Enters his second season in the AFL after a record-setting rookie campaign...Established AFL single-season records for PATs made and attempted...Named to the league's All-Rookie Team and a second-team All-AFL selection...His 158 kick points in 2007 were an AFL-best and team record...Became the first K in team history to score a TD and set a record with 15.5 tackles...Earned the New Balance af2 Kicker of the Year award in 2006...Set Central Oklahoma career records for FGs and PATs made...Signed a free agent contract on October 9, 2006.
2007: Played all 16 games earning AFL All-Rookie Team and second-team all-league recognition...Set AFL records for most PATs made (128) and attempted (138) in a season...Led the AFL and set a team record with 158 kick points...His 10 FGs are the most in a season by a SaberCats K since 2002...The first K since 1999 to make 3 FGs in a game and tied the 1997 team record (B.Stoyanovich) with 6 straight makes...Is the 1st K in team history to score a TD when he returned a fumble 4-yards...Ended the season with 21 consecutive made PATs...Broke Dan Frantz' 2004 season mark (13.5) for tackles by a K with 15.5...Made his 1st career FG attempt (26) and converted all 9 PATs with a successful onside kick in his 1st AFL game (at Los Angeles 3/4)...The first K to make 3 FGs in a game since May 29, 1999 (at Georgia 3/24)...Scoree a TD when he returned a fumble 4 yards and was named game Ironman (vs Tampa Bay 3/31)...Made an 18-yard FG at the end of the 1st half, his 5th straight made FG (vs Colorado 4/6)...Made his 1st FG attempt tying Billy Stoyanovich's 1997 team record of 6 straight (vs Los Angeles 4/21)...Made 9 of 10 PATs becoming the 7th kicker in team history with 100 career points (vs Grand Rapids 5/19)...Made a season-long 39 yard FG (vs Orlando 6/1)...Made 8 PATs, tying the team season record of 109, and successfully converted his 3rd onside kick (at Utah 6/9)...Set an AFL record for PATs made in a season established team records for kick points, PATs made and attempted (vs Arizona 6/16)...Made all 10 PATs, extending his streak to 21 (at Las Vegas 6/25). POSTSEASON: Converted 24-of-27 PATs in 3 playoff games...Set team playoff records for PATs made (10) and attempted (11) in his 1st career postseason game (vs Colorado 7/7).
OTHER PRO EXPERIENCE: Played the last 2 seasons with the Oklahoma City Yards Dawgz of af2...Converted an af2 record 93.5 percent (116-of-124) of his PATs in 2006...Led the league in scoring with 146 points, the third-highest season total in af2 history...Also made 10 FGs, tied for fifth in af2, to earn New Balance Kicker of the Year honor...Had a string of 69 consecutive made PATs and recorded 23 touchbacks on kickoffs...Made 14-of-24 (58.3%) career FGs from fewer than 50 yards...Nailed an af2 postseason record 57-yard FG vs Arkansas (8/5/06)...Joined the Yard Dawgz for the final 5 games of 2005 hitting 4-of-7 FG attempts.
COLLEGE: A four-year starter (2001-04) at Division II Central Oklahoma...Team's place kicker and handled kick off duties...Earned a spot on the UCO All-Century Team...Earned first-team All-Lone Star Conference honors in both his junior and senior seasons...Named first-team All-West Region and second-team NCAA Division II All-America as a senior...Set school career records for FGs (40) and PATs (139) made while ranking second in points (259)...Made a school single-game record five FGs and set single-season school record with 15 FGs in 2004...Earned LSC Special Teams Player of the Week six times during his career...Ended his career converting 40-of-59 FGs (67.8%) and 139-of-154 PATs (90.3%)...Hit a career-long 50-yard FG during his sophomore season.
PERSONAL: Born Albin Hilding Haglund Jr. on July 24, 1983 in Las Vegas, Nev....Goes by the nickname A.J. (Albin Jr.)...Was all-state in both football and soccer at El Reno (Okla.) High School...Made 23-of-32 FGs and 111-of-115 PATs during his football career...Earned a degree in general studies and a minor in business...His father Albin was a member of Cornell University's 1976 National Champion lacrosse team...Makes his home in El Reno, Okla. |