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Sam Ficken

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Sam Ficken is an NFL K. He last played in 2022 with DET, a career spanning 6 NFL seasons. Last season's 46.8 ScoutIndex Rating landed in the 40th percentile among Ks, below average for the position.

Size

6'1", 192#

College

Penn State

Draft

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Seasons

2017–2022

2019 ScoutIndex Rating · K

Methodology
36.7

21th percentile among Ks

15 games · 27 fg_att

Volume×0.2+0.05
FG rate×0.55-1.12
PAT rate×0.1-0.94
Long range×0.15+0.41

Career (regular season)

SeasonTmSIGPass ydsPass TDRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
2020NYJ46.89
2019NYJ36.715
2018LAR17.12
2017LAR27.52

Career profile

Across 4 NFL seasons on file, Sam Ficken has played in 28 regular-season games, playing for 2 teams: LAR (2017–2018), NYJ (2019–2020).

By the ScoutIndex Rating, his best qualified season was 2020: a 46.8, in the 40th percentile among Ks that year.

2019 splits

regular season

2019 game log

WkOppLineScore
Week 2CLE—50.8
Week 3NE—38.1
Week 5PHI—23.5
Week 6DAL—56.9
Week 7NE—35.7
Week 8JAX—33.6
Week 9MIA—52.7
Week 10NYG—50.2
Week 11WAS—30.7
Week 12LV—46.3
Week 13CIN—54.8
Week 14MIA—56.3
Week 15BAL—6.1
Week 16PIT—68.4
Week 17BUF—23.4

Sam Ficken — common questions

What position does Sam Ficken play?
Sam Ficken is listed as a K.
Which teams has Sam Ficken played for?
In the seasons on file (1999 onward), Sam Ficken has played for LAR (2017–2018), NYJ (2019–2020).
Where did Sam Ficken go to college?
Sam Ficken played college football at Penn State.
How many touchdowns has Sam Ficken scored?
Sam Ficken has no rushing, receiving or passing touchdowns in the regular-season games on file.
What is Sam Ficken's ScoutIndex Rating?
Sam Ficken rated 46.8 for 2020, the 40th percentile among Ks. Ratings run 0–99; about 60 is a league-average qualified starter.

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Top teammates, last season on file

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