{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Cody Webster | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 91 | position = Punter | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|6|1}} | birth_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 205 | high_school = Harrisburg (PA) Central Dauphin East | college = Purdue | undraftedyear = 2014 | pastteams = * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2014}})* * Brooklyn Bolts (2015) | highlights = * Big Ten Punter of the Year (2013) * First-team All-Big Ten (2013) * Second-team All-Big Ten (2011) }}
'''Cody Thomas Webster''' (born June 1, 1991) is an American former 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).
==High school career== He 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2011/10/purdue_punter_cd_east_graduate.html |title=Purdue punter, CD East graduate Cody Webster says 'he's been waiting to come back to Happy Valley' |author=Alexander Angert |date=October 15, 2011 |publisher=PA Media Group |work=www.pennlive.com |accessdate=December 6, 2013}}</ref> and a three-time all-state selection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ydr.com/ci_19099771 |title=Choice of Purdue paid off for CD East's Cody Webster |author=Frank Bodani |date=October 13, 2011 |publisher=The York Daily Record |work=www.ydr.com |accessdate=December 6, 2013}}</ref> Webster committed to Purdue on October 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://highschoolsports.pennlive.com/m/article/330662/ |title=Interview with Cody Webster: Commits to Play Football at Purdue |author=J. Cleezy |date=October 6, 2009 |publisher=PennLive LLC |work=www.pennlive.com |accessdate=December 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131206215657/http://highschoolsports.pennlive.com/m/article/330662/ |archive-date=December 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hammerandrails.com/2010/7/24/1584459/42-days-to-purdue-football-cody|title=42 Days to Purdue Football: Cody Webster and Kevin Pamphile |author=Travis Miller |date=July 24, 2010 |publisher=2013 Vox Media, Inc. |work=www.hammerandrails.com |accessdate=December 6, 2013}}</ref> He signed his National Letter of Intent with Purdue on February 3, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://highschoolsports.pennlive.com/news/article/-7543445161045124974/cd-east-punter-cody-webster-jump-starts-loi-day/|title=CD East punter Cody Webster jump starts LOI day |author=Eric. F. Epler |date=February 3, 2010 |publisher=PA Media Group |work=www.pennlive.com |accessdate=December 6, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cody Webster |url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Cody-Webster-100074;_ylt=AqphWMuX3.nqWseiqsQ8jDhDPZB4 |publisher=Yahoo! |work=www.rivals.com |accessdate=December 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/86938/cody-webster |title=Cody Webster |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures. |work=ESPN |access-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref>
{{College athlete recruit start|40=yes|collapse=no|year=2010}} {{College athlete recruit entry | recruit = Cody Webster | position = K | hometown = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | highschool = Central Dauphin East High School | feet = 6 | inches = 2 | weight = 180 | 40 = -- | commitdate = October 4, 2009 | scout stars = 2 | rivals stars = 2 | espn grade = 73 }} {{College athlete recruit end | 40 = | year = 2010 | rivals ref title = Purdue Football Commitment List (24) | scout ref title = Purdue College Football Recruiting Commits | espn ref title = ESPN | rivals school = purdue | scout s = 180 | espn schoolid = 2509 | scout overall = -- (P) | rivals overall = 25 (K) | espn overall = 34 (K) | accessdate = December 6, 2013 | bball = }}
==College career== Webster played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers where he majored in agriculture.<ref name="PU Bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cody_webster_660525.html |title=Cody Webster |publisher=Purdue University |work=www.purduesports.com |accessdate=December 6, 2013}}</ref> During the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons he was the Boilermakers first team punter.<ref name="PU Bio" /> When Webster kicked a 79-yard punt for the 2010 Purdue team against Northwestern, it was the longest punt of his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://247sports.com/college/purdue/article/punter-cody-webster-continues-his-stellar-season-150987/ |title=Webster Continues Stellar Season |author=Spencer Neff |date=October 2013 |publisher=247Sports |work=www.purdue.247sports.com |access-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref> In 2010, although true freshman Webster placed fifth in the conference in overall punting average (43.3 yards/punt).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/stats/2010-2011/confldrs.html|title=The Automated ScoreBook: Leaders: 2010 Big Ten Conference Team Statistics Through games of Jan 07, 2011|accessdate=December 6, 2013|date=January 7, 2013|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=BigTen.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911225034/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/stats/2010-2011/confldrs.html|archive-date=September 11, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="PU Bio" /> Webster lead the Big Ten in punting average as a senior.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thegazette.com/2013/11/06/purdues-best-weapon-is-its-punter/ |title=Purdue's best weapon is its punter |date=November 6, 2013 |publisher=The Gazette |work=www.thegazette.com |accessdate=December 6, 2013}}</ref>
He was the 2013 Big Ten Punter of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/BY/20131202/SPORTS020101/312020029/Incorrect%20syntax%20near%20the%20keyword%20'BY'./article/20131202/SPORTS020101/312020029/ |title=Purdue's Webster named Big Ten's Punter of the Year |date=December 2, 2013 |publisher=Gannett |work=www.floridatoday.com |accessdate=December 6, 2013}}</ref> He was named as Ray Guy Award finalist on November 25, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20131125/BLOGS10/131129527 |title=Cody Webster named finalist for Ray Guy Award |author=Sean Morrison |date=November 25, 2013 |work=www.journalgazette.net |accessdate=December 6, 2013}}</ref>
==Professional career== After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, Webster attended the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp on a tryout.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Steelers-rookie-minicamp-kicks-off-Friday/e2c64541-41e6-438c-9073-bf1c4277ffa4 |title=Steelers' rookie minicamp kicks off Friday |access-date=2014-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524023546/http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Steelers-rookie-minicamp-kicks-off-Friday/e2c64541-41e6-438c-9073-bf1c4277ffa4 |archive-date=2014-05-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2015, he signed with the Brooklyn Bolts of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL).
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{Twitter}} * [http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cody_webster_660525.html Purdue profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Webster, Cody}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:American football punters Category:Purdue Boilermakers football players Category:Purdue Boilermakers baseball players Category:Brooklyn Bolts players Category:Players of American football from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Category:Baseball players from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania