.jpg) Huber with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1985-07-16)July 16, 1985 (age 39) 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: 5th round, 142nd pick | ||||||||||||
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Kevin Huber (born July 16, 1985) is an American former professionalfootballpunter who played for 14 seasons with theCincinnati Bengals of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theCincinnati Bearcats, twice earning consensusAll-American honors, before being selected by the Bengals in the fifth round of the2009 NFL draft. He currently holds the Bengals franchise record for most games played at 216.
Huber was born inCincinnati, Ohio. He attendedImmaculate Heart of Mary in Cincinnati for grade school and then attendedArchbishop McNicholas High School in Cincinnati, and played for the McNicholas Rocketshigh 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.
Huber attended theUniversity of Cincinnati, where he played for theCincinnati 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, atMemphis.
TheCincinnati Bengals selected Huber in the fifth round with the 142nd overall pick in the2009 NFL draft, and he has played for the Bengals from the2009 season to the2022 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 of2013 against thePittsburgh Steelers, Huber suffered a fractured jaw when he was blocked by linebackerTerence 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 the2022 season, Huber started his 208th career game for the Bengals, surpassingKen 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 hisTwitter profile.[20]
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| 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 | |
Huber has been married since 2017.[21]
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