Austin Seibert
No. 4 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Belleville, Illinois | November 15, 1996||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Belleville West | ||||||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 170 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2021 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Austin Seibert (born November 15, 1996) is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma and was selected in fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.
Early years[]
Seibert attended and played high school football at Belleville High School-West.[1]
College career[]
Seibert attended and played college football at Oklahoma. He contributed to the football team as a placekicker and a punter.[2]
Collegiate statistics[]
Austin Seibert | Kicking | Punting | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | Conf | Class | Pos | GP | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Punts | Yds | Avg |
2015 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | FR | K | 13 | 70 | 72 | 97.2 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 124 | 57 | 2,395 | 42.0 |
2016 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | SO | PK | 13 | 72 | 74 | 97.3 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 105 | 48 | 1,975 | 41.1 |
2017 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | JR | K | 14 | 81 | 81 | 100.0 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 132 | 43 | 1,820 | 42.3 |
2018 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | SR | PK | 14 | 87 | 88 | 98.9 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 138 | 31 | 1,267 | 40.9 |
College career | 54 | 310 | 315 | 98.4 | 63 | 79 | 79.7 | 499 | 179 | 7,457 | 41.7 |
Professional career[]
Cleveland Browns[]
Seibert was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[3] Seibert signed his rookie contract with the Browns on May 3, 2019.[4]
Seibert made the Browns' 53-man roster out of training camp. He made his NFL debut in the Browns' 2019 regular season opener against the Tennessee Titans. He converted one of two extra point attempts in the 43–13 loss.[5] He scored his first career field goal during the Browns' Week 2 game against the New York Jets, where he kicked three field goals in a Browns' 23-3 win.[6]
Seibert was waived by the Browns on September 14, 2020 after missing a field goal and extra point in a 38–6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1.[7]
Cincinnati Bengals[]
Seibert was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 15, 2020.[8] Seibert played in four games during the 2020 season with the Bengals making six of nine field goals and all eight of the extra points he attempted. He was waived on August 31, 2021, after losing out the starting kicker job to Evan McPherson in training camp.[9]
Detroit Lions[]
On September 1, 2021, the Detroit Lions claimed Seibert off waivers.[10] On September 23, 2021, Seibert was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list. He was replaced on the active roster by kicker Ryan Santoso, who had just been signed to the practice squad.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on November 13 with a hip injury.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Austin Seibert's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Austin Seibert College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (April 27, 2019). "Cleveland Browns select Oklahoma K Austin Seibert with No. 170 pick in 2019 NFL Draft". Cleveland Browns. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Pokorny, Chris (May 3, 2019). "Cleveland Browns sign 5th round draft pick, K Austin Seibert". Dawgs By Nature. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns - September 8th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Cleveland Browns at New York Jets - September 16th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Cleveland Browns waive kicker Austin Seibert, sign Cody Parkey". wkyc.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Bengals Make Player Moves Ahead Of Week 2 Game Against The Browns". Bengals.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Bengals Reduce 2021 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Birkett, Dave. "Detroit Lions place K Austin Seibert on COVID list, WR Tyrell Williams on injured reserve". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "Detroit Lions elevate kicker Ryan Santoso vs. Steelers, place Austin Seibert on IR". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. November 13, 2021.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Illinois
- Sportspeople from Belleville, Illinois
- American football placekickers
- Oklahoma Sooners football players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- American Ninja Warrior contestants
- Detroit Lions players
- American football placekicker stubs