Alex Henery
Alex Henery (right) kicking a field goal.
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| Free agent | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 18, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Omaha, Nebraska | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Omaha (NE) Burke | ||||||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120 | ||||||||||
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| Field goals made: | 75 |
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| Field goals attempted: | 91 |
| Field goal percentage: | 82.4% |
| Long field goal: | 51 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Alex Henery (born August 17, 1987) is an American football kicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and set an NCAA record for field goal accuracy with an 89.5% success rate. He was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Henery was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Omaha Burke High School and was one of the top walk-ons in Nebraska's 2006 class. He earned Omaha World-Herald first-team All-Nebraska and first-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-State honors as a punter. Henery averaged 41.4 yards per punt as a senior, and also connected on 6-of-10 field goals and 37-of-38 extra-point tries.
Henery helped Burke to a 7–5 finish and a trip to the state semifinals. He earned first-team all-state honors as a junior, averaging 41.7 yards per punt. He also played soccer and led Burke to a 14–3 record and the state playoffs. He received a scholarship offer to play soccer for Creighton University.
Henery attended the University of Nebraska, and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2007 to 2010. For most of his college career, he served as the punter and placekicker for the Cornhuskers, and received all-conference honors at both positions. He was a second-team All-Big 12 selection at placekicker in 2009 and 2010, and was previously an honorable mention selection in 2008; at punter, he was a second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2010, and received honorable mention honors in 2009. On November 28, 2008, he set a Nebraska team record when he kicked a 57-yard field goal in a 40–31 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes. During his four seasons as a Cornhusker, he set an NCAA career record by completing 89.5 percent of his attempted field goals. His total accuracy on combined field goals and extra points also set a new NCAA record of 96.7 percent. He is the all-time leading scorer in NU history with 397 points.
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