| No. 5 Seattle Seahawks | |
| Placekicker | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: February 20, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Grand Prairie, Texas | |
| High School: South Grand Prairie High School | |
| Career information | |
| College: Purdue | |
| Undrafted in 2012 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Seattle Seahawks ( 2012−present) | |
| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Carson Michael Wiggs is an American football placekicker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Wiggs played college football at Purdue.
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]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Wiggs K |
Grand Prairie, Texas | South Grand Prairie High School | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 180 lb (82 kg) | -- | Jun 12, 2007 |
Scout: Rivals:
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10 (K) Rivals: 11 (K), -- (TX) | ||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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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 | 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 | 21 | 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. The Seattle Seahawks have released the two kickers ahead of him during the 2013 offseason, therefore he is currently the starting kicker.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Carson Wigg Profile". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wiggs_carson00.html. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Carson Wiggs". www.Rivals.com. Yahoo!. http://rivals.yahoo.com/purdue/football/recruiting/player-Carson-Wiggs-67807. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Scout.com:Carson Wiggs". www.Scout.com. MSN. http://kansas.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=8&c=1&nid=3138048. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Carson Wiggs #6 PK". ESPN.com. ESPN. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15427/type/college/carson-wiggs. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Carson Wiggs Purdue". NFL Draft Scout. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=84893&draftyear=2012&genpos=K. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Draft Scout