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Rigoberto Sanchez

Punter, Indianapolis Colts · #8.

Player facts

Team: Indianapolis Colts
Position: Punter
Number: 8
Born: Sep 8, 1994 (age 32)
Birthplace: Hamilton City, CA, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Hawai'i
Experience: 10 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Punting

	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	TB	TB%	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	AVG	NET
Regular Season	13	51.7	59	672	0	0.00	6	46.15	9	66	7.3	46.6
Last 5 Games	13	51.8	59	672	0	0.00	6	55.00	9	66	7.3	46.6
Career	494	46.7	79	23,060	21	4.25	192	38.87	213	1,698	8.0	42.9

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS	IN20	IN20%	ATT	YDS	NET
Sun, Oct 11	@ PIT	L 34-22	1	52.0	52	52	1	100.00	1	0	52.0
Sun, Oct 4	vs WSH	W 30-13	4	53.3	59	213	3	75.00	2	17	49.0
Sun, Sep 27	vs HOU	W 19-17	1	58.0	58	58	0	0.00	1	11	47.0
Sun, Sep 20	@ KC	L 33-30 OT	2	43.0	45	86	2	100.00	2	8	39.0
Sun, Sep 13	vs BAL	L 41-23	5	52.6	59	263	0	0.00	3	30	46.6

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Rigoberto Jovany Sanchez (born September 8, 1994) is an American professional football punter and kickoff specialist for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

From Wikipedia’s article on Rigoberto Sanchez, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Sanchez attended and played high school football at Hamilton Union High School in Hamilton City, California.

College career

Sanchez initially played football for Butte College in Oroville, California, located roughly 30 miles southeast of Hamilton City before transferring to the University of Hawaii. While at Hawaii, Sanchez played on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. During the 2015 season, he punted 74 times for 3,335 net yards for a 45.1 average. He handled placekicking duties and converted 23 of 24 extra point attempts and 8 of 11 field goal attempts. In 2016, he punted 70 times for 3,122 net yards for a 44.6 average. He converted 49 of 50 extra point attempts and all 13 field goal attempts.

Personal life

Sanchez grew up playing soccer before joining his high school's football team. He’s of Mexican descent.

Rigoberto met his wife, Cynthia, when they attended junior college together. She grew up in the nearby community of Corning, CA. After receiving blessings from her family, Sanchez proposed to Cynthia at the Circle of Lights at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis on December 26, 2017. They got married the following spring.

On November 30, 2020, it was announced Sanchez would undergo surgery the next day to have a cancerous tumor removed. The surgery was reported as successful and he returned to practice two weeks later.

From Wikipedia’s article on Rigoberto Sanchez, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹