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Dominik Eberle (born July 4, 1996) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Utah State Aggies. He made his NFL debut in Week 16 of the 2021 NFL season.

Dominik Eberle

Personal information
Born:	(1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 26) Nuremberg, Germany
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, California)
College:	Utah State (2015–2019)
Position:	Placekicker
Undrafted:	2020
Career history
Las Vegas Raiders (2020)* Carolina Panthers (2021)* Houston Texans (2021) Carolina Panthers (2021)* Green Bay Packers (2022)* Detroit Lions (2022)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All Mountain West (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Field goals made: 3 Field goal attempts: 4 Field goal %: 75 Longest field goal: 51 Touchbacks: 3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life

Eberle was born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1996 to Güenther Eberle and Carmen Romero-Eberle. He has one sibling. Eberle eventually moved to California and attended Redondo Union High School where he played football and soccer.

College career

Eberle enrolled to play football at Utah State University in 2015 and redshirted his first year. After appearing in 4 games in his redshirt first year, Eberle earned starting kicking duties in 2017 as a redshirt sophomore. Eberle performed well appearing in all 13 games, hitting all 47 extra point attempts, and hitting 18 of 24 field goal attempts. Eberle was named a finalist for the Lou Groza Award. Eberle would go on to start his junior and senior seasons. Eberle finished his career at Utah State hitting 64 field goals and 167 extra points, setting the program record for field goals made.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m)	8+3⁄8 in (0.21 m)
All values from Pro Day[2]

Las Vegas Raiders

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, Eberle was signed to the practice squad for the Las Vegas Raiders.[3]

Carolina Panthers

In 2021, Eberle would join the Carolina Panthers practice squad. After being cut and resigned again, Eberle was ultimately cut again from the Panthers.[4]

Houston Texans

Ahead of week 16, Houston Texans kicker Kaʻimi Fairbairn was placed on the COVID-19 restricted list, and in anticipation, the Texans signed Eberle to their practice squad. On December 26, 2021, Fairbairn was unable to return to the team and Eberle was promoted to debut in his first NFL game against the Los Angeles Chargers.[5] He was released on January 5, 2022.

Carolina Panthers (second stint)

On January 8, 2022, Eberle was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[6]

Green Bay Packers

On February 22, 2022, Eberle signed with the Green Bay Packers.[7] On June 14, he was released.[8]

Detroit Lions

On September 9, 2022, Eberle was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 1.[9] He was released on October 4, after missing two extra points in Week 4.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	Field Goals									Extra Points			Total Points
			FGM	FGA	FG%	<20	20−29	30−39	40−49	50+	Lng	XPM	XPA	XP%
2021	HOU	1	2	3	66.7	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	51	5	5	100.0	11
Total		1	2	3	66.7	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	51	5	5	100.0	11
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References

External links

• Utah State Aggies bio

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