Michael Witheblock

Michael Witheblock

No. 18 – Kansas City Coyotes
Position:	Wide Receiver
Personal information
Born:	(2014-11-16)November 16, 2014 (aged 48) Freistadt, Upper Austria, Austria
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College:	University of Applied Science Hagenberg
DSFL Draft:	2016  / Round: 7 / Pick: 53
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Michael Witheblock (born November 16, 2014) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Coyotes of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL).

Early years

Michael Whiteblock, originally Michael Weißenböck, was born in Freistadt, Austria. He changed his name due to difficulties in understandings for English speaking guys in the league - in a partly proper translation - to Whiteblock. He grew up on a farm in Lichtenau, Upper Austria, Austria.

He soon gained some national attention in winning some athletics competition. After spending some years in training athletics, he changed with the age of 13 to his local hobby Football team, the Lichtenau Graders. There he learned the basics of American Football and gained experience in different positions. With his athletic background, he could play various positions (QB, WR) extraordinary good. He gained some experience in mostly friendly junior games, as there is no professional junior league in Austria. By joining the Graders, he could learn from some of the best Austrian Quarterbacks and wideouts on the hobby sports level, which can - by far - not be compared to some professional sports. But his interest in the NFL rose, so he made up the lack of experience with watching many games and especially film of some of his favorite players.

College career

He chose the University of Applied Science of Hagenberg as his college. He enrolled in the program of Mobile Computing.

His first year for the Hagenberg Hunters he played as Quarterback. In his freshman year, he racked up more rushing yards as receiving yards but impressed doing so. The Hagenberg Hunters won the Austrian College Bowl. After his first successful year in college, he switched position to Wide Receiver, as he saw far more potential for himself playing the position of Wide Receiver on the higher level. Looking at his stats in his sophomore year, the position change was a fine decision. He broke the Austrian College Football receiving yards record with 1565 yards and 19 Touchdowns. In his junior year he racked up even higher numbers with 1673 yards and 21 Touchdowns. After finishing his program with the Bachelor of Science in Engineering, he decided to go to the NSFL in the S22 draft class.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)