Kneeland Hibbett

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Kneeland Hibbett
Personal information
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
Position: Long snapper
High school: Florence
(Florence, Alabama)
College: Alabama (2021–2024)
NFL draft: 2025: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Kneeland Hibbett is an American professional football long snapper. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2025.

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Early life

Hibbett is from Florence, Alabama. [1] His grandfather, Dennis Homan, played in the NFL and was a first-round NFL draft selection. [1] He played football growing up and started playing as a long snapper in seventh grade. [2] He attended Florence High School where he played as a long snapper and once caught a touchdown pass. [2]

After high school, Hibbett walked-on to play college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2021. [3] He won the team's starting long snapper job as a freshman that year. [4] He appeared in all 15 games in 2021, started all 13 games in 2022, started all 14 games in 2023, and started all 13 games as a senior in 2024, recording 55 games played across his collegiate career. [5] [6] As a sophomore, he recovered a fumble in the 2022 Iron Bowl, and in 2023, he recorded one tackle and was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC). [4] [5] He was on the watchlist for the Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the nation's top long snapper, in 2023, and in 2024 was a semifinalist for the award. [7] [8] Prior to his senior year, he was put on scholarship. [3] While at Alabama, he also operated a TikTok account with over 250,000 followers and donated some of his name, image, and likeness (NIL) money towards chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) research. [9]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Hibbett signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent, but was waived on May 9, 2025. [1] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'Don't be crazy to dream' | Florence native and former Alabama long snapper gets shot at the pros with Miami Dolphins". WZDX. May 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Kuzma, Nick (September 4, 2024). "Kneeland Hibbett: From Walk-On to All-SEC Selection". WZDX.
  3. 1 2 Snyder, Anna (August 27, 2024). "Alabama football's Kneeland Hibbett placed on scholarship under Kalen DeBoer". Tuscaloosa News .
  4. 1 2 Kelly, Nick (August 22, 2024). "Alabama football awards scholarship to long snapper Kneeland Hibbett". AL.com .
  5. 1 2 "Kneeland Hibbett". Alabama Crimson Tide.
  6. ↑ Glovach, David (January 4, 2025). "Hibbett will try to join list of long snappers drafted". TimesDaily . Archived from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via archive.today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ Sparr, AJ (August 1, 2023). "Alabama long snapper Kneeland Hibbett named to Mannelly Award watchlist". USA Today .
  8. ↑ Williams, Javon (November 12, 2024). "Florence native selected as semifinalist for top long snapper award". WAFF.
  9. ↑ Golen, Jimmy (September 23, 2022). "Not a snap decision: Florence's Hibbett pledges NIL money to CTE research". Decatur Daily . Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via archive.today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Dolphins Sign 16 Undrafted College Free Agents". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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