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Evan McPherson

Place Kicker, Cincinnati Bengals · #2.

Player facts

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Place Kicker
Number: 2
Born: Jul 21, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Fort Payne, AL, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 185 lbs
College: Florida
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

5th in kickoff yards 1792
9th in total points 44

2026 Kicking

	FG%	FG	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	AVG	LNG	XPM	XPA	PTS
Regular Season	100.0	10-10	0-0	3-3	2-2	0-0	5-5	0	58	14	14	44
Last 5 Games	100.0	10-10	0-0	3-3	2-2	0-0	5-5	58	14	14	44
Career	84.3	129-153	1-1	28-29	30-30	36-45	34-48	37	63	218	228	605

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	FG	FG%	LNG	XP	PTS
Sun, Oct 11	@ MIA	W 31-24	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	100.0	26	4-4	7
Sun, Oct 4	vs JAX	L 22-17	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	100.0	29	2-2	5
Sun, Sep 27	@ PIT	L 30-27	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	1-1	2-2	100.0	50	3-3	9
Sun, Sep 20	@ HOU	W 20-6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-2	2-2	100.0	57	2-2	8
Sun, Sep 13	vs TB	W 33-27	0-0	1-1	1-1	0-0	2-2	4-4	100.0	58	3-3	15

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Evan McPherson (mick-FEAR-suhn; born July 21, 1999) is an American professional football placekicker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators before being drafted by the Bengals in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft, the only kicker to be selected that year.

During the Bengals' 2021 playoff run, McPherson tied Adam Vinatieri for most field goals made in a single postseason, with 14, and set the record for most postseason field goals made without any misses. Due to his clutch kicking, McPherson is nicknamed "Shooter" (after the Happy Gilmore character of a similar nickname) and "Money Mac."

From Wikipedia’s article on Evan McPherson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

McPherson started his football career at Fort Payne High School in Fort Payne, Alabama, where he spent four seasons as the team's kicker and punter. At Fort Payne, McPherson made a 60-yard field goal and an 84-yard punt, both kicks being one yard short of the Alabama high school record. He also made the first-team All-State in 2017.

College career

McPherson went on to play college football for the Florida Gators from 2018 to 2020 before choosing to forgo his senior season and enter the 2021 NFL draft. At Florida, McPherson was 51-of-60 (85.0%) on field goals, setting a Southeastern Conference record for career field goal percentage (minimum 50 attempts), and 149-of-150 on extra points. He made 5 of 8 career field goal attempts from at least 50 yards. In his three seasons with the Gators, the team recorded a 29–9 record and a 2–1 record in bowl games, including an Orange Bowl win in 2019. McPherson made all three of his field goal attempts in that game, the longest from 49 yards.

When McPherson left Florida, his career field goal percentage ranked 12th in NCAA history.

Personal life

McPherson is a Christian. He is married to Gracie Groat, they have two children.

McPherson's older brother Logan was also an all-state kicker for Fort Payne High School and went on to play as a punter for Louisiana Tech University. His younger brother Alex made an All-State as a kicker with Fort Payne in 2019, and as a punter in 2020. In 2021, Alex announced his commitment to attend Auburn University. Alex was the highest-ranked kicker in the 2022 class.

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