Top 20 Collegiate Place-Kickers

Lou Groza Award Semi-Finalists

Andy Phillips
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Draper, UT

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Utah Utes

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Austin Rehkow
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Punter
Hometown

Veradale, WA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Idaho Vandals

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Arlington, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Oklahoma State Cowboys

This player has no bio.
Daniel Carlson
  • Finalist: 2017, 2016, ...
  • Semi-finalist: 2017, 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Colorado Springs, CO

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Auburn Tigers

Carlson, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the first player to ever be voted a finalist for the Groza three times. With 19 field goals this year, his career total stands at 88, tied for the second-most ever in a collegiate career. His 108 points, tied for third-most among FBS kickers this season, give him 460 for his career, the scoring record not only at Auburn but in SEC history. He is tied for 2nd in FBS this season with 4 field goals from over 50 yards, a total he has reached in each of the last three years. He has not missed an extra point in his career, an SEC record 191 straight attempts.

Emmit Carpenter
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Green Bay, WI

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Minnesota Golden Gophers

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Memphis, TN

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Ole Miss Rebels

This player has no bio.
Greg Huegel
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Blythewood, SC

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Clemson Tigers

This player has no bio.
Jake Elliott
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Western Springs, IL

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Memphis Tigers

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Stafford, VA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Virginia Tech Hokies

This player has no bio.
John Baron II
  • Semi-finalist: 2018, 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Temecula, CA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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San Diego State Aztecs

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Baton Rouge, LA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

San Jose, CA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Fresno State Bulldogs

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Long Snapper
Hometown

Nashville, TN

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Air Force Falcons

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Danville, CA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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California Golden Bears

This player has no bio.
Parker Shaunfield
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Aledo, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Unknown
Hometown

Royal Palm Beach, FL

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Saint Charles, IL

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Penn State Nittany Lions

This player has no bio.
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Fairfax, VA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Ohio State Buckeyes

This player has no bio.
Younghoe Koo
  • Finalist: 2016
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Ridgewood, NJ

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Georgia Southern Eagles

Koo, a senior from Ridgewood, New Jersey, set the Georgia Southern record with 14 consecutive made field goals, a stretch snapped only by a missed 54-yard attempt going into halftime against Ole Miss. That would be his only miss on the season, finishing 19-for-20 for a 95.0% accuracy rate that ranked third in the nation. The 19 total FGs ties the Eagles’ all-time record, while his career 88.6% accuracy easily tops the school record books. Koo’s season is highlighted by his 4-for-4 FG performance against Arkansas State that included a season-long 53 yarder.

  • Winner: 2016
  • Finalist: 2016
  • Semi-finalist: 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Deer Park, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Arizona State Sun Devils

Zane Gonzalez finished his four-year career as the all-time FBS leader in both field goals and points by a kicker. In 2016, his 23-for-24 season led the nation in both number and accuracy of field goals. Those kicks came from an average of 40.9 yards away, hitting a national-best 13 from at least 40 yards and a remarkable 7-for-8 from over 50. That mark, the second-most ever from long distance in an FBS season, including the longest field goal of the year, a 59-yarder that was also the kick to give him the all-time record for career points by a kicker. That game against Colorado stands as one of the most impressive ever, as all three of his kicks came from beyond 50 yards, tying the FBS mark for most long-distance kicks in one game. Only three other kickers in 2016 have as many 50-yard field goals all season as he hit in that one game.

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