Top 20 Collegiate Place-Kickers

Lou Groza Award Semi-Finalists

A.J. Reed
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Prattville, AL

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Arkansas Razorbacks

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Blake Grupe
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Sedalia, MO

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Blake Mazza
  • Finalist: 2019
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Plano, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Junior

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Washington State Cougars

Mazza, a sophomore from Plano, Texas, had made all 18 of his field goal attempts until a miss this past week snapped the longest consecutive field goal streak in Washington State history. Still, at 18-for-19, his 94.7% accuracy rate is easily the best by any FBS kicker with multiple field goals from over 50 yards. It also will almost certainly finish as the most accurate season in school history. He has made multiple field goals in seven games this year and converted at least 5 PATs in five games, helping to a season scoring total of 105, tied for 2nd in the country

Brandon Talton
  • Semi-finalist: 2021, 2020, ...
  • Stars of the Week: 2023 Season, Week 9
  • Watchlist: 2023
Place Kicker
Hometown

Vacaville, CA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Nevada Wolf Pack

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Brent Cimaglia
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Nashville, TN

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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Christopher Dunn
  • Winner: 2022
  • Finalist: 2022
  • Semi-finalist: 2022, 2019
  • Stars of the Week: 2022 Season, Week 6, 2022 Season, Week 10
Place Kicker
Hometown

Lexington, NC

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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NC State Wolfpack

Christopher Dunn capped a record-setting career with his finest single season, going 24-for-25 on field goals. Both the total field goals and the 96% hit rate rank second in FBS this season, while his accuracy mark is the best by any kicker with at least 20 attempts. Dunn was perfect over his first 22 attempts, going all the way into the regular season’s final game without a miss, drawing comparisons to 1996 Groza Award winner Marc Primanti’s perfect season. He made multiple field goals in eight games this year, most notably in the Wolfpack’s 19-17 win over Florida State. In that game, he went 4-for-4 on field goals, scoring the last 9 points of the game to turn a four-point deficit into a two-point win. That game also featured his longest field goal of the season, a 53-yarder in the fourth quarter.

Long field goals were one of his hallmarks this year, tied for second in the country with 17 field goals from at least 30 yards out and one of just four FBS kickers with at least 10 kicks from 40 yards or more. The fifth-year starter entered the year already NC State’s program leader in field goals and points, but this year’s performance put him over the top in the ACC record books and among the top performers in FBS history. His 93 career field goals are second all-time only to 2016 Groza winner Zane Gonzalez, while his 479 career points are the fourth-most by any FBS kicker ever.

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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Gabe Brkic
  • Finalist: 2021
  • Semi-finalist: 2021, 2020, ...
Place Kicker
Hometown

Chardon, OH

Height & Weight
Class

Junior

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Oklahoma Sooners

Brkic, a junior from Chardon, Ohio, leads the nation in long‐distance field goals, connecting five times from at least 50 yards out. He got off to a quick start, with three of them in the season opener, tying the all‐time FBS record for 50+ FGs in a single game. He connected from 56 yards in each of the first two games of the year, marking the longest Sooner field goals in over 40 years. In addition to his 17‐for‐23 FG campaign, he is perfect on 48 PATs, extending his career‐long streak to 150‐for‐150.

Jake Koehnke
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Carlsbad, CA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Air Force Falcons

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Jake Verity
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Bremen, GA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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East Carolina Pirates

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Jonathan Song
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Fort Worth, TX

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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TCU Horned Frogs

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Justin Rohrwasser
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Clifton Park, NY

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Marshall Thundering Herd

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Keith Duncan
  • Finalist: 2019
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Weddington, NC

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Iowa Hawkeyes

Duncan, a junior from Weddington, North Carolina, leads the nation with 27 made field goals, four more than the next closest kicker and a new Big Ten single-season record. A full dozen of those kicks have come from at least 40 yards out, the most in the nation. Not only has he made a field goal in each game this season, he’s made 4 field goals in a game on three different occasions, each vital to close Iowa wins. With one more of those 4-FG performances, he would tie the all-time FBS record for field goals in a single season.

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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Matt Ammendola
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Lansdale, PA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Oklahoma State Cowboys

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Nick Sciba
  • Semi-finalist: 2021, 2020, ...
Place Kicker
Hometown

Clover, SC

Height & Weight
Class

Junior

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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Peyton Henry
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
  • Stars of the Week: 2022 Season, Week 4
Place Kicker
Hometown

Danville, CA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Washington Huskies

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Riley Patterson
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Edwardsville, IL

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Memphis Tigers

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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.

Sam Sloman
  • Semi-finalist: 2019
Place Kicker
Hometown

Roswell, GA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Miami (OH) RedHawks

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