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2017-20 (Tennessee): Graduate transfer from the University of Tennessee … Established himself as one of college football’s top kickers in four seasons at Tennessee … Made 46-of-62 field-goal attempts at Tennessee (.742 – third in UT history) … Made 88-of-89 PAT attempts … Scored 226 career points at UT … Was especially impressive from long range, making 18-of-29 field-goal attempts (.621) from 40 or more yards and 4-of-6 (.667) from 50 or more yards … Put together one of the nation’s finest seasons by a kicker as a junior in 2019, when he made 23-of-27 field goals (.852), including 9-of-11 from 40 or more yards … 23 field goals in 2019 was tied for seventh nationally … Was a semifinalist for the 2019 Lou Groza Award, which honors college football’s top kicker … Made two field goals from 50 yards or more in ’19 – a 53-yarder against UAB (Nov. 2), which was longest field goal by a UT kicker in 24 years, and a 51-yarder against BYU (Sept. 7) … Was also 35-for-35 on PAT attempts in ’19, good for a total of 104 points (sixth-most in UT history) … Made 10-of-13 field goals as a sophomore (2018) and 8-of-13 as a true freshman (2017), including a 51-yarder vs. Florida on his first collegiate field-goal attempt (Sept. 16) … Battled injuries to make 5-of-9 field goals, including a 50-yarder at Arkansas (Nov. 7) during Covid-19-shortened 2020 campaign … Was a three-time member of the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll … Majored in business management at UT.
High School: Was a three-star recruit and one of the nation’s top kicking prospects coming out of Fred J. Page H.S. in Nashville … Two-time all-state honoree … Coached by Charles Rathbone … Earned a five-star rating and was tabbed as the nation’s No. 6 kicker in the Class of 2017 by Kohl’s Kicking.
Personal: Is one of three siblings in his family — has a brother and a sister … Was born in Florida, moved to Charlotte, N.C. at age 7 and moved to Nashville following his freshman season of high school … Was teammates at Tennessee with Georgia Tech offensive lineman Ryan Johnson … Is pursuing a master’s degree in real estate development.
