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Legacy recruit to visit Lincoln this weekend

A Nebraska legacy recruit will be visiting Nebraska this weekend.

A Nebraska legacy recruit will be visiting Nebraska this weekend. Kamdyn Koch is a 6-3, 195-pound kicker/punter from Westminster, Maryland.

Koch committed to Nebraska’s 2024 recruiting class back in June. The specialist is the son of Super Bowl champion Sam Koch.

Sam Koch punted at Nebraska during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. During the 2005 season, He broke the Nebraska single-season punting record with an average of 46.5 yards per punt.

He would be taken in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He would play in Baltimore from 2006-2021, winning Super Bowl XLVII.

The recruit will visit the Lincoln campus this weekend when Nebraska welcomes Northern Illinois to Memorial Stadium. He will be one of several recruits to visit the campus this weekend.

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Former punter named to Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.

A former Nebraska punter was named to the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame earlier this week.

A former Nebraska punter was named to the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame earlier this week. Sam Koch punted for Nebraska from 2002-2005.

He would take over as Nebraska’s starting punter for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. The 2005 season would see the York, Nebraska native set the record for the Nebraska single-season punting average at 46.51 yards per punt.

He would set the record that season for the second-longest punt in school history at 84 yards. Koch is also second in career punting average at 44.04 yards per punt.

Following his collegiate career, he would be selected in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He would spend 16 seasons in the NFL, all with Baltimore, and would win Super Bowl XLVII.

Koch’s son, Kamdyn, committed to Nebraska back in June. Find a gallery of Sam Koch’s playing career below.