Younghoe Koo
Kicker
Career Earnings: $22,394,141
Career APY: $3,732,357
Total Guarantees: $8,001,000
Largest Cash Payment: $8,000,000 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $5,250,000 (2024)
- Date of Birth: August 3, 1994
- Height: 5'9"
- Weight: 194
- College: Georgia Southern
- Entry: 2017 Undrafted Free Agent (Chargers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | UDFA | Terminated | 2017 | 3 | $1,666,000 | $555,333 | $1,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $136,000 | $136,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $570,000 | $570,000 | $0 | $301,765 | 52.9% | $301,765 |
| Falcons | ERFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $750,000 | 100.0% | $750,000 |
| Falcons | ERFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $920,000 | $920,000 | $0 | $920,000 | 100.0% | $920,000 |
| Falcons | RFA | Terminated | 2022 | 5 | $24,250,000 | $4,850,000 | $8,000,000 | $15,500,000 | 63.9% | $5,166,667 |
| Giants | Practice | Renegotiated | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Giants | SFA | Terminated | 2025 | 1 | $1,255,000 | $1,255,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | 0 | $137,765 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $137,765 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 0 | $16,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $16,000 | 0.0% |
| Falcons | 6 | $21,721,765 | $3,620,294 | $14,971,765 | 0.0% | $6,750,000 | 0.0% |
| Giants | 0 | $518,611 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $518,611 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Falcons | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $301,765 | 0.2% | $301,765 | ||
| 2020 | Falcons | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | 0.4% | $750,000 | ||
| 2021 | Falcons | $920,000 | $0 | $0 | $920,000 | 0.5% | $920,000 | ||
| 2022 | Falcons | $1,750,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,750,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.4% | $8,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Falcons | $3,500,000 | $1,250,000 | $0 | $4,750,000 | 2.1% | $3,500,000 | ||
| 2024 | Falcons | $4,000,000 | $1,250,000 | $0 | $5,250,000 | 2.0% | $4,000,000 | ||
| Total | $11,490,000 | $3,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $14,971,765 | $17,471,765 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Field Goals | PAT | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special | Made | Att. | Blk. | Long | Made | Att. | Blk. | ||||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 6.8% | 3 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 20.7% | 23 | 26 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 84 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 31.8% | 37 | 39 | 0 | 54 | 33 | 36 | 0 | 144 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 28.1% | 27 | 29 | 0 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 111 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 16.6% | 32 | 37 | 1 | 54 | 33 | 35 | 1 | 129 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 13.5% | 32 | 37 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 123 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 16.8% | 25 | 34 | 2 | 58 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 101 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 10.6% | 6 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 31 |