Alex Hornibrook came to Wisconsin in 2015 as a 3-star quarterback out of Malvern Preparatory High School in Pennsylvania. He redshirted his freshman year in 2015 and went on to quickly win the starting role early in 2016 after Bart Houston struggled to begin the season.
He then continued to lead to the Badgers to a 22-4 record in his first two years as a starter. During his best season, the 2017 campaign, Hornibrook led the Badgers to a 13-1 record with 2644 passing yards and 25 touchdowns. Though the team lost to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship, the season was one of the best in school history and was due in large part to the job Hornibrook did under center.
2018, Hornibrook’s third season, was when the tides quickly turned for the Pennsylvania product.
Hornibrook appeared in only nine games during the 2018 campaign as he battled concussions and his replacement, Jack Coan, showed promise during his time under center. Hornibrook finished the season with just 1532 passing yards, 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions as the Badgers finished the campaign with a disappointing 8-5 record.
After the season concluded Hornibrook announced he was transferring to Florida State University.
Despite stepping on campus in Tallahassee, Fl. with a track record of success and loads of college experience, Hornibrook found himself backing up quarterback James Blackman and only saw the field during five games for the Seminoles.
He finished the season with a completion percentage of 68.9, 986 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions, pretty solid numbers given how little time he got under center.
Then, as the Seminoles prepared for their December appearance in the Sun Bowl, ProFootballTalk reported that Hornibrook and running back Cam Akers were no longer with the program as they began their NFL Draft preparations.
Akers, a top-10 national recruit coming out of high school, received a combine invite and is projected to be selected in the third round later this month.
Hornibrook, on the other hand, did not receive a combine invite and is not projected to be selected in the draft. A path still remains for him to find himself on an NFL roster as an undrafted free agent, though, but his NFL prospects are looking grim at the moment.
Only time will tell if the former Badger signal-caller will find himself on an NFL roster when training camps begin later this summer.