Corey Bojorquez
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.
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Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Bellflower, California | September 13, 1996||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Mayfair (Lakewood, California) | ||||||||||||
College: | New Mexico | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Early years
Bojorquez attended and played high school football at Mayfair High School.[1]
College career
Bojorquez attended and played college football at the University of New Mexico.[2] He handled punting duties in the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[3] In 2017 Corey was named a 3rd Team All-American Punter by GPR Punt Rating.[4]
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.[5] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 45 punts for 2,028 net yards for a 45.07 average.[10]
References
- Daniels, Mark. "Rookie punter Corey Bojorquez if getting a leg up on the competition". MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- Daniels, Mark. "Rookie punter Corey Bojorquez if getting a leg up on the competition". MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- "Corey Bojorquez College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- "GPR Punt Rating". Gpr2017. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- "Patriots Sign P Corey Bojorquez; Release Rookie WR Darren Andrews". Patriots.com. May 14, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- "Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown". Patriots.com. September 1, 2018.
- Brown, Chris (September 2, 2018). "Bills awarded claim for CB Ryan Lewis and P Corey Bojorquez". BuffaloBills.com.
- "Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens - September 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- Brown, Chris (October 31, 2018). "Bills sign QB Matt Barkley, re-sign P Colton Schmidt". BuffaloBills.com.
- "Corey Bojorquez 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.