Stars of the Week 2022 Week 6

Each week, the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award highlights the standout performances of three kickers from FBS division teams. These ‘Stars of the Week’ have showcased exemplary performances for their respective week and are potential candidates for the prestigious Lou Groza Award. 

Chase McGrath
  • Stars of the Week: 2022 Season, Week 6
Place Kicker
Hometown

Newport Beach, CA

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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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.

Jonah Dalmas
  • Semi-finalist: 2022, 2021
  • Stars of the Week: 2022 Season, Week 8, 2022 Season, Week 6
  • Watchlist: 2024, 2023
Place Kicker
Hometown

Meridian, ID

Height & Weight
Class

Senior

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Boise State Broncos

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October 11, 2022

College football’s top kicking award, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl recognizes top kickers each week from FBS division teams as the “Stars of the Week.”

Boise State junior Jonah Dalmas kicked four field goals in the Broncos’ 40-20 defeat of Fresno State in Mountain West action in Boise, Idaho on Saturday night. The 2021 Groza semifinalist from Meridian, Idaho had makes of 33, 21 and two from 24 yards out. He converted all four of his PATs for a 16-point game, tied for the most among kickers this week. It’s the 4th time in just 25 career games that he has made four field goals. Dalmas is 10-for-12 on field goals and 19-for-19 on extra point attempts this season, with his 49 points leading the team in scoring.

NC State graduate kicker Christopher Dunn scored the final 9 points of the game, including a 53-yard field goal, to lead the Wolfpack to a come-from-behind 19-17 victory over Florida State in ACC action in Raleigh, N.C. on Saturday. In addition to that long-range kick, the Lexington, S.C. native connected from 40, 38 and the ultimate game-winner from 27 yards out. He made his only extra point attempt for a 13-point day. Dunn has not missed a kick this season, with his 11 field goal attempts tied for the most in the nation by a kicker still perfect. The fifth-year starter is the active FBS career leader in both field goals and kick-scoring.

Senior Chase McGrath was 4-for-5 on his field goal attempts in Tennessee’s 40-13 rout of LSU on the road in Baton Rouge, La. on Saturday. The Newport Beach, Calif. native connected from 38, 35 and twice from 32 yards out for his most makes as a Volunteer. His lone miss came from long distance, while he’s now 15-for-16 on tries from inside 40 yards at Tennessee. He made all four of his PATs to go to a perfect 94-for-94 at Tennessee, having made 164 in a row including his time at USC. The 16-point game is his best as a Vol and ties for the best by a kicker this week, while his 52 points lead the team in scoring.

The Award is named for National Football League Hall of Fame kicker Lou “The Toe” Groza, who played 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. Groza won four NFL championships with Cleveland and was named NFL Player of the Year in 1954. Although an All-Pro offensive lineman as well, Groza ushered in the notion that there should be a place on an NFL roster for a kicker.

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