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BIG 12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY OF THE WEEK (9/11/23)
LOU GROZA NATIONAL KICKER OF THE WEEK (9/12/23)
LOU GROZA AWARD WATCH LIST (2023)
SOPHOMORE (2023)
- Played in all 13 games for the Knights in ’23
- Honorable Mention placekicker pick on All-Big 12 team chosen by league coaches
- Finished the season 13 for 21 on FGs in ’23 and 26 of 34 in his career
- Was 48 of 50 on PATs in ’23 and 90 of 93 in career
- Hit 84 straight PATs until miss at Texas Tech (third-longest streak at UCF) dating back to only previous miss on second attempt vs FAU in ’22
- Realistically had not missed a field-goal attempt in his collegiate career until Kansas St game in ‘23, though technically he had one misfire on 2022 play where ball was not supposed to be snapped
- Tied UCF record with 4 FGs vs Boise St including from 50 and 55 and then from 40 as time expired to win game
- Named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for play vs Boise St
- Recognized by Palm Beach County Sports Commission and Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by Orange Bowl as 1 of 3 kickers named “Stars of the Week” for play vs. Boise St
- Became second UCF kicker to hit 2 50+ FGs in a game
- Added FGs vs Villanova from 26 and 41
- Connected from 29 and missed from 52 vs Kansas St
- Had 32-yd FG blocked vs Baylor and missed short from 59 on final play that would have won game
- Hit FGs from 21, 48 and 46 vs Oklahoma
- Missed from 47 vs Cincinnati
- Connected from 30 vs Oklahoma State
- Missed from 32 and hit from 24 vs Texas Tech and had 24-yd run on fake FG to set up second UCF TD
- Missed from 42 and 26 (blocked) vs Houston
- Second-team kicker on Lindy’s and College Football Network ‘23 preseason All-Big 12 teams, third-team selection by Athlon and Phil Steele, on ‘23 watch list for Lou Groza Award
FRESHMAN (2022)
- 12 GP in ’22 (all but S.C. St., Louisville);
- Third-team All-AAC by Pro Football Focus and by Phil Steele
- Hit first 10 FG att. in 2022 and finished 14 of 15
- Second on team in scoring in ’22 with 84 pts.
- Led AAC and was eighth in the nation in FG% at .933
- Fifth in AAC at 1.17 FGs per game
- Kicked FGs from 41 and 29 and hit 4 of 5 PATs vs. FAU
- Tied all-time UCF single-game record with 4 FGs vs. Georgia Tech (21, 31, 37, 43) for 13th time a UCF kicker has hit 4 in a game
- Kicked 10 PATs vs. Temple to tie the single-game record
- Only miss in 2022 was from 64 yards at Memphis on play where the ball was not supposed to be snapped
- Finished 42 of 43 on PATs in ’22
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played at Lake Mary High School
- Earned first-team all-conference honors
Personal
- Enrolled in College of Business Administration as pre-real estate major