Top 20 Collegiate Place-Kickers

Lou Groza Award Semi-Finalists

Andre Szmyt
  • Winner: 2018
  • Finalist: 2018
  • Semi-finalist: 2022, 2018
  • Stars of the Week: 2022 Season, Week 4
Place Kicker
Hometown

Vernon Hills, IL

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

Syracuse Orange

The nation’s leading field goal kicker in 2018 was Andre Szmyt. Connecting on 28 of his 32 attempts, the freshman set a new Atlantic Coast Conference single-season record and finished the year with three more makes than any other kicker in the country. But his season was about so much more than just that one number. The 28 field goals included a perfect 3-for-3 mark on kicks from at least 50 yards. Against Pittsburgh, he connected on a season-long 54 yarder to give the Orange the lead late in the fourth quarter. It was his third field goal of the game, part of a stretch of four straight games in which he made three kicks. In fact, he made multiple field goals in each of the first ten games of the season, culminating in a 4-for-4 performance against Louisville. It’s no surprise then that he also scored double-digit points in each of those first ten games, helping him to a season total of 141 that lead the nation not only in kick-scoring but in scoring by any player regardless of position. While his totals grab the headlines – and don’t forget his perfect 57-for-57 extra point attempts – it hasn’t come at the expense of accuracy. His 87.5 field goal percentage was 2nd in the nation by kickers with more than 20 attempts.

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Chase McLaughlin
  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Cypress, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Illinois Fighting Illini

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Clayton Hatfield
  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Boerne, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Texas Tech Red Raiders

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  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Argyle, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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North Texas Mean Green

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  • Finalist: 2018
  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Camarillo, CA

Height & Weight
Class

Freshman

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LSU Tigers

Tracy, a senior from Camarillo, California, ranks third in FBS with 22 made field goals, part of a 22-for-25 campaign that ranks 7th in accuracy among kickers with more than a dozen attempts. Two of his three misses came on 53-yard attempts, both shorter than the 54 yarder he made as part of a 4-for-4 FBS debut, after setting the Division II record for points-per-game by a kicker last season. He made the first final-play, game-winning kick in LSU history, knocking home a 42 yarder on the road against Auburn for a 22-21 victory.

Connor Limpert
  • Semi-finalist: 2019, 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Allen, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Arkansas Razorbacks

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Cooper Rothe
  • Finalist: 2018
  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Longmont, CO

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Wyoming Cowboys

Rothe, a junior from Longmont, Colorado, ranks second in the nation in field goal accuracy among qualified FBS kickers, going 15-for-16 thus far. Included in that total is a 51 yarder, making him one of only two kickers in the nation to make a long-distance field goal while still connecting at better than 90% on total attempts. Among FBS kickers who qualified for accuracy leaderboards in each of the last two seasons, his combined 88.2% field goal conversion rate is second in the nation.

Dominik Eberle
  • Finalist: 2017
  • Semi-finalist: 2018, 2017
Place Kicker
Hometown

Nuremberg, PA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Utah State Aggies

Eberle, a sophomore from Nuremberg, Germany, is poised to set the Utah State record for field goal accuracy, finishing a season in which he has made 16-of-18 attempts thus far. Included in that total is a 52-yarder that is the longest field goal by an FBS kicker who has made at least 87% of his attempts. That kick came as part of a performance in which he went 4-for-4 on field goals and 7-for-7 on PATs, totaling 19 points to tie for the highest-scoring game by a kicker in FBS this season.

Evan McPherson
  • Semi-finalist: 2020, 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Fort Payne, AL

Height & Weight
Class

Junior

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Florida Gators

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Jared Sackett
  • Semi-finalist: 2018, 2017
Place Kicker
Hometown

Keller, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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UTSA Roadrunners

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John Baron II
  • Semi-finalist: 2018, 2016
Place Kicker
Hometown

Temecula, CA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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San Diego State Aztecs

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Jose Borregales
  • Winner: 2020
  • Finalist: 2020
  • Semi-finalist: 2020, 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Miami, FL

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Miami Hurricanes

Jose Borregales, a senior from Miami, Florida, transferred to the Hurricanes ahead of the 2020 season and gave them one of the best years in program history. At 18-for-20 on field goals, his 90.0% accuracy rate was tied for the best in the nation among kickers with at least 20 attempts. His 8 field goals from at least 40 yards out were tied for 4th in the country and includes a 57-yard bomb that came as part of a 4-for-4 FG, 17-point performance on the road against Louisville. Combined with his totals at FIU, Borregales was third in the nation among active kickers with 68 career field goals.

Logan Justus
  • Semi-finalist: 2019, 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

McCordsville, IN

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Indiana Hoosiers

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Massimo Biscardi
  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Downingtown, PA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Mississippi State Bulldogs

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Matt Coghlin
  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Cincinnati, OH

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Michigan State Spartans

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Matt Gay
  • Winner: 2017
  • Finalist: 2017
  • Semi-finalist: 2018, 2017
Place Kicker
Hometown

Orem, UT

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Utah Utes

Matt Gay was the nation’s leading field goal kicker in the 2017 season. Connecting on 27 of his 31 attempts, the junior set a new Utah single-season record and finished the year with three more makes than any other kicker in the country. But his season was about much more than just that one number. The 27 makes included five field goals from at least 50 yards out, tied for the most in the nation. Those long distance kicks included not one but two connections from 56 yards out, tied for the longest field goals by regular FBS kickers that year. Against San Jose State, he connected from 56 and 50 in the same game, along with two more field goals and six PATs for an 18-point performance. His other 4-for-4 field goal game was even more important, as he provided nearly all the scoring against rival BYU in a 19-13 Holy War victory. In all, he made multiple field goals in nine games, racking up seven games with double-digit points. His 118 points are the third-most by a kicker in the 2017 season, and he’s the only kicker in the top fifteen with fewer than 40 extra point attempts.

Matthew Wright
  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Lancaster, PA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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UCF Knights

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Rodrigo Blankenship
  • Winner: 2019
  • Finalist: 2019
  • Semi-finalist: 2019, 2018, ...
Place Kicker
Hometown

Marietta, GA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Georgia Bulldogs

Rodrigo Blankenship, a senior from Marietta, Georgia, became the Bulldogs’ all-time career scoring leader thanks to a 23-for-26 campaign that ties for second in FBS for made field goals. Three of those makes came from 50 yards out, tying him for the national lead for most field goals from long distance. His 88.5% conversion rate is the best among kickers with at least 20 attempts and at least one kick from 50 yards. He has never missed a PAT in 190 career attempts, including 36 this year that help lift his season scoring total to 105, tied for 2nd in the country.

Ryan Tice
  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Saline, MI

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Central Michigan Chippewas

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Tyler Bass
  • Semi-finalist: 2018
Place Kicker
Hometown

Irmo, SC

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Georgia Southern Eagles

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