| No. 9 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 13, 1996 Bellflower, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Mayfair (Lakewood, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | New Mexico | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||||||||||
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Corey Bojorquez (born September 13, 1996) is an American football punter for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California before transferring to New Mexico, and signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Early years[]
Bojorquez attended and played high school football at Mayfair High School.[1]
College career[]
Bojorquez attended and played college football at New Mexico.[2] He handled punting duties in the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[3]
Collegiate statistics[]
| Year | School | G | Punts | Yds | Avg |
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| 2016 | New Mexico | 13 | 49 | 2,067 | 42.2 |
| 2017 | New Mexico | 12 | 67 | 3,170 | 47.3 |
| Career | New Mexico | 25 | 116 | 5,237 | 45.1 |
Professional career[]
New England Patriots[]
Bojorquez signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2018.[4] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[5]
Buffalo Bills[]
On September 2, 2018, Bojorquez was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills, and was named the starting punter after the team released Colton Schmidt.[6] He made his NFL debut in the Bills' season opener against the Baltimore Ravens. In the 47–3 loss, he had eight punts for 397 net yards for a 49.6 average.[7] Bojorquez sustained a shoulder injury during the October 7 contest; after playing three games with the injured shoulder, he was placed on injured reserve on October 31, ending his season.[8] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 45 punts for 2,028 net yards for a 45.07 average.[9]
References[]
- ↑ Daniels, Mark. "Rookie punter Corey Bojorquez if getting a leg up on the competition" (in en). https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/20180806/rookie-punter-corey-bojorquez-if-getting-leg-up-on-competition.
- ↑ Daniels, Mark. "Rookie punter Corey Bojorquez if getting a leg up on the competition" (in en). MetroWest Daily News. https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/20180806/rookie-punter-corey-bojorquez-if-getting-leg-up-on-competition.
- ↑ "Corey Bojorquez College Stats" (in en). https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/corey-bojorquez-1.html.
- ↑ "Patriots Sign P Corey Bojorquez; Release Rookie WR Darren Andrews". May 14, 2018. https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-p-corey-bojorquez-release-rookie-wr-darren-andrews-330131. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown". September 1, 2018. https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-make-cutdown-to-53-man-roster.
- ↑ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2018). "Bills awarded claim for CB Ryan Lewis and P Corey Bojorquez". https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-awarded-claim-for-cb-ryan-lewis-and-p-corey-bojorquez.
- ↑ "Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens - September 9th, 2018" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201809090rav.htm.
- ↑ Brown, Chris (October 31, 2018). "Bills sign QB Matt Barkley, re-sign P Colton Schmidt". https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-sign-qb-matt-barkley-re-sign-p-colton-schmidt.
- ↑ "Corey Bojorquez 2018 Game Log" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BojoCo00.htm.