Daniel Sepulveda

Punts:	221
Punt yardage:	9,657
Average punt:	43.7

Daniel Sepulveda
	Daniel Sepulveda at 2007 Steelers training camp
No. 9
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	January 12, 1984 (age 38); Austin, Texas
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Dallas (TX) Highland Park
College:	Baylor
NFL Draft:	2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 112
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (2007–2011);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLIII); Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year (2006); 2× Ray Guy Award (2004, 2006); 2× First-team All-American (2004, 2006); 4× First-team All-Big 12 (2003–2006);
Career NFL statistics
Punts:
Punts:	221
Punt yardage:	9,657
Average punt:	43.7
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Daniel Wade Sepulveda (born January 12, 1984) is a former American football punter who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for Baylor University, earned All-American honors twice, and was twice recognized as the best college punter. The Steelers selected Sepulveda in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Steelers team which won Super Bowl XLIII against the Arizona Cardinals.

Early life[]

Sepulveda was born in Austin, Texas. He attended Highland Park High School in metropolitan Dallas, Texas. Sepulveda was a fourth-string punter at Highland Park behind Ryan Wolcott (the kicker), Jason Wood (the backup), and Trey Warren (the starter). He never made it into a game as a punter.

College career[]

Sepulveda attended Baylor University, where he played for the Baylor Bears football team from 2002 to 2006. He was a walk-on to the football team as a linebacker, and after a redshirt freshman season (despite not having punted since junior high) became the Bears' starting punter, earning a scholarship after the 2003 season. He won the Ray Guy Award tapping him as the best college punter in 2004 and 2006, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2004 and a unanimous first-team All-American in 2006. He, Ryan Allen and Tom Hackett are the only players to win the Ray Guy Award twice.

As of the end of the 2017 season, Sepulveda holds the NCAA FBS record for career punting average and career punts of 50+ yards.^[1]

Professional career[]

Sepulveda was drafted in the fourth round (112th pick) by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2007 NFL Draft. After the release of former starter Chris Gardocki, Sepulveda successfully bested Mike Barr for the starting job. Sepulveda signed a three-year contract for $1.46 million with the Steelers on May 31, 2007.

In the first quarter of a December 20 game against the St. Louis Rams, in his rookie season, Sepulveda completed a 32-yard pass to running back Najeh Davenport on a fake punt play.

On July 29, 2008, Sepulveda tore the ACL in his right leg for the second time.^[2]^[3] He had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament on August 6.^[4] He was placed on injured reserve by the Steelers after the surgery,^[5]^[6] officially ending his season.^[7]

On December 5, 2010, he again injured his right knee in a game against the Baltimore Ravens.^[8] Jeremy Kapinos was signed to replace Sepulveda. On July 31, 2011, the Steelers re-signed Sepulveda to a 1-year deal.^[9]

In the second quarter of an October 9, 2011 game against the Tennessee Titans Sepulveda completed his second career pass for a first down, a 33-yard pass to Ryan Mundy on a fake punt play.

It was announced on April 4, 2012 that Sepulveda would not return to the Steelers for the 2012 season.^[10]

Post-football career[]

Sepulveda enrolled at the SMU Dedman School of Law as part of its 2019 graduating class.^[11]

References[]

^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf
^ "Steelers' Sepulveda likely lost for the season". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
^ Bouchette, Ed (July 30, 2008). "Torn ACL in right knee will keep left-footed punter out entire season". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
^ "Sepulveda's Knee Surgery Scheduled For August". Steelers. KDKA. Associated Press. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on August 5, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
^ Fittipaldo, Ray (August 25, 2008). "Steelers name Hartwig starting center, make first cuts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
^ Brown, Scott (August 25, 2008). "Steelers cut Bloom, place Sepulveda on IR". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
^ "Steelers place P Sepulveda om IR". Yahoo! Sports. August 25, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
^ "Steelers.com". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^ "Steelers, Sepulveda agree to deal". Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ Bouchette, Ed (April 4, 2012). "Burned Steelers' coach visits team; punter Sepulveda won't return - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
^ https://www.smu.edu/Law/Admissions/Meet-Our-Students/Sepulveda-Daniel

External links[]

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[1] ttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf

[2] "Steelers' Sepulveda likely lost for the season". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.

[3] Bouchette, Ed (July 30, 2008). "Torn ACL in right knee will keep left-footed punter out entire season". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 1, 2008.

[4] "Sepulveda's Knee Surgery Scheduled For August". Steelers. KDKA. Associated Press. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on August 5, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2008.

[5] Fittipaldo, Ray (August 25, 2008). "Steelers name Hartwig starting center, make first cuts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2008.

[6] Brown, Scott (August 25, 2008). "Steelers cut Bloom, place Sepulveda on IR". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2008.

[7] "Steelers place P Sepulveda om IR". Yahoo! Sports. August 25, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008.

[8] "Steelers.com". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[9] "Steelers, Sepulveda agree to deal". Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2011.

[10] Bouchette, Ed (April 4, 2012). "Burned Steelers' coach visits team; punter Sepulveda won't return - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

[11] ttps://www.smu.edu/Law/Admissions/Meet-Our-Students/Sepulveda-Daniel

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Defense	DL Gaines Adams DL Justin Hickman DL Quinn Pitcock DL LaMarr Woodley LB James Laurinaitis LB Patrick Willis LB Paul Posluszny DB Leon Hall DB Daymeion Hughes DB LaRon Landry DB Reggie Nelson DB Eric Weddle
Special teams	P Daniel Sepulveda PK Justin Medlock KR DeSean Jackson

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Defensive	1996 Wistrom 1997 Wistrom 1998 Nguyen 1999 Simoneau 2000 Hampton and Calmus 2001 Ro. Williams 2002 Newman 2003 Lehman 2004 Johnson 2005 Reid and Slay 2006 R. Alexander and Ross 2007 Dizon and Lofton 2008 Orakpo 2009 Suh 2010 Amukamara 2011 A. Klein and F. Alexander 2012 A. Brown 2013 Jeffcoat and Verrett 2014 Dawson 2015 Billings and Ogbah 2016 Willis 2017 Okoronkwo and Jefferson 2018 Long 2019 Lynch 2020 Rose 2021 Pitre
Special Teams	2005 Crosby 2006 Sepulveda 2007 2008 Bryant 2009 Banks 2010 Bailey 2011 Sharp 2012 Sharp and Austin 2013 Lockett 2014 Lockett 2015 Burns 2016 Dickson 2017 Dickson 2018 Seibert 2019 Youngblood 2020 2021

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2 Dennis Dixon 3 Jeff Reed 4 Byron Leftwich 7 Ben Roethlisberger 9 Daniel Sepulveda 10 Santonio Holmes (MVP) 13 Marvin Allen 14 Limas Sweed 15 Martin Nance 16 Charlie Batch 17 Mitch Berger 20 Bryant McFadden 21 Mewelde Moore 22 William Gay 23 Tyrone Carter 24 Ike Taylor 25 Ryan Clark 26 Deshea Townsend 27 Anthony Smith 28 Justin Vincent 29 Ryan Mundy 30 Roy Lewis 31 Fernando Bryant 33 Gary Russell 34 Rashard Mendenhall 37 Anthony Madison 38 Carey Davis 39 Willie Parker 43 Troy Polamalu 49 Sean McHugh 50 Larry Foote 51 James Farrior 53 Bruce Davis 54 Andre Frazier 55 Patrick Bailey 55 Mike Humpal 56 LaMarr Woodley 57 Keyaron Fox 60 Greg Warren 61 Jared Retkofsky 62 Justin Hartwig 64 Doug Legursky 65 Jeremy Parquet 66 Tony Hills 67 Kyle Clement 68 Chris Kemoeatu 69 Jason Capizzi 71 Scott Paxson 72 Darnell Stapleton 73 Kendall Simmons 74 Willie Colon 76 Chris Hoke 77 Marvel Smith 78 Max Starks 79 Trai Essex 81 Dallas Baker 83 Heath Miller 84 85 Nate Washington 86 Hines Ward 88 Jonathan Dekker 89 Matt Spaeth 90 Travis Kirschke 91 Aaron Smith 92 James Harrison 93 Nick Eason 94 Lawrence Timmons 95 Donovan Woods 96 Orpheus Roye 97 Arnold Harrison 98 Casey Hampton 99 Brett Keisel
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