Sterling Hofrichter Explained
| Sterling Hofrichter |
| Current Team: | St. Louis Battlehawks |
| Number: | 16 |
| Position: | Punter |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 196 |
| High School: | Armwood
(Seffner, Florida) |
| College: | Syracuse (2015–2019) |
| Draftyear: | 2020 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 228 |
| Pastteams: |
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| Status: | Active |
| Highlights: | - Third-team All-American (2019)
- 2× First-team All-ACC (2018, 2019)
- Third-team All-ACC (2016)
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| Statlabel1: | Punts |
| Statvalue1: | 62 |
| Statlabel2: | Punting yards |
| Statvalue2: | 2,608 |
| Statlabel3: | Average punt |
| Statvalue3: | 42.0 |
| Statlabel4: | Longest punt |
| Statvalue4: | 57 |
| Statlabel5: | Inside 20 |
| Statvalue5: | 20 |
| Pfr: | HofrSt00 |
Sterling Hofrichter (born December 5, 1996) is an American football punter for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Syracuse.
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 kicked off 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, he 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 practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6] He was released on January 18, 2022. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 31, 2022.[7] He was waived on July 29, 2022.[8]
Miami Dolphins
On August 5, 2022, Hofrichter signed with the Miami Dolphins.[9] He was waived on August 23.[10]
St. Louis BattleHawks
On November 18, 2022, Hofrichter was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.[11] He re-signed with the team on January 22, 2024,[12] and again on August 16, 2024.[13]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Sterling Hofrichter's journey: from Seffner to Syracuse to...Sundays? . September 23, 2020 . Tampa Bay Times . en.
- Web site: NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Sterling Hofrichter . April 27, 2020 . NFL.com.
- Web site: Sterling Hofrichter College Stats . September 23, 2020 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
- Web site: Brown . Malik . April 25, 2020 . Falcons take Syracuse P/K Sterling Hofrichter 228th overall in the seventh round . April 26, 2020 . SI.com . en.
- Web site: Deigton, John . August 3, 2021 . Falcons sign P Cameron Nizialek . AtlantaFalcons.com.
- Web site: Bucs Place RB Giovani Bernard on I.R.. Smith, Scott. Buccaneers.com. December 14, 2021.
- Web site: Bucs Sign Five More to Futures Contracts. Smith, Scott. Buccaneers.com. January 31, 2022. February 5, 2022. February 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220203171215/https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-sign-hofrichter-hubbard-jonsen-smith-watkins-futures-contracts-roster-moves. dead.
- Web site: Bucs Sign TE Bug Howard. Smith, Scott. Buccaneers.com. July 29, 2022. July 29, 2022. July 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729140946/https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-sign-tight-end-bug-howard-waive-sterling-hofrichter-roster-moves. dead.
- Web site: Dolphins make roster moves. MiamiDolphins.com. August 5, 2022.
- Web site: Dolphins make roster moves. MiamiDolphins.com. August 23, 2022.
- Web site: 2022-11-18 . Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed . 2022-12-30 . ESPN.com . en.
- News: The UFL Agrees to Terms with 61 Players . UFLBoard.com . January 22, 2024 . January 23, 2024.
- UFL_PR . The #UFL has announced the following transactions . 1824559256911200341 . August 16, 2024 . August 17, 2024.
