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Colton Schmidt
Schmidt with the Buffalo Bills in 2014
No. 6
PositionPunter
Personal information
Born (1990-10-27) October 27, 1990 (age 35)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolLiberty (Bakersfield)
CollegeUC Davis
NFL draft2013: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Punts338
Punt yards14,882
Punt average44.0
Longest punt67
Inside 20105
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Colton Schmidt (born October 27, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for five seasons with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) from 2014 to 2018. He played college football for the UC Davis Aggies before signing with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Schmidt was cut by the 49ers during the 2013 preseason and was soon signed by the Cleveland Browns, but was cut again before the start of the regular season. He had another offseason stint with the 49ers in 2014 before signing with the Bills prior to the start of the regular season. After being released by the Bills in 2018, Schmidt spent the next two years with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL, respectively.

Professional career

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San Francisco 49ers (first stint)

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Schmidt signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent, following the 2013 NFL draft, on July 15, 2013.[1] He was waived on August 2, but re-signed with the team on a three-year contract four days later.[1] He was cut by the team after the third preseason game of 2013.[2]

Cleveland Browns

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Schmidt was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.[3] He did not make the roster and was waived by the team during final roster cuts.

Schmidt with the Bills in 2015

San Francisco 49ers (second stint)

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Schmidt was signed by the 49ers for the second time on January 7, 2014.[4] He was released by the team on August 26, 2014.[5]

Buffalo Bills

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On August 30, 2014, Schmidt was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[6] Schmidt was signed to handle punting duties, while Jordan Gay was signed as a kickoff specialist.

On January 4, 2016, the Bills signed Schmidt to a contract extension.[7]

After initially not being tendered an offer as a restricted free agent after the 2016 season, on March 8, 2017, Schmidt re-signed with the Bills.[8]

On September 2, 2018, Schmidt was released by the Bills after the team claimed Corey Bojorquez off waivers.[9] He was re-signed by the Bills on October 31 after Bojorquez was placed on injured reserve.[10] On November 27, 2018, the Bills released Schmidt again to sign Matt Darr.[11]

Birmingham Iron

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Schmidt signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football on January 9, 2019.[12] After a week 3 game against the Atlanta Legends where he averaged 49.2 gross yards on 5 punts, Schmidt was named the AAF special teams player of the week.[13] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[14]

Los Angeles Wildcats

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In October 2019, Schmidt was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats in the 2020 XFL draft's open phase.[15] He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the regular season on February 6, 2020.[16] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[17]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
2014 BUF 16 86 3,692 3,326 67 42.9 38.7 0 31 6
2015 BUF 16 82 3,802 3,384 65 46.4 41.3 0 22 3
2016 BUF 16 75 3,183 2,861 58 42.4 38.1 0 20 3
2017 BUF 16 79 3,529 3,199 60 44.7 40.5 0 28 6
2018 BUF 3 16 676 540 55 42.3 33.8 0 4 2
Career 67 338 14,882 13,310 67 44.0 39.4 0 105 20

Playoffs

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
2017 BUF 1 8 347 325 55 43.4 40.6 0 5 0
Career 1 8 347 325 55 43.4 40.6 0 5 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "49ers Sign Schmidt, Waive Martin". 49ers.com. August 6, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "NFL Roster cuts: 49ers begin roster cuts". SBnation. August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Browns Claim P Colton Schmidt, OLB Paul Hazel Off Waivers". SBnation.com. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  4. ^ "49ERS REPORTEDLY SIGN SS D.J. CAMPBELL, AND P COLTON SCHMIDT TO RESERVE/FUTURE DEALS". Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  5. ^ "49ers Cut Roster to 75". fox40.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  6. ^ "Bills sign P Colton Schmidt". BuffaloBills.com. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Jackson, Zac (January 4, 2016). "Bills extend four, sign seven to futures contracts". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Brown, Chris (March 8, 2017). "Bills agree to terms with Colton Schmidt". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017.
  9. ^ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2018). "Bills awarded claim for CB Ryan Lewis and P Corey Bojorquez". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  10. ^ Brown, Chris (October 31, 2018). "Bills sign QB Matt Barkley, re-sign P Colton Schmidt". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  11. ^ Brown, Chris (November 27, 2018). "Bills sign punter Matt Darr". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  12. ^ "Birmingham Iron Daily Report". oursportscentral.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  13. ^ "San Diego RB Ja'Quan Gardner, San Diego LB A.J. Tarpley and Birmingham P Colton Schmidt Earn Week Three Honors". oursportscentral.com. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  14. ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  15. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  16. ^ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  17. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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