Cody Thomas Webster (born June 1, 1991) is a former American football punter. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he holds the single-game average punting yards record and was the Big Ten Punter of the Year in 2013. Webster played for the Brooklyn Bolts of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL).
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| Position: | Punter |
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| Born: | June 1, 1991 |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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| High school: | Harrisburg (PA) Central Dauphin East |
| College: | Purdue |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
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High school career
editHe started for the varsity football team at Central Dauphin East High School at punter, placekicker, defensive back, quarterback and wide receiver. He was a four-time first team All-Mid Penn Conference punter,[1] and a three-time all-state selection.[2] Webster committed to Purdue on October 4, 2009.[3] Once he committed, he was projected to be the most likely Boilermaker to be a true freshman starter, because starting punter Chris Summers was graduating.[4] He signed his National Letter of Intent with Purdue on February 3, 2010.[5] Upon graduating, he was considered to be the twenty-fifth best placekicker in the national high school class of 2010 by Rivals.com and the thirty-fourth best kicker by ESPN.[6][7]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Cody Webster K |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Central Dauphin East High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | -- | Oct 4, 2009 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (P) Rivals: 25 (K) ESPN: 34 (K) | ||||||
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College career
editWebster played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers where he majored in agriculture.[8] During the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons he was the Boilermakers first team punter.[8] When Webster kicked a 79-yard punt for the 2010 Purdue team against Northwestern, it was the longest punt of his career.[9] In 2010, although true freshman Webster placed fifth in the conference in overall punting average (43.3 yards/punt).[10] He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors during the 2010 and 2012 seasons, while also earning first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2013 and second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2011.[8] Webster lead the Big Ten in punting average as a senior.[11]
He was the 2013 Big Ten Punter of the Year.[12] He was named as Ray Guy Award finalist on November 25, 2013.[13]
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, Webster attended the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp on a tryout.[14]
In 2015, he signed with the Brooklyn Bolts of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL).
References
edit- ^ Alexander Angert (October 15, 2011). "Purdue punter, CD East graduate Cody Webster says 'he's been waiting to come back to Happy Valley'". www.pennlive.com. PA Media Group. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Frank Bodani (October 13, 2011). "Choice of Purdue paid off for CD East's Cody Webster". www.ydr.com. The York Daily Record. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ J. Cleezy (October 6, 2009). "Interview with Cody Webster: Commits to Play Football at Purdue". www.pennlive.com. PennLive LLC. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Travis Miller (July 24, 2010). "42 Days to Purdue Football: Cody Webster and Kevin Pamphile". www.hammerandrails.com. 2013 Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Eric. F. Epler (February 3, 2010). "CD East punter Cody Webster jump starts LOI day". www.pennlive.com. PA Media Group. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Cody Webster". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Cody Webster". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Cody Webster". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Spencer Neff (October 2013). "Webster Continues Stellar Season". www.purdue.247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "The Automated ScoreBook: Leaders: 2010 Big Ten Conference Team Statistics Through games of Jan 07, 2011". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. January 7, 2013. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Purdue's best weapon is its punter". www.thegazette.com. The Gazette. November 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Purdue's Webster named Big Ten's Punter of the Year". www.floridatoday.com. Gannett. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Sean Morrison (November 25, 2013). "Cody Webster named finalist for Ray Guy Award". www.journalgazette.net. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Steelers' rookie minicamp kicks off Friday". Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
