Gregory Zuerlein, also known as “Greg the Leg,” is a placekicker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He started his career with the Los Angeles Rams and then played for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League.
Zuerlein is a Lincoln, Nebraska native who received his high school diploma from Lincoln Pius X in 2006. In 2004, Zuerlein set a record for the number of field goals made in a season in the state of Nebraska.
He converted 12-of-16 attempts, with the longest being for 52 yards. Because of his outstanding play as a junior and senior, he was named to the Nebraska All-State Team and to the All-Class Team.
Where did Greg Zuerlein attend college?
Greg Zuerlein started his college education at the University of Nebraska Omaha then moved to Missouri Western State University where he later graduated.
A hip injury forced Zuerlein to miss the 2010 season at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), where he had previously played college football for three years. Zuerlein broke the record for most straight points after touchdowns made at UNO with 61, while also converting 19 of 26 – goal attempts.
He transferred to Missouri Western State University, another school in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, in the same year that the University of Nebraska Omaha cancelled its football program.
There, he kicked 21 straight field goals, nine of which were from more than 50 yards, including two from 58 yards. This set a record for consecutive field goals in NCAA Division II. Due to the fact that he completed 23 of 24 field goal attempts, his field goal percentage of .952 was the highest of any NCAA player at any level who had 12 or more attempts in 2011. He also had a scoring average of 10.7 points per game.