OFF THE FIELD Majored in Speech Communication at the University of Georgia…Recipient of the Alredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship in 2009 for outstanding special teams play…Avid golfer…Sister is currently attending the University of Georgia on a golf scholarship…Started a teen volunteer program with his brother called “Hospice and Home Care”…Enjoys surfing in California and Florida.
PRO Selected #175 overall in 2012 by the Vikings…Becomes the sixth kicker ever drafted by the Viking and the first sOFF THE FIELD Majored in Speech Communication at the University of Georgia…Recipient of the Alredge-Kimberly Football Scholarship in 2009 for outstanding special teams play…Avid golfer…Sister is currently attending the University of Georgia on a golf scholarship…Started a teen volunteer program with his brother called “Hospice and Home Care”…Enjoys surfing in California and Florida.
PRO Selected #175 overall in 2012 by the Vikings…Becomes the sixth kicker ever drafted by the Viking and the first since Southeast Missouri’s Steve Wood in 1978…Third kicker selected in the 2012 NFL Draft and 1 of 7 Bulldogs drafted…Teammates with current Vikings CB Asher Allen at Georgia in 2008.
COLLEGE Named to Georgia’s Team of the Decade…Set NCAA record with at least one FG in 45 games…His 412 points scored is a Georgia and Southeastern Conference record and is also ranked second in NCAA history…Holds Georgia record with 184 career PATs…Set school record for consecutive PATS made when he made the first 119 of his career…Ranked fourth in the SEC with 1.50 field goals made per game in 2011…Against Coastal Carolina in 2011, made a career-long 56-yard field goal, converted on all 8 PATs and recovered a fumble on a kickoff…Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after he made two FGs from 35 and 23 yards out, along with two PATs… Appeared in the 2011 East-West Shrine Game…Semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award (top college placekicker in the country) in 2010…Ranked second in the SEC in field goals per game with 1.54 in 2010…Named ALL-SEC First Team by conference’s coaches in 2010…Named All-SEC Second Team by Associated Press as a sophomore in 2009 and also was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award…Named Freshman All-SEC by conference’s coaches in 2008 after hitting on 15 of 23 field goal attempts and making all 50 PATs.
PREP Attended Cardinals Gibbons High School in Boca Raton, FL…USA Today All-USA First-Team Offense…Named Class AAA 2007 Florida Sports Writers Association All-State second-team offense…Appeared in 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl…Made 14 of 20 field goals, including two from 59 yards and 30 out of 31 extra points as a senior…Averaged 41 yards per punt and 69 yards per kickoff.