2011 Colts Media Guide - Nfl

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PAT MCAFEE
Punter
6-1 220
West Virginia
3rd Year With Colts
Draft-7a, 2009 (222nd overall)
Born: May 2, 1987
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GAMES STARTED/PLAYED: (2009, 0/16); (2010, 0/15) Total 0/31
PRO: Pick was obtained from Philadelphia for D6-10.
2010: Appeared in 15 games while handling punting, kickoff and holding duties…was placed on Reserve/Suspended
List vs. Houston 11/1…was 65-42.0, with 35.4 net average and 21:7 ratio of kicks inside 20:touchbacks…had 16
TB on kickoffs and four solo special teams tackles…had eight games with 40+ average (min. three punts)…was 5-41.0
punting with three In20 vs. NYG 9/19 and had five touchbacks on kickoffs to tie K-Adam Vinatieri (10/29/06 at
Denver) for most in team history in one game since 1970…was 6-47.8 with one In20 at Denver 9/26…had one special
teams tackle and six touchbacks on kickoffs, setting club record for most single-game touchbacks since 1970…was
2-55.0 at Jacksonville 10/3, with career-long 66-yarder...was 2-52.5 vs. Kansas City 10/10 and 4-46.8 at
Washington 10/17…had two special teams tackles at Philadelphia 11/7…was 7-41.3 with three In20 vs. Cincinnati
11/14…had one special teams stop…was 6-42.8 punting with two In20 at Oakland 12/26. POST-SEASON: Was
4-38.3 punting with one In20 in Wild Card Playoffs vs. NYJ 1/8…had one touchback on kickoff and one special teams
tackle.
2009: Saw action in 16 games, while performing punting, kickoff and holding duties…was 64-44.3, with 37.8 net
average and 21:6 ratio of kicks inside 20:touchbacks…also had 21 TB kickoffs…had four special teams tackles…2,837
punt yards was rookie franchise record and 64 punts ranked 2nd-most by rookie in franchise history (72,
Cotton Davidson 1954)…44.3 punt average marked 3rd-highest by rookie in franchise history…11 games of 40.0+
punt average in single season ranked T8th in franchise history (with minimum three punts)…was 2-44.0 punting with
both kicks In10, including one downed at one-yard line, vs. Jacksonville 9/13 in first NFL appearance…was 4-49.3 at
Tennessee 10/11 and 7-46.3 with career long of 60 vs. San Francisco 11/1...was 7-48.4 with one In20 vs. New
England 11/15…339 punt yards ranked as 5th-most by rookie punter in franchise history…was 2-52.5 with long of
59 yards and one In20 at Houston 11/29…also had three TB on kickoffs…was 5-42.2 with one In20 vs. Denver
12/13…also had three TB on kickoffs…was 3-43.0 with one In20 and had two special teams tackles at Jacksonville
12/17…was 6-46.2 with one In20 vs. NYJ 12/27…also had three TB on kickoffs. POST-SEASON: Saw action on
special teams vs. Baltimore 1/16 in Divisional Playoffs, vs. NYJ 1/24 in AFC Championship Game and vs. New
Orleans 2/7 in Super Bowl XLIV…was 12-45.8 with 42.8 net avg. and three In20…also had three TB on kickoffs…was
6-45.8 with one In20 vs. Baltimore, including one TB on kickoffs…was 4-46.3 with two In20 vs. NYJ…also had two
TB on kickoffs…two TB tied franchise record for most in playoff game…was 2-45.0 vs. New Orleans.
HONORS: 2009: PFW/PFWA and The Sporting News NFL All-Rookie Team.
COLLEGE: Four-year player who appeared in 51 career games…was 126-43.7 punting…had career-long of 75 yards,
35 50+-yard punts and 46 Inside 20…was 58-79 FGs (73.4 pct.) with long of 52 yards and 210-212 PATs for 384
points…had 57 career touchbacks on kickoffs…set school record for most games played and was all-time leading scorer,
all-time kick scoring leader and all-time extra points made leader…ranked 2nd in career punting avg. and 2nd in FGs
made…set Big East record for most extra points made and ranked 2nd on all-time scoring list, 2nd in punting avg. and
3rd in FGs made…appeared in 13 games as senior…was 62-44.7 with long of 65 yards and 25 In20…had 20 50+yard
punts…was 17-20 FGs with long of 52 and 36-36 PATs for 87 points…had two FGs of 52 yards, one of two players
in NCAA with multiple 50+-yard FGs…saw action in 13 games as junior…was 46-42.7 with long of 71 yards and
17 In20…had 13 50+-yard punts…was 13-19 FGs with long of 49 yards and was 64-65 PATs for 103 points…was
Second-Team All-Big East choice by league's coaches…was Lou Groza Award semi-finalist…appeared in 13 games as
sophomore…was 18-43.2 with career-long 75-yarder…had four In20 and two 50+-yard punts…was 17-22 FGs with
long of 51 and was 62-62 PATs for 113 points…51-yard FG at Pittsburgh was longest (college or pro) in Heinz Field history…appeared
in 12 games as freshman…was 11-18 FGs with long of 45 and was 48-49 PATs for 81 points…did
not handle punting duties…majored in communications.
PERSONAL: Full name is Patrick Justin McAfee…born in Plum, Pa….attended Plum High School…was First-Team allconference
choice…was No. 1 rated kicker in nation by scout.com…was 2003 punt, pass and kick champion…was
three-year First-Team All-WPIAL in soccer…was honor roll student…single…resides in Plum, Pa.
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