Palm Beach County Sports Commission

Jacob Barnes – Louisiana Tech

Class: Sophomore - Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

A Groza semifinalist in 2020, Barnes followed up his terrific freshman campaign with another stellar year that both began and finished with 8-for-9 FG streaks. He scored 13 of Louisiana Tech’s 19 points against Southern Miss with a 4-for-4 FG game. His career 82.9% accuracy rate is the 6^th highest among active kickers with multiple starting seasons.

Andres Borregales – Miami (FL)

Class: Sophomore - Hometown: Miami, Florida

The younger brother of 2020 Groza winner Jose Borregales, Andres made his own name with a standout freshman season. He kicked 5 field goals in his first two career games, including a late 43 yarder to lift Miami to a 25-23 victory over Appalachian State. He closed the campaign on a high note, going 4-for-4 and scoring 16 total points on the road at Duke.

Cayden Camper – Colorado State

Class: Senior - Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado

A 2021 Groza semifinalist, Camper had more 4+ field goal games last year than most kickers achieve in their entire careers. His 4-for-4 performance against Boise State was just his fourth-highest FG game of the season, behind a pair of 5-FG games (both on the road, at Toledo and New Mexico) and an incredible 6-for-6 showcase against San Jose State that included his season-high from 53 yards.

Ryan Coe – Cincinnati

Class: Junior - Hometown: McDonald, Pennsylvania

[stats from 2021 at Delaware]

It takes a special player to transfer from FCS to become the presumptive starter at a school coming off a College Football Playoff berth, but that’s what Coe bring to Cincinnati this season. The former Delaware Blue Hen kicked three of the five longest field goals in his conference last year, including a 53-yarder on the road at Rutgers.

Owen Daffer – East Carolina

Class: Sophomore - Hometown: Wilmington, North Carolina

Taking over for the program’s all-time leader in virtually every category, Daffer stepped in a freshman and didn’t miss a beat. He put up three 3-for-3 FG games, all on the road, the last of which he capped with a 54-yard winner as time expired to lift East Carolina to a 38-35 victory over Navy.

Jonah Dalmas – Boise State

Class: Junior – Hometown: Meridian, Idaho

A 2021 Groza semifinalist, Dalmas led all FBS kickers with 26 field goals last season, a remarkable total considering his 92.9% accuracy rate that finished 4^th among those with at least 20 makes. Accuracy, in fact, has been his calling card, as his career 91.7% mark is the best among active FBS kickers with more than one season.  

Mitchell Fineran – Purdue

Class: Senior - Hometown: Fort Valley, Georgia

Purdue’s season ended on a high note thanks to Fineran, whose fourth field goal of the Music City Bowl was an overtime winner. It was his third 4-FG game in the team’s final five contests, a run that started with his 4-for-4, 16-point performance in the Boilermakers’ upset of then-undefeated Michigan State.

Blake Grupe – Notre Dame

Class: Senior - Hometown: Sedalia, Missouri

[stats from 2021 at Arkansas State]

A Groza semifinalist in 2019, Grupe rewrote the Arkansas State record book, finishing at the program’s all-time leader in field goals, extra points, and total scoring. He brings one of the country’s strongest resumes to Notre Dame, with 46 career field goals from at least 30 yards out, by far the most by any active kicker in the nation.  

Daniel Gutierrez – UNLV

Class: Senior – Hometown: Los Angeles, California

A 2021 Groza semifinalist, Gutierrez’s 88.9% accuracy mark was the third-highest in FBS by a kicker with multiple field goals from at least 50 yards out. That shouldn’t be a surprise from the most accurate kicker in UNLV history. He opened the year with a 4-for-4 FG game against Eastern Washington that included makes from 51 and 47 in the fourth quarter.

Seth Keller – Texas State

Class: Junior – Hometown: Colleyville, Texas

Keller became the first Texas State kicker to ever make 15 field goals in a season, helping him to a team-leading 77 points that were the most by a Bobcat since 2014. Among active kickers with two starting seasons, his 13 field goals from at least 40 yards out are the second-most in the country.

Casey Legg – West Virginia

Class: Senior – Hometown: Charleston, West Virginia

A 2021 Groza semifinalist, Legg made field goals in every one of West Virginia’s 12 games, including a stretch of five straight games with multiple kicks. He opened the season with 13 consecutive made field goals, just two shy of the program’s all-time record.

Cam Little – Arkansas

Class: Sophomore – Hometown: Moore, Oklahoma

Little’s 20 field goals were the second-most by a freshman last season, part of a stellar first year that saw him named to every major Freshman All-America team. Though his 4-for-4 game against Texas stands out, don’t overlook back-to-back 3-FG games in November in which Arkansas beat Mississippi State 31-28 and then a 16-13 overtime road win over LSU in which he kicked the game-winner from 37 yards out.  

Zack Long – Tulsa

Class: Senior – Hometown: Pacific, Missouri

No FBS kicker with more than a dozen attempts last season made them at a higher rate than Long, whose only miss all season came from 50 yards out on the road at Cincinnati. He made multiple field goals in eight games, including Tulsa’s final five contests, making 12 kicks in that span capped by a 3-for-3 performance in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.

Tyler Loop – Arizona

Class: Sophomore – Hometown: Lucas, Texas

The only kicker to stay perfect on double-digit attempts last season, Loop did everything the Wildcats asked of their first-year short-yardage specialist and led the team in total scoring. Now the team’s primary kicker, he’ll follow up a year that finished with a 3-for-3 field goal performance on the road against rival Arizona State.

Connor Lytton – Boston College

Class: Sophomore – Hometown: Christiansburg, Virginia

Were it not for an errant try against NC State, Lytton would have been Boston College’s first kicker to make it through a perfect season since Nate Freese in 2013. He put up two 11-point performances, one in a 41-34 overtime win over Missouri and the other with a pair of 4^th quarter field goals to secure a 41-30 road win over Georgia Tech.

Harrison Mevis – Missouri

Class: Junior – Hometown: Warsaw, Indiana

A Groza semifinalist in both 2021 and 2020, Mevis enters his third season as arguably the nation’s top kicker. His 19 field goals from at least 30 yards last year are the most by a returning kicker, as are the 14 of those that came from at least 40 yards out. His 88.9% career accuracy rate is the best by an active kicker with at least 40 career attempts.

Jake Moody – Michigan

Class: Senior – Hometown: Northville, Michigan

The 2021 Lou Groza Award winner, Moody turned his first season as Michigan’s full-time kicker into the program’s finest season ever. During one six-game stretch of conference games, he made 18 field goals, including a 4-for-4 performance on the road at Nebraska in which he turned a 3-point deficit with 3 minutes remaining into a 32-29 victory.

Brayden Narveson – Western Kentucky

Class: Junior – Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona

A Groza semifinalist in 2020, Narveson followed up the second-most accurate season in Western Kentucky history by tying the program record for the most field goals in a year. His 141 points not only smashed the Hilltopper record for kick-scoring but were the most by any kicker in FBS last season.

Jake Oldroyd – BYU

Class: Junior – Hometown: Southlake, Texas

A finalist for the 2020 Groza Award, Oldroyd carried forward an active field goal streak from that season and ultimately ran it to a BYU-record 16 consecutive made attempts. Among active kickers, his 16 career field goals from at least 40 yards out are tied for 8^th in the country, the same rank as his career accuracy among kickers with at least 50 FG attempts.

Jack Podlesny – Georgia

Class: Senior – Hometown: Saint Simons Island, Georgia

A Groza semifinalist in 2020, Podlesny etched his name in the Georgia record books during the team’s National Championship run, posting the highest scoring season in program history. Among kickers with just two starting seasons, his 23 career field goals from at least 30 yards out are tied for second-most in the nation.

B.T. Potter – Clemson

Class: Senior – Hometown: Rock Hill, South Carolina

A Groza semifinalist in 2020, Potter became the first player in Clemson history to score 100 points in three straight seasons, aided by the program’s first 20-FG campaign since 2015. Among returning kickers, his 12 field goals from at least 40 yards were the second-most in the country and set a new single-season record at Clemson.

Will Reichard – Alabama

Class: Senior – Hometown: Hoover, Alabama

A finalist for the 2020 Groza Award, Reichard more than doubled his career field goal total last year, giving him a mark of 40 that ties for third among kickers with fewer than four playing seasons. Among that group, he is the leading scorer. He ended the year making multiple field goals in the Iron Bowl, SEC Championship, Cotton Bowl, and CFP National Championship, where he became the first kicker to make four FGs in the title game.

John Richardson – Northern Illinois

Class: Junior – Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois

A 2021 Groza semifinalist, Richardson set the Northern Illinois record for field goals in a season with 22. Five of those came in a triumphant 16-point performance against Toledo with his final kick lifting the Huskies to a 22-20 road win. Just a few weeks later he did it again, kicking the game-winner as time expired for a 30-29 victory over Ball State.

Noah Ruggles – Ohio State

Class: Senior – Hometown: Odessa, Florida

A finalist for the 2021 Groza Award, Ruggles capped both the most accurate and highest-scoring kicking season in Ohio State history with a last-second Rose Bowl winner. He went 4-for-4 on field goals at home against Penn State and then on the road at Nebraska, becoming the first Buckeye to turn the feat in consecutive games.  

Chad Ryland – Maryland

Class: Senior – Hometown: Ryland, Pennsylvania

[stats from 2021 at Eastern Michigan]

Ryland comes to Maryland having set virtually every kicking record over his four years at Eastern Michigan. He ranks as the Eagles’ career scoring leader, setting the program’s single-season mark in the process with last year’s 104 points. Among returning kickers who made multiple 50-yarders last year, his 86.4% accuracy ranked third in the country.

Jared Sackett – UTSA

Class: Senior – Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas

[stats from 2020 at USF]

A Groza semifinalist back in 2017 and 2018 with UTSA, Sackett has only attempted 7 field goals since leaving San Antonio, spending time at both Arkansas and South Florida. Now he returns to the program where he was a star as both a freshman and sophomore, still ranking in the top-20 among active kickers in both total FGs and kicks from 40+ yards.

Matthew Shipley – Hawaii

Class: Junior - Hometown: Liberty Hill, Texas

A 2021 Groza semifinalist, Shipley’s 85.7% accuracy rate last season was the seventh-best among returning kickers who attempted at least 20 field goals. He kicked multiple field goals in 6 games, including what would be the game-winner over ranked Fresno State 27-24 and accounting for a season-high 14 points in a 50-45 win over Colorado State.

Spencer Shrader – USF

Class: Junior - Hometown: Lithia, Florida

A 2021 Groza semifinalist, Shrader stayed perfect for the first nine games of the season before snapping USF’s third-longest consecutive field goal streak in late November. His last make before the streak ended was a career-long 52 yarder against Temple, part of a 10-point game.

Andre Szmyt – Syracuse

Class: Senior - Hometown: Vernon Hills, Illinois

The 2018 Lou Groza Award winner as a freshman, Szmyt is now wrapping up a career that stands as one of the game’s best. His 65 career field goals are third among active kickers, but with a career accuracy rate of 82.3% that is better than anyone in the country with more than 40 makes.

Brandon Talton – Nevada

Class: Senior - Hometown: Vacaville, California

A Groza semifinalist in each of his first three seasons, Talton’s 41 career field goals from at least 30 yards out are the second-most in the country and top the next-closest three-year kicker by double-digits. He made multiple field goals in six straight games, capped by a 2-for-2 performance against San Jose State in which he hit from 51 yards and then from 45 with three seconds left for a 27-24 victory.