Sam Geraci

Position:
Punter
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 230
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Archbishop Moeller
Prev School:
Cincinnati

2017 (Senior)
Appeared in 12 games as the starting punter ... Punted 64 times on the season, averaging 40.7 yards per attempt, finishing with 2,606 yards ... placed 23 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line ... Had 28 fair catches and six punts that went over 50 yards ... Finished ninth in the Sun Belt Conference in average yard per attempt ... Punted seven times for 271 yards (38.8 YPA) and put one inside the opponent's 20-yard line, recording first career tackle, in season opener against Southeastern La. (9/2) ... Recorded 347 yards on eight punts, with two inside the 20-yard line, four fair catches and one over 50 yards at Texas A&M (9/16) ... Nailed season-long 61 yard punt on the way to recording 307 yards on seven punts, putting two inside the 20-yard line, and four fair catches at Idaho (10/7) ... Put a season-high four punts inside the 20-yard line, recording 244 yards on six punts against Texas State (10/12) ... Racked up season-high 362 yards on nine punts, had a 60-yard punt and three that landed inside the 20-yard line and five fair catches at Arkansas State (10/19) ... Followed up Arkansas State game at South Alabama (11/4) second straight game putting three punts inside the 20-yard line ... Completed first career pass for seven yards on a fourth down conversion against New Mexico State (11/18) ... Finished season at Appalachian State (12/2) with three punts for 110 yards all inside the 20-yard line ... Earned first letter.

2016 (Junior - at Cincinnati)
Punted 66 times on the season, averaging 40.0 yards per attempt, with 31 punts placed inside the opponent's 20-yard line ... had 37 fair catches on the season with two punts of 50 yards or longer ... Averaged 44.8 yards on four attempts in a win at Purdue ... Had a long of 49 yards and placed one punt inside the Boilermaker 20-yard line ... Placed a season-high four punts inside the 20-yard line in games against Houston, East Carolina, Memphis and Tulsa ... Recorded long punt of 55 yards at Houston ... Averaged 42.0 on six attempts against South Florida, with a long of 52 yards ... Placed three of six punt attempts in the 20-yard line at Temple ... Averaged 43.0 yards on four punts against BYU with three landing inside the Cougars' 20-yard line.

2015 (Sophomore - at Cincinnati)
Totaled 38 punts on the season for a 45.9 yards per punt average, five touchbacks and 16 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line … Punted five times in win over Miami (Ohio) for an average of 53.0 yards, a long of 60 yards and two inside the RedHawk 20-yard line … Averaged 46.0 yards per punt on six kicks against Miami (Fla.), pinning the Hurricanes inside their own 20 three times … booted seven punts at BYU for a 45.4 yards per punt average, with a pair inside the BYU 20-yards line … Had four punts at Houston to the tune of a 47.8 yards per punt average, with two landing inside the UH 20-yard line … Punted at USF three times with an average of 51.7 yards per kick thanks to a long of 62 yards … Had his longest kick of the season at East Carolina go for 63 yards, while pinning the Pirates inside their own 20 on two of three kicks.

2014 (Freshman - at Cincinnati)
Has punted 46 times for a 39.0 yards per punt average with four touchbacks, 13 fair catches, 14 inside the 20 and seven boots of 50 yards or more ... Career-long punt of 60 yards came on the road at Miami (Fla.) ... Longest punt inside Paul Brown Stadium is a 55-yard effort against Miami (Ohio) ... Has six or more kicks in three games ... Finished with a career best 46.3 yard average at UConn, kicking the ball three times for 139 yards ... Tallied a career high eight punts for 337 yards, a 42.1 average at Temple.

High School
Averaged 43.2 yards per punt on 27 attempts as a senior at Cincinnati's Archbishop Moeller High School ... Had seven punts land inside the opponent's 20-yard line ... Also a member of Moeller's boy's volleyball team that was the top-ranked program in the state of Ohio.