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Sam Martin

Height6'1"

Weight205 lb

BornFeb 27, 1990

Age36

CollegeAppalachian State See College Stats

ConferenceSouthern

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 5, Pick 165 · DET

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Punting				Passing													Rushing								Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	—	DET	16	—	72	3,399	47.2	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	0	1.5	0.0	0	0.0	1	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	217	45.7%
2014	—	DET	16	—	68	3,138	46.2	71	2	2	100.0%	27	0	0	0.0	0.0	13.5	13.5	—	118.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	219	51.9%
2015	—	DET	16	—	80	3,679	46.0	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	217	47.4%
2016	—	DET	16	—	62	3,010	48.6	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	209	50.4%
2017	—	DET	10	—	41	1,779	43.4	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	141	50.7%
2018	—	DET	16	—	74	3,310	44.7	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	213	49.6%
2019	—	DET	16	—	76	3,445	45.3	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	211	44.9%
2020	—	DEN	16	—	65	3,040	46.8	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	137	29.0%
2021	—	DEN	17	—	67	3,083	46.0	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	133	33.1%
2022	—	BUF	16	—	45	2,146	47.7	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	128	30.9%
2023	—	BUF	17	—	51	2,334	45.8	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	132	30.5%
2024	—	BUF	17	—	54	2,523	46.7	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	150	33.9%
2025	—	CAR	17	—	56	2,642	47.2	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	118	29.5%
Career		—	206	—	811	37,528	46.3	72	2	2	100.0%	27	0	0	0.0	0.0	13.5	13.5	—	118.8	0	3	3	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	2,225	40.6%

Career EPA-5.0·2 passing · -7 rushing·-1.6/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2014	24	DET	1	—	2	2	100.0%	27	0	0	0.0	0.0	13.5	13.5	—	118.8	0	—
Career			1		2	2	100.0%	27	0	0	0.0	0.0	13.5	—	—	118.8	0	50.8

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%	Fmb
2013	23	DET	2	—	2	3	1.5	0.0	0.0	1
2020	30	DEN	1	—	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
Career			3		3	3	1.0	—	—	1

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	23	DET	16	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	217	45.7%
2014	24	DET	16	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	219	51.9%
2015	25	DET	16	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	217	47.4%
2016	26	DET	16	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	209	50.4%
2017	27	DET	10	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	141	50.7%
2018	28	DET	16	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	213	49.6%
2019	29	DET	16	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	211	44.9%
2020	30	DEN	16	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	137	29.0%
2021	31	DEN	17	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	133	33.1%
2022	32	BUF	16	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	128	30.9%
2023	33	BUF	17	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	132	30.5%
2024	34	BUF	17	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	150	33.9%
2025	35	CAR	17	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	118	29.5%
Career			206		—	—	—	—	2,225	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd
2013	23	—	—	—	—	-6.8	—	0
2014	24	—	—	—	1.9	—	—	-3
2020	30	—	—	—	—	-0.0	—	0
Career					—	—	—	-3

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2025	35	CAR	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			1		1	1	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2020	30	DEN	16	—	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—
Career			16		0	—	0	—	0	—	—

Punting

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng
2013	23	DET	16	—	72	3,399	47.2	72
2014	24	DET	16	—	68	3,138	46.2	71
2015	25	DET	16	—	80	3,679	46.0	66
2016	26	DET	16	—	62	3,010	48.6	63
2017	27	DET	10	—	41	1,779	43.4	64
2018	28	DET	16	—	74	3,310	44.7	61
2019	29	DET	16	—	76	3,445	45.3	62
2020	30	DEN	16	—	65	3,040	46.8	69
2021	31	DEN	17	—	67	3,083	46.0	68
2022	32	BUF	16	—	45	2,146	47.7	67
2023	33	BUF	17	—	51	2,334	45.8	70
2024	34	BUF	17	—	54	2,523	46.7	65
2025	35	CAR	17	—	56	2,642	47.2	68
Career			206		811	37,528	—	72

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 0% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

0% of the all-time Passing Yards leader0

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-1.65 EPA/season over 3 seasons49

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45.

College Stats

Appalachian StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Appalachian State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #165

#157Quinton DialDT #158Luke WillsonTE #159Micah HydeS #160Zac StacyRB #161Tavarres KingWR #162Brandon JenkinsLB #163Jordan MillsOT #164Mike GillisleeRB #166Caleb SturgisK #167Josh BoydDE #168Rick WagnerOT #170Eric KushG #171Corey FullerWR #172Nick KasaTE #173Vinston PainterOT #176David QuessenberryOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sam inherited the Detroit Lions Specialists room from Nick Harris (2003–2012), and handed it to Matt Prater (2014–2020).

Jim Arnold 1986–1993Nick Harris 2003–2012Sam Martin 2013–2019Matt Prater 2014–2020Jack Fox 2020–2025Riley Patterson

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined CAR (from BUF)
2025final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2022team change
Joined BUF (from DEN)
2020team change
Joined DEN (from DET)
2013draft
Drafted by DET — Round 5, Pick 165

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 205 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	DET	0	W10Questionable· AbdomenW11Questionable· Abdomen
2017	DET	0	W14Questionable· right Foot

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Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

97%

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference), statvault:intra-profile games cross-fill · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

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