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2024
Honorable mention All-American Athletic Conference selection at kicker … made 19 of 23 field goals and 35 of 36 extra points … also had 85 kickoffs with a school-record 62 touchbacks … drilled three field goal including a school-record 54-yarder in the 44-36 victory over No. 25 Memphis … was 4 for 4 on field goals with a long of 44 yards in the 48-27 home triumph over North Texas … made all three field-goal tries in the 38-24 win against Florida Atlantic … booted a pair of field goals including a 52-yarder at Rice … made all three field goal attempts in the 44-15 victory versus Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.

2023
Appeared in all 13 games as UTSA’s primary kickoff specialist … set the program’s single-season record with 42 touchbacks … kicked off a total of 77 times with zero out of bounds … the kickoff coverage unit surrendered a return average of 19.3 yards … made 1 of 2 field goals on the season … made his first career field goal with a 47-yard effort in the 34-14 home win against Rice … named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2022
Appeared in four games and used his redshirt season … kicked off 20 times and registered one touchback … successfully recovered his own onside kick in the 44-38 double-overtime win at UAB … also played in both victories over North Texas as well as against No. 23 Troy in the Cure Bowl.

Prior to UTSA
Standout kicker and punter at Port Neches-Groves High School in the Golden Triangle … set the school record with 67 career extra points … ranked in the top 15 nationally among kickers in the class of 2022 by 247Sports … also played soccer for the Indians.

Personal
Born on Oct. 14, 2003 … management major.

 

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Freshman
2022

Place Kicker
5-10 / 170 lbs
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Redshirt Freshman
2023

Place Kicker
5-10 / 175 lbs