TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, April 28, 2018...Waived by Vikings, Sept. 17, 2018...Signed by Oakland Raiders as a free agent, Oct. 23, 2018.
2018 (with Min. and Oak.): Played two games with Minnesota before being signed as a free agent with Oakland prior to Week 8…In 10 contests with the Raiders he converted on 16-of-17 FGs for a 94.1 FG percentage, marking a new franchise record…Finished his rookie season connecting on 17-of-21 (81.0 percent) FGs while making 24-of-24 PATs to total 75 points…Perfect on 3-of-3 FG attempts of 50-plus yards…Selected as the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week 11…(9/9) vs. SF: Connected on one FG attempt of 48 yards and recorded three PATs in his NFL debut…(9/16) at GB: Connected on all three PATs in the contest…(10/28) vs. Ind.: Converted on four PATs in his Raiders debut...(11/1) at SF: Connected on a FG attempt of 37 yards...(11/11) vs. LAC: Converted on FG attempts of 46 and 30 yards...(11/18) at Ari: Connected on a 35-yard, game-winning FG with two seconds left on the clock...Converted on FG attempts of 21, 35 and 49 yards...Also recorded two PATs, scoring 11 points...Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Honors...(11/25) at Bal.: Converted on a 42-yard FG attempt and two PATs...(12/2) vs. KC: Converted on FG attempts of 50 and 44 yards...Connected on three PATs and scored nine points...(12/9) vs. Pit.: Connected on a 44-yard FG attempt and was perfect on three PATs...(12/16) at Cin.: Converted on FG attempts of 27, 40 and 50 yards...(12/24) vs. Den.: Converted on FG attempts of 43 and 45 yards...Connected on three PATs...(12/30) at KC: Split the uprights from 50 yards out with 1:04 remaining in the first half to remain perfect on FG attempts of 50 yards on the season...Tied a career long with his 50-yard FG...Connected on 15 straight FGs since Week 10, tied for fourth-most in the NFL during that span.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons at Auburn (2014-17), appearing in 53 contests...Named All-American three times by the Walter Camp Foundation, highlighted as a first-team member as a senior in 2017...Named All-American First Team by AFCA as a senior and was a second-team honoree by the Associated Press as a junior and senior...Garnered first-team All-SEC honors from 2015-17...Was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 while also being honored as the Outstanding Specialist for the Senior Bowl...Left Auburn as the school and SEC record holder in career scoring (480 points), kicking points (474), career FGs (92) and consecutive PATs made (198)…Recorded a career FG percentage of 80.7...Was true on 13-of-21 FG attempts from 50-plus yards, the second-best percentage on 50-plus-yard FG attempts in NCAA history...Made at least four FGs from at least 50 yards in each of his final three seasons...Set an NCAA record with seven career games of making at least four FGs...Is the holder of 14 Auburn kicking records, including most points in a season (134) in 2016, while also tying the school and SEC record by making six FGs in a game...In 2017, connected on 23-of-31 FG attempts (74.2 percent) and was 57-of-57 on PATs, totaling the second-most kicking points in school history with 126...As a junior in 2016, made a career-high 28 FGs on 32 attempts (87.5 percent) and connected on all 44 PATs, totaling the most kicking points in Tigers history with 128...Also rushed for a 20-yard TD to total a school-record 134 points on the year...As a sophomore in 2015, made 23-of-27 FG attempts (85.2 percent) and was 40-of-40 on PATs, earning 109 points on the year...As a redshirt freshman in 2014, connected on 18-of-24 FG attempts (75.0 percent) and made all 57 PATs, finishing with 111 points...Also punted eight times for 317 yards (39.6 avg.)...Redshirted as a true freshman in 2013 as the team advanced to the BCS National Championship...Earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and holds an MBA.
PERSONAL: Attended The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., as a junior and senior from 2011-12...Earned Class 3A All-State honors in both years at the Academy...Played in the All-American game as a senior in 2012…Ranked as the No. 3 kicking prospect in the nation by Scout.com and Rivals.com...Was ESPN.com’s No. 1 ranked prep kicker in the country...Also played soccer and helped the school advance to the state title game as both a junior and senior.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: FIELD GOALS: Attempts – 3, two times; last: 12/16/18 at Cin. Made – 3, two times; last: 12/16/18 at Cin. Long – 50, three times; last: 12/30/18 at KC. EXTRA POINTS: Attempts – 4, 10/28/18 vs. Ind. Made – 4, 10/28/18 vs. Ind. KICKOFFS: Total – 6, two times; last: 12/24/18 vs. Den. Touchbacks – 5, 9/9/18 vs. SF.
