Cody Thomas Webster (born June 1, 1991) is a former

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punter for the

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of the

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(FXFL). He holds the Purdue single-game punting yard average record. He was the 2013

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High school career

He started for the varsity football team at

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at punter,

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and wide receiver. He was a four-time first team All-Mid Penn Conference punter, and a three-time all-state selection. Webster committed to Purdue on October 4, 2009. 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. He signed his

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with Purdue on February 3, 2010. Upon graduating, he was considered to be the twenty-fifth best placekicker in the national high school class of 2010 by

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and the thirty-fourth best kicker by

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College career

Webster played college football for the

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where he majored in

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. During the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons he was the Boilermakers first team punter. When Webster kicked a 79-yard punt for the 2010 Purdue team against Northwestern, it was the longest punt of his career. In 2010, although true freshman Webster placed fifth in the conference in overall punting average (43.3 yards/punt). 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. Webster lead the Big Ten in punting average as a senior. He was the 2013

. He was named as

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finalist on November 25, 2013.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Webster attended the

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rookie minicamp on a tryout. In 2015, he signed with the

of the

(FXFL).

References

External links

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Purdue profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Webster, Cody 1991 births Living people American football punters Purdue Boilermakers football players Purdue Boilermakers baseball players Brooklyn Bolts players Players of American football from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Baseball players from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania