Alex Henery Alex Henery ( born August 17 , 1987 ) is an American football kicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers , setting an NCAA record for field goal accuracy with an 89 . 5 % success rate . He was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft . Early years . Henery was born in Omaha , Nebraska . He attended Omaha Burke High School and was one of the top walk - ons in Nebraska ' s 2006 class . He earned " Omaha World - Herald " first - team All - Nebraska and first - team Lincoln Journal Star Super - State honors as a punter . Henery averaged 41 . 4 yards per punt as a senior , and also connected on 6 - of - 10 field goals and 37 - of - 38 extra - point tries . Henery helped Burke to a 7 - 5 finish and a trip to the state semifinals . He earned first - team all - state honors as a junior , averaging 41 . 7 yards per punt . He also played soccer for the Bulldogs , helping them to a 14 - 3 record and a state playoff appearance as a junior . Henery also played soccer and led Burke to a 14 - 3 record and the state playoffs . He received a scholarship offer to play soccer for Creighton University . College career . Henery attended the University of Nebraska , and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2007 to 2010 . For most of his college career , he served as the punter and placekicker for the Cornhuskers , and received all - conference honors at both positions . He was a second - team All - Big 12 selection at placekicker in 2009 and 2010 , and was previously an honorable mention selection in 2008 ; at punter , he was a second - team All - Big 12 selection in 2010 , and received honorable mention honors in 2009 . On November 28 , 2008 , he set a Nebraska team record when he kicked a 57 - yard field goal in a 40 – 31 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes . During his four seasons as a Cornhusker , he set an NCAA career record by completing 89 . 5 percent of his attempted field goals . His total accuracy on combined field goals and extra points also set a new NCAA record of 96 . 7 percent . He is the all - time leading scorer in NU history with 397 points . Alex is also a winner of The Touchdown Club of Columbus ' " Vlade Award " for 2010 , which is awarded to the nation ' s top college placekicker . Professional career . The Philadelphia Eagles chose Henery in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft with the 120th overall pick . He began the season as the Eagles ' starting placekicker , and set a new NFL record for field goal accuracy by a rookie kicker . In Week 16 , he kicked a career - best 51 - yard field goal in a 20−7 win over the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium . In his second year with the Eagles , he set a franchise record by making 18 consecutive field goals , and went on to extend the record to 22 ( then - longest active streak in the league ) , before just missing a 58 yard field goal in Week 14 against Tampa Bay . Personal . Henery is the son of Guy ( computer business ) and Mary Henery ( a medical technologist at Creighton University ) . He has an older brother named Eric and a younger sister named Andrea . In 2011 he married his long time girlfriend Johna . Henery was named to the 2010 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team for his community outreach work . Henery has volunteered his time with numerous hospital visits , the Omaha Heart Walk , School is Cool and other elementary school events .