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PKAustin Seibert

Oklahoma — Big 12

  • Height: 5-9
  • Weight: 214
  • Hometown: Belleville, IL
  • Age: 22
SUMMARY: Leading scorer in school and Big 12 history with 499 career points ... ranks first among FBS kickers in career points (former record of 494 was held by Arizona State's Zane Gonzalez [2013-16]) ... ranks first in FBS history in career extra points made (310) and attempted (315) ... posted first-, second- and fourth-most points in single-season school history (138 in 2018, 132 in 2017 and 124 in 2015) ... ranks second in school history in PAT percentage (.984) and in career field goals made (63), fourth in career field goal percentage (.797) and fifth in career punting average (41.7) ... assembled a school-record streak of 162 consecutive made PATs from 2016-18.
 
SENIOR (2018): OU's first-ever Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year (voted upon by league's coaches) ... a first-team All-Big 12 selection by league’s coaches and the AP ... an Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection ... played in all 14 games ... led Big 12 and broke own single-season school record with 138 points ... made 17 of 19 field goal attempts for a career-high 89.5-percent success rate ... went 15 for 15 on field goals versus Big 12 opponents ... made 87 of 88 extra-point attempts ... his 87 extra points ranked second in OU single-season history ... ranked fifth nationally by registering touchbacks on 83.5 percent of his kickoffs (91 of 109) ... averaged 40.9 yards on 31 punts ... went 2 for 2 on field goal attempts (both 26 yards) and made all four PATs in CFP Semifinal at Orange Bowl vs. No. 1 Alabama (12/29) ... tied a career-high with three field goals (20, 27 and 31 yards) and made all four PATs in Big 12 Championship win against No. 9 Texas (12/1) ... earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors after he converted all eight PATs and made a 37-yard field goal at No. 12 West Virginia (11/23) ... made 7 of 8 extra-point attempts against Kansas (11/17), ending a streak of 162 consecutive makes dating back to 2016 ... made all six PATs and field goals of 21 and 36 yards against Oklahoma State (11/10) ... converted three field goal attempts (32, 27 and 22 yards) against Kansas State (10/27) ... connected all seven PATs and made a 37-yard field goal at TCU (10/20) ... converted a 32-yard field goal and all six PATs and averaged 46.3 yards on three punts against Texas (10/6) ... converted all nine PATs and a 26-yard field goal, went 11 for 11 on touchbacks and averaged 45.7 yards on three punts against Baylor (9/29) ... made field goals of 21, 31 and 42 yards and all four PATs at Iowa State (9/15) to earn Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honor.

JUNIOR (2017): A second-team All-Big 12 selection as a kicker and an honorable mention All-Big 12 choice as a punter by league's coaches ... an honorable mention selection for Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year ... an Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree ... played in all 14 games ... made 17 of his 21 field goal tries for a career-high 81.0-percent success rate ... made 12 consecutive field goal tries from Oct. 14 to Dec. 2 ... his 81 extra points ranked second in OU single-season history while his 132 points tied for third and his punting average of 42.3 ranked 10th ... went 2-for-3 on field goals and 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts for 12 points against Georgia in CFP Semifinal at Rose Bowl (1/1) ... went 2-for-3 on field goals and averaged 43.5 yards on two punts against TCU in Big 12 Championship Game (12/2) ... named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week after connecting on a career-long 51-yard field goal and recording touchbacks on 8 of 9 kickoffs against West Virginia (11/25) ... averaged 41.1 yards on seven punts and made both field goal tries at Kansas (11/18) ... booted a 49-yard field goal and punted five times for 199 yards (two downed inside 20-yard line) against TCU (11/11) ... tied career high with 14 points (two field goals, eight extra points) and punted twice for 95 yards at Oklahoma State (11/4) to earn Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors ... made both field goal tries (19 and 36 yards) and punted once for 48 yards at Kansas State (10/21) ... tied career high with three made field goals and punted five times for a season best average of 47.0 yards/punt against Texas (10/14) ... punted five times for an average of 46.6 yards and made all seven extra point tries at Baylor (9/23) ... averaged 42.0 yards on two punts against Tulane (9/16) ... made 1-of-2 field at Ohio State (9/9).

SOPHOMORE (2016): Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... handled team’s punt, place-kicking and kickoff duties ... his 72 PATs (on 74 attempts) ranked as third most in OU single-season history ... was 11-for-16 (.688) on field goal tries ... was 11-for-12 on field goal attempts inside 40 yards ... averaged 41.1 yards on 48 punts with a long of 53 yards, six of at least 50 yards, 22 inside the 20-yard-line and only one touchback ... named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 44.0 yards on five punts (two downed inside the 20), going 7-for-7 on PATs and making a 35-yard field goal at TCU (10/1) ... registered five tackles (four unassisted) ... named 2016 Preseason All-Big 12 at punter ... on preseason watch lists for Lou Groza and Ray Guy Awards.

FRESHMAN (2015): Semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award ... earned honorable mention All-American honors at punter from Sports Illustrated ... named All-Big 12 Second Team at punter by league’s coaches, AP and Phil Steele ... selected Second Team All-Big 12 at kicker by AP ... played in all 13 games ... made a 22-yard field goal and punted six times for an average of 38.8 yards in Orange Bowl against Clemson (12/31) ... went 1 for 2 on field goals and averaged 45.3 yards on three punts at Oklahoma State (11/28) ... tied career high with three field goals made (3 for 4) and averaged 37.7 yards on nine punts with four inside the 20 against TCU (11/21) ... made a 33-yard field goal and punted five times for an average of 41.8 yards at Baylor (11/14) ... made 1 of 2 field goals and punted three times for an average of 39.3 yards against Iowa State (11/7) ... went 1 for 2 on field goals with a career long 46-yarder at Kansas (10/31) ... missed a 32-yard field goal but booted a 57-yard punt against Texas Tech (10/24) ... converted both field goal attempts (20, 19) and averaged 38.0 yards on two punts at Kansas State (10/17) ... made his eighth straight field goal to start his career (an OU freshman record) and averaged 39.6 yards on seven punts against Texas (10/10) ... connected on all three field goals and punted five times for an average of 43.4 yards (including a career-long 58-yarder) against West Virginia (10/3) to earn Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors ... made a 20-yard field goal and averaged 44.0 yards on two punts against Tulsa (9/19) ... converted on a 35-yard field goal attempt and averaged 43.4 yards on eight punts at Tennessee (9/12) ... made Sooners debut with two field goals (35, 41 yards) and six punts, averaging 49.7 yards against Akron (9/5).

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star recruit according to ESPN, Scout and Rivals and a two-star recruit by 247Sports ... listed as No. 1 punter in country by Kohl’s ... ranked as No. 1 kicker in country by ESPN, No. 2 by Kohl’s and Rivals and No. 5 by 247Sports ... chosen as 15th-best prospect in Illinois by ESPN, 29th by Rivals and 50th by 247Sports ... rated as No. 51 overall prospect in Midwest by ESPN ... selected to compete in Under Armour All-American Game ... also named Kohl’s Kicking First-Team All-American ... chose OU over schools that included Colorado, Kentucky and Miami (Fla.) among others.

PERSONAL: Major is communication ... last name pronounced SIGH-bert.