| Alex Kessman | |
| Position: | Placekicker |
| Birth Date: | January 2, 1998 |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| High School: | Clarkston |
| College: | Pittsburgh |
| Undraftedyear: | 2021 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statweek: | 13 |
| Statseason: | 2021 |
| Statlabel1: | Field goals made |
| Statvalue1: | 0 |
| Statlabel2: | Field goals attempted |
| Statvalue2: | 0 |
| Statlabel3: | Field goal % |
| Statvalue3: | 0 |
| Statlabel4: | Longest field goal |
| Statvalue4: | 0 |
| Pfr: | KessAl00 |
Alex Thomas Kessman (born January 2, 1998) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent.
He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He set the NCAA record for most accurate placekicker in history from 50+ yards going 12 of 18 from that distance.
On May 2, 2021, Kessman signed as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers.[1] However, Kessman was released by the Chargers prior to the start of the season on August 16, 2021.[2]
On November 23, 2021, Kessman was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets.[3] On December 4, the Jets released incumbent kicker Matt Ammendola and signed Kessman to the active roster.[4] In his one game with the Jets, which was also his NFL debut, Kessman missed both of his extra point attempts and the Jets lost to the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 33–18. He was cut by the team the next day.[5]
On December 22, 2021, Kessman was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[6] He was released on December 27.
On January 28, 2023, Kessman signed with the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL).[7] He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024.[8]
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| Season | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| Career (1 game) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||