Younghoe Koo
K
#6
Experience: 8 years
Height: 5-10
Age: 30
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Georgia Southern
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | BLK | LNG | FG Att | FGM | PCT | XP Att | XPM | XPCT | XBLK | KO | AVG | TB | Ret | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chargers | L 13 - 17 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | @Vikings | L 21 - 42 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | @Raiders | W 15 - 9 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 1 | Steelers | L 10 - 18 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | @Eagles | W 22 - 21 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Chiefs | L 17 - 22 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Saints | W 26 - 24 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 64.6 | 2 | 5 | 26.6 | |
| 5 | Buccaneers | W 36 - 30 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 64.7 | 2 | 4 | 36.5 | |
| 6 | @Panthers | W 38 - 20 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | Seahawks | L 14 - 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 64.5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| 8 | @Buccaneers | W 31 - 26 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | Cowboys | W 27 - 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | @Saints | L 17 - 20 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | @Broncos | L 6 - 38 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 65.9 | 8 | 6 | 28.8 | |
| 2019 | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 26 | 23 | 88.5 | 16 | 15 | 93.8 | 0 | 60.8 | 27 | 20 | 20.8 | |
| 2020 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 39 | 37 | 94.9 | 36 | 33 | 91.7 | 0 | 63 | 28 | 36 | 23.5 | |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 29 | 27 | 93.1 | 30 | 30 | 100 | 0 | 62.6 | 29 | 25 | 22.1 | |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 37 | 32 | 86.5 | 35 | 33 | 94.3 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 37 | 32 | 86.5 | 28 | 27 | 96.4 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 34 | 25 | 73.5 | 26 | 26 | 100 | 0 | 64.6 | 5 | 10 | 30.2 | |
| TOTAL | 92 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 208 | 179 | 86.1 | 180 | 173 | 676.2 | 1 | 0 | 45.3 | 97 | 97 | 17.9 |
Biography
CAREER
- Has played in 78 games, making 154-of-174 field goal attempts (88.5 percent) with a long of 54.
- Made 32-of-37 field goal attempts (86.5 percent) and connected on 27-of-28 extra point attempts (96.4 percent) for the Falcons in 2023.
- Passed Mick Luckhurt (558) for third-most points in team history with 563 in Week 14 vs. Tampa Bay.
- Played in all 17 games, making 32-of-37 field goal attempts (86.5 percent) with a long of 54 in 2022.
- His 32 field goal makes are tied for the sixth-most in a single season in franchise history in the 2022 season.
- He made a career-high nine field goals of 40-or-more yards in 2022.
- Played in 17 games, making 27-of-29 (93.1 percent) field goal attempts with a long of 54 yards in 2021.
- Made three game-winning field goals (Week 3, 7, and 9) in 2021. Koo was one field goal short of sharing the NFL record for most game-winning field goals in a season (4) with Jason Elam (2007) and Matt Prater (2011).
- Made 37-of-39 attempts (94.9 percent), including 8-of-8 from at least 50 yards and 33 extra point attempts for a career-high 144 points in 15 games in 2020. Led the NFL in made field goals and tied for the league lead in points scored.
- Surpassed Matt Bryant (35 in 2016, 2017) for the most made field goals in a single season with 37, and became the first player in franchise history to make at least eight field goals of at least 50 yards without a miss.
- From Week 4-15 of the 2020 season, made 27 consecutive field goals, the longest such streak in a single season in franchise history and the second-longest streak in franchise history overall.
- Played in eight games for the Falcons in 2019, converting 23-of-26 field goal attempts, 15 PATs and totaling 84 points. Koo led the NFL with the most points from Week 10-17.
- 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 of 2019. Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.
- 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 in 2019. The Georgia Southern alum also recovered Damontae Kazee's fumble at the Carolina 16-yard line, which set up his 29-yard field goal. Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.
- 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.
Los Angeles Chargers
- Signed by the 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.
HONORS
- Pro Bowl Selection (2020)
- NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (4x - Week 10, 2019; Week 14, 2019; Week 7, 2023; Week 16, 2023)
- NFC Special Teams Player of the Month (2x - November, 2020; December/January, 2022)
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.
