Austin Rehkow

Austin Rehkow (born March 17, 1995) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football for the Idaho Vandals football team at the University of Idaho, where he was both the team's placekicker and punter.

Early years
Rehkow was raised in Veradale, Washington and attended Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Washington. He also played soccer before switching to American football. In 2012, Rehkow set the record for the longest field goal ever kicked in the state of Washington, measuring 67 yards, just one shy of the national high school record set in 1986 by Dirk Borgognone. Kelly Imhoff made (62 yards) in 1929 and Larry Stovall-Moody (60 yards) in 1996 are the only 3 60 yards or more kicked in the state of Washington. It was one of three field goals of over 50 yards Rehkow kicked that year.

Professional career
Rehkow went undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, with the league's scouting combine profile concluding he lacked the leg strength to be a full-time placekicker (a somewhat ironic conclusion given his high school record; the combine based it on the fact that his longest field goal at the college level was only 50 yards) but had enough precision as a punter to have a future in the league.

Buffalo Bills
On May 5, 2017, Rehkow signed with the Buffalo Bills, who had released their previous placekickers Jordan Gay and Dan Carpenter at the end of the 2016 season. He was waived on August 20, 2017, having lost the competition to Steven Hauschka.

New York Giants
On January 1, 2018, Rehkow signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants. He was waived by the Giants on May 7, 2018.

Salt Lake Stallions
In 2018, Rehkow joined the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.