Younghoe Koo
K
#7
Experience: 2 years
Height: 5-9
Age: 25
Weight: 185 lbs
College: Georgia Southern
2019 SEASON
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FGA26
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FGM23
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PCT88.46
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LNG50
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Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | BLK | LNG | FG Att | FGM | PCT | XP Att | XPM | XPCT | XBLK | KO | AVG | TB | Ret | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | @Buccaneers | W 28 - 22 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 20.3 |
| 16 | Jaguars | W 24 - 12 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 66.2 | 3 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 15 | @49ers | W 29 - 22 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Panthers | W 40 - 20 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 8 | 66.1 | 5 | 3 | 22.3 |
| 13 | Saints | L 18 - 26 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38.6 | 0 | 3 | 12.7 |
| 12 | Buccaneers | L 22 - 35 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 6 | 56.7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11 | @Panthers | W 29 - 3 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 7 | 65.1 | 4 | 3 | 22.7 |
| 10 | @Saints | W 26 - 9 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 7 | 65.1 | 3 | 4 | 27.3 |
Career Stats
K Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | BLK | LNG | FG Att | FGM | PCT | XP Att | XPM | XPCT | XBLK | KO | AVG | TB | Ret | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 100 | 0 | 14 | 65.9 | 8 | 6 | 28.8 |
| 2019 | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 26 | 23 | 88.5 | 16 | 15 | 93.8 | 0 | 50 | 60.8 | 27 | 20 | 20.8 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 32 | 26 | 81.2 | 25 | 24 | 96 | 0 | 64 | 63.35 | 35 | 26 | 24.8 |
Biography
Falcons (2019)
- Went four-for-four (37, 36, 48, 30) on field goals in his debut with the Falcons against the New Orleans Saints in Week 10.
- Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Atlanta's win over New Orleans.
- Converted 38-yard, 23-yard and 29-yard field goals in the Falcons' win over the Carolina Panthers during Week 11. In two games with Atlanta this season, he has converted is 7-of-8 field goals and four extra points.
- Made all three field goal attempts in Week 12, including kicks from 25, 40 and 38 yards.
- Made all four field goal attempts, including a 37-yarder, 35-yarder, 29-yarder and a season-long 50-yarder during Week 14 against the Carolina Panthers. The Georgia Southern alum also recovered Damontae Kazee's fumble at the Carolina 16-yard line, which set up his 29-yard field goal.
- Since Week 10, he has made the most field goals in the NFL (16).
CAREER
- 19-for-24 on field goals in his career, including a career-long 50-yard kick.
- Spent time with the New England Patriots practice squad during October of 2019.
- Signed with the Atlanta Legends of the AAF in January of 2019 where he was 14-for-14 on field goals in eight games.
- Signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as a free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft; converted three of six field-goal attempts and all nine of his extra-point attempts.
COLLEGE
- Became the first kicker in Georgia Southern history to be named a finalist for the Lou Groza Award.
- In 2016, he became the program's first FBS All-American (Third-Team).
- During his senior season (2016), he led the team in scoring with 85 points and also ranked second in the country for field goal percentage hitting 19 of 20 tries.
- At the end of his collegiate career, he set a new school record for career field goal percentage, hitting 31 of 35 (88.6%).
- Received All-Sun Belt honors.
PERSONAL
- One of four NFL players born in South Korea.
