2025 Football Roster
Roster
Sanchez, Ethan

Jersey Number 92
Ethan Sanchez
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Ga.
- High School:
- North Paulding HS
- Prev School:
- Old Dominion
Bio
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Spent three seasons at Old Dominion (2022-24)
- 36 career games played
- 35 of 46 on field goals for career
- 101 of 106 on extra points for career
- Appeared in 12 games at place kicker in 2024
- 11 of 12 on field goals
- 11 of 11 on fields goals inside 50 yards
- Only miss was a 58-yard attempt at Bowling Green (Sept. 28)
- 91.7 made field goal % ranked 12th in FBS (min. 10 attempts)
- 2 for 2 on field goals in opener at South Carolina 40 and 33 yarder (Aug. 31)
- Career-long 53-yard field goal in the 30-27 win at Bowling Green
- Eight kickoff attempts including one onside attempt
- Touchbacks in five of seven kickoff return opportunities
- 4.08 average hangtime ranked second in Sun Belt (min. 5 attempts)
- Average hangtime ranked 16th in FBS (min. 5 attempts)
- Played in all 13 games during 2023
- ODU's primary kicker, handling kickoffs, extra points and field goals
- For second-straight year did not miss an extra point (36 for 36)
- 14 for 21 on field goals with a career long of 49
- 10 of 12 on field goals include 39 yards
- In win over Louisiana, hit 39-yard field goal and was 5 for 5 on extra points (Sept. 9)
- Career long 49-yard field goal against Wake Forest (Sept. 16)
- 5-for-5 on extra points against Marshall (Sept. 30)
- Knocked in 47-yarder in win over App State (Oct. 21)
- 38-yard field goals against Coastal Carolina (Nov. 4) and Liberty (Nov. 11)
- Game-winning 23-yard field goal on the final play vs. Georgia Southern (Nov. 18)
- Finished season with 16 touchbacks
- 11 games as the kicker for field goals and extra points in 2022
- 28 for 28 on extra points and 10-for-13 on field goal attempts
- Led team in scoring with 58 points
- 2 for 2 on field goal attempts in win over Virginia Tech (Sept. 2)
- Made 34-yarder against Liberty (Oct. 1)
- Season-long 44-yarder against Georgia Southern (Oct. 22)
High School
- Prepped at North Paulding
- 32 for 32 on extra points as a senior
- Long field goal of 47 yards
- Selected to play in 2022 Polynesian Bowl
- First-Team All-County and First-Team All-Region
- No. 2 ranked kicker in the country (Chris Sailer Kicking)
Personal
- Nickname: none
- Hobbies: golfing, weightlifting, running and content creating
- Dream job: pediatric oncologist
- Something most people don’t know: good at soccer
- Chose UH because of the great coaching staff, facilities, and teammates
- One word to describe himself on the field: confident
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: steak
- Biggest motivation for working hard: the ones who supported him through it all
- Favorite childhood memory was visiting Disney World
- Sports hero: Christiano Ronaldo because of the way he carries himself
- Most memorable athletic accomplishment: being selected to be 1 out of 2 kickers in the country to play in the 2022 Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii
- Unique fact: he has twin brothers
- Game day ritual: drinking a cup of coffee, eating a bowl of fruit, and praying
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04