Austin Seibert

Austin Seibert (born November 15, 1996) is an American football placekicker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.

Austin Seibert
Seibert in 2019
No. 3 – Cincinnati Bengals
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-15) November 15, 1996
Belleville, Illinois
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Belleville West (IL)
College:Oklahoma
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 170
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Field goals:31
Field goal attempts:38
Field goal%:81.6
Longest field goal:53
Touchbacks:43
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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
Year School Conf Class Pos G 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
Career Oklahoma 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]

References
  1. "Austin Seibert's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. "Austin Seibert College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. Pokorny, Chris (May 3, 2019). "Cleveland Browns sign 5th round draft pick, K Austin Seibert". Dawgs By Nature. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  5. "Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns - September 8th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  6. "Cleveland Browns at New York Jets - September 16th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  7. "Cleveland Browns waive kicker Austin Seibert, sign Cody Parkey". wkyc.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. "Bengals Make Player Moves Ahead Of Week 2 Game Against The Browns". Bengals.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.


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