Height 1.78 m College: Alabama Weight 75 kg | Undrafted: 2013 Education University of Alabama Name Jeremy Shelley Position Placekicker | |
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Date of birth: (1990-10-25) October 25, 1990 (age 25) Place of birth: Raleigh, North Carolina Role American football placekicker | ||
High school: Raleigh (NC) Broughton | ||
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Jeremy Shelley (born October 25, 1990) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Alabama.
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- Jeremy shelley nfl combine drill atlanta falcons
- Jeremy shelley kicker nfl atlanta falcons 2013 university of alabama
- High school career
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Jeremy shelley kicker nfl atlanta falcons 2013 university of alabama
High school career
Shelley attended Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, playing varsity football and varsity soccer all four years. In his senior season at Broughton, he made 10 out of 13 field goal attempts including his longest attempt of 48 yards. He also played on two North Carolina High School Athletic Association state championship soccer teams in 2006 and 2007, with the 2007 team finishing ranked number one in the country. On October 9, 2008, Shelley earned the WRAL Extra Effort Award presented by Tom Suiter.
College career
In his freshman season, Shelley was the backup placekicker for the Crimson Tide behind Leigh Tiffin and made only one appearance in which he missed his only field goal attempt along with making his only extra point attempt during that season. On January 9, 2012, he set a BCS National Championship Game record and a career-high for field goals made against LSU in which he made five of his seven attempts. In the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, Shelley made kicks of 23, 34, 41, 35 and 44 yards. In his junior and senior years, Shelley was one of twenty semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award at the conclusion of the season. He finished his college career with a total 44 made field goals out of 55 field goal attempts and 172 PATs (an Alabama record), ranking him the 5th all-time leading scorer in Alabama history. In his Senior year, he was perfect, making every field goal and extra point he attempted, earning him the Vlade Award presented by the Touchdown Club of Columbus as the nation's most accurate kicker.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, Shelley was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons. He was later waived from the Atlanta roster on August 31, 2013.
On March 26, 2015, Shelley was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League.
