.jpg) Koo with the Falcons in 2022 | |||||||||||||
| No. 6 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 3, 1994 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Ridgewood (Ridgewood, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia Southern (2013–2016) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Younghoe Koo | |
| Hangul | 구영회 |
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| Revised Romanization | Gu Yeonghoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ku Yŏnghoe |
Younghoe Koo (Korean: 구영회; RR: Gu Yeonghoe;[1] pronounced YUNG-way;[2] born August 3, 1994) is a South Korean-American professional football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2020 after leading the league in scoring that year. He is sixth on the NFL's all-time leaderboard in field goal percentage (minimum 100 attempts).[3] Koo is also known for his ability to successfully execute onside kicks.[4]
Koo played four seasons of college football for the Georgia Southern Eagles and was named a finalist for the Lou Groza Award in 2016. He signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2017 but was released a month into the season after missing consecutive game-ending kicks. Following a year away from football, Koo played for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), where he converted all of his field goal attempts until the AAF suspended operations. His success led to his return to the NFL the same year with the Falcons.
- ^ "NFL 한국인 키커 구영회, 4경기만에 방출 조치". No Cut News. October 6, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ Ledbetter, D. Orlando (November 4, 2019). "Falcons' Koo found his way from South Korea to the NFL". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "NFL Field Goal % Career Leaders (since 1938)". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ "Falcons' Younghoe Koo: Onside-kick master delivers again". CBSSports.com. September 14, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2024.