Kevin Huber (born July 16, 1985) is an American former professional football punter who played for 14 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats, twice earning consensus All-American honors, before being selected by the Bengals in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He currently holds the Bengals franchise record for most games played at 216.
.jpg) Huber with the Bengals in 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 16, 1985 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | McNicholas (Cincinnati, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Cincinnati (2005–2008) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / round: 5 / pick: 142 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editHuber was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Immaculate Heart of Mary in Cincinnati for grade school and then attended Archbishop McNicholas High School in Cincinnati, and played for the McNicholas Rockets high school football team. He was a three-time all-conference selection and was named the Greater Catholic League's Punter of the Year following his junior and senior seasons.
College career
editHuber attended the University of Cincinnati, where he played for the Cincinnati Bearcats football team from 2005 to 2008. As a junior in 2007, and again as a senior in 2008, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. Huber holds the record for longest punt in Bearcats' history at 69 yards, which was set on September 17, 2007, at Memphis.
Awards and honors
edit- 2007 first-team All-American (AP,[1] WCFF,[2] Sporting News[3])
- 2007 Big East Special Teams Player of the Year
- 2008 first-team All-American (Rivals.com,[4] AFCA[5] FWAA[6] SI.com[7])
Professional career
editThe Cincinnati Bengals selected Huber in the fifth round with the 142nd overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft, and he has played for the Bengals from the 2009 season to the 2022 season.[8] In his 13-year career, through Week 13 (Nov. 28) of the 2021 season, Huber has played 201 games and averaged 45.3 yards on 955 punts.[9] He has also been the Bengals' placekicking holder for his entire career.[10]
In Week 15 of 2013 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Huber suffered a fractured jaw when he was blocked by linebacker Terence Garvin.[11] It was reported that Huber had also suffered a vertebral fracture in his neck, and would miss the remainder of the season.[12] NFL head of officials Dean Blandino was critical of Ed Hochuli's officiating crew Tuesday night, saying it got the play wrong. Garvin's hit wasn't clean by rule and should have been deemed illegal. Garvin was subsequently fined $25,000.[13]
Huber holds Bengals' franchise career marks for gross punting average (44.2 yards) and net average (39.1) through the 2013 season, as well as the season records in both categories (set in 2012).[10]
On March 14, 2018, Huber signed a three-year contract extension with the Bengals.[14] On March 22, 2021, Huber re-signed on a one-year contract with the Bengals.[15]
Huber signed a one-year contract with the Bengals on May 2, 2022.[16]
In Week 1 of the 2022 season, Huber started his 208th career game for the Bengals, surpassing Ken Riley's franchise record for most games played.[17]
On December 5, 2022, Huber was officially released from the Bengals after 14 seasons and after starting his 216th game.[18] He was re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later.[19]
On July 7, 2023, Huber announced his retirement through his Twitter profile.[20]
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Year | Team | GP | Punting | ||||
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| Punts | Yards | Avg | Blk | Lng | |||
| 2009 | CIN | 16 | 86 | 3,713 | 43.2 | 0 | 61 |
| 2010 | CIN | 16 | 71 | 2,992 | 42.1 | 1 | 72 |
| 2011 | CIN | 16 | 91 | 4,023 | 44.2 | 0 | 71 |
| 2012 | CIN | 16 | 76 | 3,540 | 46.6 | 0 | 69 |
| 2013 | CIN | 14 | 66 | 2,982 | 45.2 | 0 | 75 |
| 2014 | CIN | 16 | 73 | 3,419 | 46.8 | 0 | 69 |
| 2015 | CIN | 16 | 68 | 3,116 | 45.8 | 1 | 67 |
| 2016 | CIN | 16 | 78 | 3,613 | 46.3 | 0 | 72 |
| 2017 | CIN | 16 | 88 | 4,101 | 46.6 | 1 | 63 |
| 2018 | CIN | 16 | 71 | 3,119 | 43.9 | 1 | 69 |
| 2019 | CIN | 16 | 75 | 3,394 | 45.3 | 0 | 63 |
| 2020 | CIN | 16 | 71 | 3,350 | 47.2 | 0 | 72 |
| 2021 | CIN | 17 | 66 | 3,064 | 46.4 | 0 | 61 |
| 2022 | CIN | 9 | 31 | 1,340 | 43.2 | 0 | 63 |
| Career | 216 | 1,011 | 45,766 | 45.3 | 4 | 75 | |
Personal life
editHuber has been married since 2017.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Tebow, McFadden highlight AP All-America team". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 11, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2007 All-America Team". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008.
- ^ "SN's 2007 college football All-Americans". Archived from the original on December 12, 2007.
- ^ "Rivals.com 2008 All-America Teams". Archived from the original on December 16, 2008.
- ^ "Texas Tech's Harrell Headlines 2008 AFCA Coaches' All-America Team". Archived from the original on December 7, 2008.
- ^ "FWAA NAMES 2008 ALL-AMERICA TEAM".
- ^ "SI.com's 2008 All-Americans". CNN. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Huber Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Bleier, Evan (December 16, 2013). "Bengals punter Kevin Huber suffers fractured jaw during 30–20 loss on Sunday Night Football". United Press International. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ "Huber out for the season due to injury". WXIX-TV. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ Harvey, Coley (December 18, 2013). "Bengals punter: Big hits are 'part of the game'". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Marcum, Jason (March 14, 2018). "Bengals re-sign punter Kevin Huber to 3-year deal". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Bengals Re-Sign Punter Kevin Huber". Bengals.com. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Bengals Re-Sign Kevin Huber". Bengals.com.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/bengals/status/1569013601951703040". Twitter. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Smith, Michael David (December 5, 2022). "Bengals cut punter Kevin Huber". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Bengals Roster Move: P Kevin Huber Signed to the Practice Squad". Bengals.com. December 7, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ Shook, Nick (July 7, 2023). "Kevin Huber, longtime Bengals punter, retiring after 14 seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Local Love: Kevin Huber & Mindi Naticchioni". April 7, 2017.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
Media related to Kevin Huber at Wikimedia Commons
