, 2018.
  3. Web site: Raiders Waive P Colby Wadman. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512114721/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Waive-P-Colby-Wadman/8d5b78fd-fe64-492e-be5e-fca7f42bcf39. dead. May 12, 2018. Raiders.com. May 11, 2018.
  4. Web site: Broncos sign punter Colby Wadman to practice squad. Broncos Wire. USA Today. September 26, 2018.
  5. Web site: Broncos place King on IR, will release when healthy. Bergman, Jeremy. NFL.com. October 6, 2018.
  6. Web site: Denver Broncos at New York Jets – October 7th, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . November 2, 2018.
  7. Web site: Colby Wadman 2018 Game Log . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . January 29, 2019.
  8. News: DiLalla, Aric . Broncos waive punters Colby Wadman, Trevor Daniel . DenverBroncos.com . April 23, 2020 . April 23, 2020.
  9. Web site: 49ers Announce a Series of Practice Squad Moves. 49ers.com. December 29, 2021.
  10. Web site: USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league. Sporting News. February 23, 2022. Camenker, Jacob.
  11. USFLStallions . Free Agent Signing . 1681829648831766532 . July 20, 2023 . July 21, 2023.
  12. USFLStallions . Contract Terminated/Signing with NFL Team . 1688735254595727360 . August 7, 2023 . August 10, 2023.
  13. Web site: Commanders sign S Joshua Kalu, P Colby Wadman. Commanders.com. August 8, 2023. August 8, 2023. Zach. Selby.
  14. Web site: Commanders sign TE Kaden Smith, release P Colby Wadman . 2023-08-13 . Commanders.com.
  15. USFLStallions . Free Agent Signings . 1706505080651018436 . September 25, 2023 . September 26, 2023.
  16. Web site: UFL Transactions . 2024-05-01 . UFLBoard.com . en-US.
  17. Web site: UFL Transactions . 2024-05-21 . UFLBoard.com . en-US.
  18. UFL_PR . The #UFL has announced the following transactions . 1824559256911200341 . August 16, 2024 . August 17, 2024.

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