2006—The nation’s premier placekicker, as evidenced by him being the unanimous first-team All-American in every notable preseason publication: Athlon, CBS SportsLine.com, collegefootballnews.com, Lindy’s Big 12 Football, Football.com, Football News, Nationalchamps.net Phil Steele’s College Football, Playboy, Rivals.com, The Sporting News and Street & Smith’s. He enters his senor year tied for second overall on CU’s all-time scoring charts with 231 points, as well as tied for the most by a placekicker at Colorado (along with Jeremy Aldrich). He is also second in field goals made (47), second in PAT kicks made (90), second in field goal attempts (60) and first in PAT attempts (98). He has also excelled in late game heroics, making a name for himself in the clutch: he is 12-of-13 in the fourth quarter, including 10-of-10 in the final 8½ minutes with eight kicks of 41 yards or longer and seven of them with the score of the game within six points. In addition, he has kicked off 157 times, with 110 going for touchbacks, with the average starting yardline of the opponent its 22 after his kicks. In the postseason, he is fourth all-time in scoring with 19 points in bowls (5-of-7 FG, 4-of-4 PAT), the second in kick scoring, trailing Aldrich. He may very well add the punting chores to his resume, as he averaged 49.5 yards for eight punts in the three major spring scrimmages. He put on a show in the spring game, connecting on 7-of-16 field goals: his average make was 46 yards, the average “miss” from 55 yards, as he tried kicks in less than great conditions from 70, 69, 68, 65 and 62 yards to entertain the fans.

2005—The runner-up for the Lou Groza Award (by just six points to Oregon State’s Alexis Serna), he became the first placekicker in Colorado history to earn first-team All-America honors, doing it in consensus fashion as he was honored by the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, SI.com, Walter Camp and Rivals.com. He was also the unanimous selection for first-team All-Big 12 honors from both the AP and league coaches, and was the pick for the Big 12 Special Teams Player-of-the-Year by the coaches. He also earned first-team All-Colorado team honors from the state’s chapter of the National Football Foundation, which also selected him as the state’s special teams POY. He had an amazing list of accomplishments for the season, the crown jewel being a 58-yard field goal at Miami, Fla., the longest ever at sea level (7 feet) without a kicking tee in NCAA Division I-A history. He led the team in scoring with 94 points, converting all 31 PAT kicks (he has made 38 consecutive) and 21-of-28 field goals; he led the nation in the average distance per field goal made at an astounding 41.2 yards. He strung together a school record 10 straight field goals made between the end of his sophomore year and his junior season, in both of which he led the NCAA in field goals made from 50 yards or longer (six in 2004, five in 2005). Of the five 50-plus he made on the season, four came on the road. He had the first two game-winning kicks of his career; in opening his junior season in grand style on his 21st birthday (Sept. 3), he scored 11 points (3-3 FG, 2-2 PAT) in the 31-28 win over Colorado State. Those included a 48-yard field goal to tie the score at 21-21 with 2:32 left, and a game-winning 47-yard boot with 0:04 on the clock. Later in the year at Kansas State, and after already making a 52-yard kick in the second quarter, he drilled a 50-yarder with six seconds left in swirling winds to beat the Wildcats, 23-20. That tied his own school record for 50-plus yard kicks made is a game. For his career, he is 23-of-25 from 40 yards and in, as well as a most impressive 24-of-35 from 41 yards or longer. He has now been selected the Big 12 Special Teams Player-of-the-Week seven times in his career (CSU, Miami, Kansas State and Missouri games as a junior to go with the Iowa State and Nebraska games in 2004 and for the Kansas game in 2003). That puts him in select company, as the seven are tied for the most in a career with two other players in Big 12 history: RB Ricky Williams (Texas, 1996-98) and QB Eric Crouch (NU, 1998-2001). Williams was recognized five times in 1998 (Heisman season); Crosby, this year, and Texas Tech QB Kliff Kingsbury (‘02) are the only others to honored at least four times in a season. In addition, the Lou Groza Award Committee named him one of its three “Stars of the Week” the times, making it four in his career (Iowa State in ’04; CSU, Miami and K-State in ’05). In the Champs Sports Bowl against Clemson, he made good on his only two kicks, a 36-yard field goal and a PAT. The CU coaches again selected him as the recipient for the Bill McCartney Award for special teams achievement, and he was also just one of nine players to earn his way on to CU’s prestigious Victory Club list (minimum eight games with a high productivity grade). He was a near unanimous selection for preseason first-team All-America honors, including being named to the prestigious Playboy team.

2004—He was the unanimous first-team All-Big 12 placekicker and one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, though the main All-America teams didn’t throw anything his way. Rivals.com selected him as a second-team All-American and SI.com tabbed him with honorable mention status. He led the NCAA in field goals made from 50-plus yards with six (topping Ohio State’s Mike Nugent, the Groza winner, who had five), and connected on 23-of-29 on the season (19-of-23 during the regular season, 4-of-6 in the bowl game). He led the Big 12 and was sixth in the nation in field goals made per game (1.77), and became just the 10th player in NCAA history to make a 60-yard or longer field goal without a tee when he nailed a 60-yarder against Iowa State, the longest in the nation in 2004. It was one of four field goals he had in CU’s 19-14 win; in fact, he also had a 54-yard kick in that game, becoming the first CU player to make two of 50-plus yards in the same game. The Groza committee cited him as one of its Three Stars of the Week Award winner for his performance against the Cyclones, while he was the Colorado Chapter/NFF player of the week for the same. The five 50-plus yard kicks he made during the regular season, the first five of his career, set CU career and season marks. He scored 85 total points to lead the team, as he also had another 4-field goal game at Nebraska, and was a deadly weapon on kickoffs. Overall, he was third in the league and 34th in the nation in scoring (7.7 points per game), a number that ranked him first and sixth, respectively, in kick scoring in the Big 12 and NCAA. Including the bowl, of his 67 kickoffs, only 18 were returned (seven inside-the-20), with 48 going for touchbacks (30 through the end zone). The opponents average starting yardline after all his kicks was the 21, and just the 22 for the 18 returned. In the bowl win over Texas-El Paso, he made good on field goals from 26, 54, 37 and 20 yards with seven kickoffs going for touchbacks (with the eighth returned to just the 18). He was CU’s special teams player of the week on four occasions, and the Big 12 Conference’s for the Iowa State and Nebraska games. He won the Bill McCartney Award as the most outstanding special teams player as selected by the coaches for both the fall as well as for spring practice, and was one of just 10 players to earn his way on CU’s prestigious Victory Club.

2003—He set a Colorado record for the most points scored by a freshman with 52 (the old record of 48 was shared by two players). He was only the second true frosh to handle the placekicking chores in a CU season opener in school history, and only the fifth to see any action, period. The Big 12 Conference (and the CU coaches) honored him as the Special Teams Player of the Week for October 11, as he was 3-of-3 on PAT kicks, 3-of-3 on field goals (23, 41 and 23 yards, the latter coming with 0:14 on the clock to send the game into overtime) and kicked off for the first time collegiately, sending eight of nine kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks (with the one that was returned going for just five yards to the Kansas 18). For the season, he made 7-of-9 field goals, as he was perfect from 44 yards in with his misses coming from 47 and 53 yards; he made 31-of-37 PAT kicks, with three of the misses coming on blocks. His long of 44 yards came in the season finale against Nebraska, while his first career make from 40 yards out against UCLA tied for the fifth longest for the first in a CU kicker’s career in Buff history. He made the first five field goals of his career, one shy of the record for the most at the start of a CU career. He kicked off 37 times on the year, with 26 going for touchdowns with just 10 returned for an average starting field position for the opponent at its own 23.

High School—As a senior, he earned first-team all-district honors (13-5A) at placekicker, punter and free safety, and was All-Central Texas at kicker. PrepStar named him to its All-Midlands team, while Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 3 placekicker in the nation. He was first-team all-district and second-team all-region at kicker as a junior. As a senior, he converted 7-of-11 field goals (long of 59) and 23-of-25 extra point kicks; he owned a 39.8 average for 40 punts (61 long), with 10 inside-the-20 and five inside-the-5. He also kicked 60-plus yard field goals consistently in practice. At free safety, he had 78 tackles (26 solo), eight for losses, three interceptions, three passes broken up, three forced fumbles and two recoveries. As a junior, he made 8-of-10 field goals (52 long) and 17-of-20 PATs (all misses were blocked). He averaged 37 yards on 60 punts (64 long), with eight inside-the-20. He had 58 tackles (25 solo, 10 for losses), with three interceptions, four passes broken up, three hurries and two fumble recoveries. Top career games included a 30-20 loss to Copperas Cove as a junior, when he made three field goals (52, 46 and 39 yards) against a team that came in with five straight shutouts. In a 10-3 loss to Cedar Park his senior year, he made the longest field goal in Texas in eight years when he drilled a career-best 59-yarder; it tied him for the third longest in state history. He also had a 61-yard punt in the game. And in a 21-7 win over Round Rock as a senior, he had seven tackles and two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown and kicking the PAT following the score. Georgetown was 5-5 his senior year and 6-4 his junior season under coach Larry Moore. He also earned two letters in soccer (defense/midfielder), earning all-district honors as both a sophomore (14 goals) and junior (17 goals). .

Personal—He was born September 3, 1984 in Lubbock, Texas. His hobbies include hunting (deer/exotic), fishing, hiking, basketball and golf (he owns a single-digit handicap). Father (Jim) was a fullback at Texas-El Paso in the mid-1970s, and a grandfather (Harry Crosby) ran track at Marshall. He spent two years in Fort Collins as a youngster, and attended several CU games during that time and became a Buff fan. In high school, he was very active in his community, including local mission and church youth group work. Many kickers have interesting rituals or superstitions; his is to hit at least 60 golf balls at a driving range two days before a game