Alex Kessman
| Free agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | January 2, 1998 | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Clarkston | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Alex Thomas Kessman (born January 2, 1998) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent.
Career[]
He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He set the NCAA record for most accurate placekicker in history from 50+ yards going 12 of 18 from that distance.
Los Angeles Chargers[]
On May 2, 2021, Kessman signed as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers.[1] However, Kessman was released by the Chargers prior to the start of the season on August 16, 2021.[2]
New York Jets[]
On November 23, 2021, Kessman was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets.[3] On December 4, the Jets released incumbent kicker Matt Ammendola and signed Kessman to the active roster.[4] In his one game with the Jets, which was also his NFL debut, Kessman missed both of his extra point attempts and the Jets lost to the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 33-18. He was cut by the team the next day.[5]
Carolina Panthers[]
On December 22, 2021, Kessman was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[6] He was released on December 27.
NFL career statistics[]
| Regular season statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | G | FGM | FGA | % | <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | LNG | BLK | XPM | XPA | % | PTS |
| 2021 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career (1 game) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
References[]
- ^ "Pitt Kicker Alex Kessman Signs with Los Angeles Chargers as UDFA". 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Chargers Release Three Players".
- ^ "Jets Sign K Alex Kessman to Practice Squad".
- ^ "Jets Sign K Alex Kessman to Active Roster, Release K Matt Ammendola". New York Jets.
- ^ "Alex Kessman: Time in Big Apple ends". CBS Sports.
- ^ "Panthers place Zane Gonzalez on injured reserve". Panthers.com. December 22, 2021.
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