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#6 Sam Martin

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Punter · Carolina Panthers

55
Role Score
Special Teams Core
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
CARCAR
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
36 yr
+7.1 yr vs NFL P91st percentile
Height
6'1"
−1.5" vs NFL P16th percentile
Weight
205 lb
−8.1 lb vs NFL P26th percentile
NFL Experience
13 years
Birth Date
Feb 27, 1990
College
Appalachian State
Draft
2013
Draft Pick
R5 · #165

Availability & contract

Expected Games
12/17
Total Contract
$3.8M
This Year
$1.6M
−$22K vs NFL P46th percentile
Per Game
$97K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
66
Roster Value+9.6 vs NFL P67th percentile
55
Role+4.0 vs NFL P20th percentile
99
Experience+33.9 vs NFL P88th percentile
88
Prime−3.4 vs NFL P13th percentile
69
Durability−5.8 vs NFL P43rd percentile
65
Continuity+12.9 vs NFL P44th percentile
31
Draft Pedigree+19.3 vs NFL P81st percentile
54
Contract Fit−0.1 vs NFL P50th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Sam Martin fits · Punters

CAR punters, last season vs this season — Sam Martin is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Coach TBD
#6Sam Martin665512/179965698831$1.6M36.66'1"205
Last season · 2025Coach TBD
Sam Martin665512/179965698831$1.6M36.66'1"205

Contract notes

Short excerpts from public reporting. These notes are reported context, separate from the structured contract figures above.

Transactions

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#6Sam Martin

Roster Value66
UnknownCAROffseason roster

Carolina Panthers sign Sam Martin

Mar 19, 2026
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