| Number | 3 |
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| Position | Placekicker |
| Birth date | February 20, 1990 (age 36) |
| Birth place | Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lbs | 222 |
| High school | South Grand Prairie |
| College | Purdue |
| Undraftedyear | 2012 |
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Carson Michael Wiggs (born February 20, 1990) is an American former college football player who was a placekicker for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
Early years
Wiggs attended South Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie, Texas. As a senior, he was invited to participate in the Under Armour All-America Game in January 2008. He was also named honorable mention all-state and first-team all-district as both punter and kicker, after averaging 37 yards per punt and making 8 of 13 field goals, while still maintaining his grades to earn honorable mention academic all-state. Wiggs made 15 of 23 field goals and 67 of 69 PAT attempts for his career.[1]
Wiggs committed to Purdue University on June 12, 2007.[2] Wiggs wasn't heavily recruited, as he also had two other FBS scholarship offers from New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech.[3]
College career
Statistics
Source:[4]
| Kicking | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Made FG | Att FG | Pct | Long | Pts | align="center | Att | Avg | Long |
| 2008 | Purdue | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 53 | 43 | 6 | 31.2 | 38 |
| 2009 | Purdue | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 59 | 82 | 4 | 36.5 | 51 |
| 2010 | Purdue | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 52 | 72 | 22 | 36.4 | 59 |
| 2011 | Purdue | 19 | 25 | 76 | 53 | 96 | 23 | 35 | 54 |
| Totals | 56 | 72 | 77.7 | 59 | 293 | 55 | 35.2 | 59 | |
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
He was considered as one of the better kicking prospects for the 2012 NFL draft, as he was one of the few kickers selected to participate in the NFL Combine,[5] but he was not selected during the draft. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. On August 19, 2013, he was cut by the Seahawks.[6]
Indianapolis Colts
Wiggs signed with the Indianapolis Colts on March 18, 2014.[7]
References
- ^ "Carson Wigg Profile". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Carson Wiggs". www.Rivals.com. Yahoo! Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Scout.com:Carson Wiggs". www.Scout.com. MSN. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Carson Wiggs #6 PK". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ "Carson Wiggs Purdue". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (August 19, 2013). "Personnel updates: Seahawks cut Wiggs, add Cherrington; Carroll gives injury updates". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". Colts.com. March 18, 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
External links
- Purdue Boilermakers bio Archived May 18, 2012 at the Wayback Machine