Kicker, Nebraska, to 2010

Alex Henery

Number
No. 90
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Omaha, NE
Born
Aug 18, 1987

Alex Henery played kicker at Nebraska (to 2010). The Philadelphia Eagles took Henery in round 4, No. 120 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
24
Field goals made, 2009 (Nebraska, 10–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 120
Round 4, 2011 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

5field goals, best game on fileat Virginia Tech, 2009

Honors

All-America: AP first team 2010; CBS Sports 2010; College Football News 2010; ESPN 2010; Pro Football Weekly 2010; Rivals.com 2010; Sports Illustrated 2010

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2007*Nebraska88100.0394569
2008*Nebraska182185.75756110
2009Nebraska242885.75238110
2010Nebraska181994.75354108
On file (2007–⁠10)687689.557193397

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2007*Nebraska13232.0320
2009Nebraska773,18741.4760
2010Nebraska692,98243.2690
On file (2007–⁠10)1476,20142.2760

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2007Nebraska90PK
2008Nebraska90PK
2009Nebraska90PK
2010Nebraska90PK6′2″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2010 Nebraska 14 games, 18 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.Western KentuckyW 49–⁠1000077
Sep 11vs.IdahoW 38–⁠17112458
Sep 18atWashingtonW 56–⁠2100088
Sep 25vs.South Dakota StateW 17–⁠3113025
Oct 7atKansas StateW 48–⁠132240612
Oct 16vs.TexasL 13–⁠20224517
Oct 23atOklahoma StateW 51–⁠413352615
Oct 30vs.MissouriW 31–⁠17124147
Nov 6atIowa StateW 31–⁠30112547
Nov 13vs.KansasW 20–⁠3224228
Nov 20atTexas A&ML 6–⁠9224806
Nov 26vs.ColoradoW 45–⁠17114269
Dec 4vs.OklahomaL 20–⁠23225328
Dec 30 ✦vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠1900011
2009 Nebraska 14 games, 24 of 28 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.Florida AtlanticW 49–⁠300077
Sep 12vs.Arkansas StateW 38–⁠9122658
Sep 19atVirginia TechL 15–⁠165540015
Sep 26vs.LouisianaW 55–⁠02246713
Oct 8atMissouriW 27–⁠1200033
Oct 17vs.Texas TechL 10–⁠31122114
Oct 24vs.Iowa StateL 7–⁠900011
Oct 31atBaylorW 20–⁠10224528
Nov 7vs.OklahomaW 10–⁠3122814
Nov 14atKansasW 31–⁠173338211
Nov 21vs.Kansas StateW 17–⁠3113425
Nov 27atColoradoW 28–⁠2001044
Dec 5vs.TexasL 12–⁠134452012
Dec 30 ✦vs.ArizonaW 33–⁠04450315
2008 Nebraska 13 games, 18 of 21 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30vs.Western MichiganW 47–⁠244444517
Sep 6vs.San José StateW 35–⁠1200055
Sep 13vs.New Mexico StateW 38–⁠7121958
Sep 27vs.Virginia TechL 30–⁠35114836
Oct 4vs.MissouriL 17–⁠52112825
Oct 11atTexas TechL 31–⁠37122147
Oct 18atIowa StateW 35–⁠700055
Oct 25vs.BaylorW 32–⁠20122736
Nov 1atOklahomaL 28–⁠6200044
Nov 8vs.KansasW 45–⁠35113569
Nov 15atKansas StateW 56–⁠2800088
Nov 28vs.ColoradoW 40–⁠314457416
Jan 1 ✦vs.ClemsonW 26–⁠214448214
2007 Nebraska 12 games, 8 of 8 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.NevadaW 52–⁠1000066
Sep 8atWake ForestW 20–⁠17222228
Sep 15vs.USCL 31–⁠49113725
Sep 22vs.Ball StateW 41–⁠4000055
Sep 29vs.Iowa StateW 35–⁠1700055
Oct 6atMissouriL 6–⁠41223906
Oct 13vs.Oklahoma StateL 14–⁠4500022
Oct 20vs.Texas A&ML 14–⁠3600022
Oct 27atTexasL 25–⁠28113125
Nov 3atKansasL 39–⁠76112747
Nov 10vs.Kansas StateW 73–⁠3111271013
Nov 23atColoradoL 51–⁠6500055

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2011
Height6′1½″
Weight177 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan73⅜″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 50 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2011Philadelphia Eagles162427
2012Philadelphia Eagles162731
2013Philadelphia Eagles162328
2014Detroit Lions215
NFL career507591

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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