Eric Wilbur
| Position: | Punter / Placekicker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 12, 1984 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Winter Park, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Winter Park (FL) Trinity Prep | ||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||||
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| Punts: | 88 |
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| Punting yards: | 3,781 |
| Average punt: | 43.0 |
| Singles: | 5 |
Eric Wilbur (born December 12, 1984) is an American former college and professional football player who was a punter in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for two seasons. Wilbur played college football for the University of Florida. He was signed by the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2007, and has also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
Wilbur was born in Winter Park, Florida. He attended Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, and played high school football for the Trinity Prep Saints. At Trinity, he played receiver, defensive back, returner, and kicker. He was selected as the number one kicker in the state of Florida and was ranked as the number seven prospect by SuperPrep. Following his senior season, he was chosen as first-team all-state kicker and was picked to play in the U. S. Army All-American Bowl.
Wilbur accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2003 to 2006.
As a freshman, he ranked second in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with 44.8 yards per punt which was the second highest in Florida's school history. He led all true freshman nationally and ranked eighth in the nation with his punt yardage average. Wilbur also tied the Florida record for most punts in a season. Against the Tennessee Volunteers, he kicked a 75-yard punt, which was a career high for him and was the fourth longest punt in school history. He was named a Freshman All-American by Rivals.com and a member of the Sporting News All-Freshman Team.
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