• The 1st long snapper drafted in Minnesota Vikings history, and the only long snapper selected in the 2019 NFL Draft.
• The 8th Air Force player to be drafted in the NFL and the 1st since 1999 to be selected.
OFF THE FIELD Has two older brothers...Grandfather served in US Navy....Mother is an elementary school physical education teacher...Member of Cadet Squadron 17 and 37 while at Air Force...Majored in management, earning his degree in spring 2019...Completed Operations Air Force, a class in engineering and was on the cadet cadre.
PRO Selected in the 7th round (#250) in the 2019 NFL Draft, the selection was made by retiring Vikings scout Scott Studwell as he concluded his final draft with the team after 28 years in the front office along with 14 as a player...The 1st player to be drafted out of Air Force since DE Bryce Fisher (#248, Buffalo) in 1999 and 8th overall in program history...Most accomplished Air Force player in the NFL was DT Chad Hennings, who played in 119 games with 72 starts for Dallas from 1992-2000, playing under Cowboys assistant coach Mike Zimmer from 1994-2000.
COLLEGE Appeared in 35 career games as the team’s long snapper, including all 12 as a senior in 2018...Served as team’s primary long snapper for his final 3 seasons...Falcons best season during his tenure was 2016 when team went 10-3, won Commander in Chief trophy and topped South Alabama in Arizona Bowl...The 2015 squad played in the Armed Forces Bowl against Cal and went 8-6, earning a berth in the Mountain West title game...Air Force went 5-7 in each of his final 2 seasons...Invited to the 2019 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl...Was accurate on 96.8% of his snaps for his career, according to Pro Football Focus...Was off target on only 2 snaps as a senior in 2018, posting a 98% accuracy mark...Helped Air Force convert 10-of-14 FG attempts in 2018, 10-of-13 FG attempts in 2017 and 22-of-25 FG attempts in 2016...Air Force converted 137-of-139 (98.6%) of its PAT attempts from 2016-18 while Cutting served as long snapper.
PREP Lettered 3 years each in football, track and power lifting...Honorable mention all-conference in football as a junior...First-team all-district as a senior while playing center...Coached by Bart Helsley at Central.
