College Kicking Prospect
Benchmarks
Are you good enough to kick in college?
College Kicking Prospect
Benchmarks
Are you good enough to kick in college?
Kicker
Division 1:
• 55+ yard field goal range off the ground.
60+ FG range off a 1-inch block.
• 70+ yard kickoff range off a
1-inch kickoff tee.
• Solid fundamentals. Good ball
rotation and height on kicks.
• Many division one scholarship athletes
can kick 60+ yard field goals off the
ground. If your range is closer to 55, you
are more likely to be a walk-on candidate.
Division 1 scholarship kicker Tucker
McCann’s skills video – Filmed in July
prior to his junior season in high school.
Tucker received a full scholarship to
University of Missouri.
Division 2:
• 50+ yard field goal range off the ground.
55+ FG range off a 1-inch block.
• 65+ yard kickoff range off a 1-inch tee.
• Solid fundamentals. Good ball rotation
and height on the kicks.
• Since division 2 schools can offer
anywhere between few thousand dollars
and a full scholarship, closer you are to
division 1 standards, bigger your
scholarship will be.
Division 2 scholarship kicker Parker
Blust’s skills video – filmed in July prior to
his senior season in high school. Parker
received a partial scholarship to
Northwood University in Michigan.
Division 3:
• 45+ yard field goal range off the ground.
50+ FG range off a 1-inch block.
• 60+ yard kickoff average off a 1-inch tee.
Being able to kick off directionally and
execute pop up kickoffs.
• Good enough fundamentals and
good work ethic.
• Since division 3 schools do not offer athletic scholarships, prospects are offered financial packages based on their skill level, in combination with their academics, and/or family financial need.
Division 3 kicker/punter Zach Lichosik’s skills video – filmed in July before his senior season in high school. Zach is attending University of Wisconsin – Whitewater.
NAIA Schools:
• Similar standards to Division 2 NCAA schools
• Like division 2 schools, NAIA schools can
give scholarships of any amount to
athletes – ranging from few thousand
dollars to a full scholarship.
Punter
Division 1:
• Ability to hit 50+ yard punts from a line of scrimmage with 4.7+ second hang times
• Top high school punters in the country are able to hit 5.0+ second hang times. There is a huge difference in consistency among punters. Some guys have really strong legs with acceptable consistency, while others have adequate leg strength with outstanding consistency.
• Good hands are a must. Between catching the snap and foot punting the ball, the punter has only 1.15 to 1.3 seconds. Total operation time including the snap is around 2.1 seconds in college
Division 2:
• Ability to hit 45+ yard punts from the line of scrimmage with 4.4+ second hang times on at least 5 out of 10 punts.
• Some division 2 punters are able to hit hang times of close to 5.0 seconds. Those athletes will receive larger scholarships. Sometimes division 2 schools place a lower priority on punting, not even giving any scholarship money to a punter. They find the best punter they have on the team and live with it. This is why division 2 punting can resemble NFL-level at one college and high school level at another.
• Good hands are a must.
Division 3:
• Ability to hit 40+ yard punts from a line of scrimmage with 4.0+ second hang times on at least 5 out of 10 punts.
• Since snapping and protection at division 3 level are not as good as some of the bigger schools, punters who can punt the ball quickly and/or can roll out punt (rugby style) are more valuable.
