Birmingham has done it again. The All-USFL Stallions punter, Colby Wadman, has officially signed with the Washington Commanders. Wadman is the 20th USFL player to sign a contract with an NFL team.
Colby Wadman has had a star-studded USFL career. He’s been with the Birmingham Stallions for the past two seasons, winning back-to-back Championships. Throughout both campaigns, he has been one of the league’s elite punters.
The @USFLStallions have re-signed All-USFL punter Colby Wadman for 2024.
Wadman set a #USFL record with a gross punt average of 48.7 in the 2023 season. Having him back is excellent news for Birmingham. pic.twitter.com/BcSuohq66k
— James Larsen (@JamesLarsenPFN) July 20, 2023
Wadman was special in the USFL this year. He earned All-USFL honors, building upon an impressive 2022 season with an even better outing in 2023:
– averaged 48.7 yards per punt
– net average of 41.7 yards per punt
– pinned opponents inside the ten yard line four times
– over 50% of punts went for 50 yards or more
– finished the season with an 18.5% touchback percentage
His consistency played a major role in Birmingham having such a strong special teams unit. Both Wadman and kicker Brandon Aubrey provided the Stallions with quality play through two years, landing themselves NFL gigs.
Colby Wadman is 100% #ForTheBrand
📺 @FOXSports pic.twitter.com/Lb1R9tDFmv
— B2B CHAMPIONSTALLIONS 🏆🏆 (@USFLStallions) April 24, 2022
For Wadman, the NFL isn’t new territory. He spent time with the Denver Broncos, serving as their starting punter from 2018-2019. Now, he’ll have another opportunity to pursue his NFL career with the Washington Commanders.
Final Thoughts
So far, the Birmingham Stallions have sent 11 players to the NFL:
QB Alex McGough (Green Bay)
WR Austin Watkins (Cleveland)
WR Davion Davis (Arizona)
KR/WR Deon Cain (Philadelphia)
TE Jace Sternberger (Buffalo)
TE La’Michael Pettway (Indianapolis)
C Cole Schneider (Green Bay)
K Brandon Aubrey (Dallas)
DT Khalil Davis (Houston)
CB Lorenzo Burns (Cleveland)
Interestingly enough, Wadman had been re-signed to the Birmingham Stallions just a couple of weeks ago. With this NFL opening, his USFL rights are back up for grabs – if he returns, that is.
Had it not been for the platform – and the national exposure – that the USFL provided him with, who knows if this opportunity would have come along.
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