The 2022 Lou Groza Kicker of the Year Award Watch List is out. The award for the best kicker in college football includes 30 kickers from across the country including two previous winners of the award as well as some returning stalwarts from some nationally contending teams.
Jacob Barnes, Louisiana Tech
Andres Borregales, Miami
Cayden Camper, Colorado State
Ryan Coe, Cincinnati
Owen Daffer, East Carolina
Jonah Dalmas, Boise State
Mitchell Fineran, Purdue
Blake Grupe, Notre Dame
Daniel Gutierrez, UNLV
Seth Keller, Texas State
Casey Legg, West Virginia
Cam Little, Arkansas
Zack Long, Tulsa
Tyler Loop, Arizona
Connor Lytton, Boston College
Harrison Mevis, Missouri
Jake Moody, Michigan
Brayden Narveson, WKU
Jake Oldroyd, BYU
Jack Podlesny, Georgia
B.T. Potter, Clemson
Will Reichard, Alabama
John Richardson, NIU
Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
Chad Ryland, Maryland
Jared Sackett, UTSA
Matthew Shipley, Hawaii
Spencer Shrader, USF
Andre Szmyt, Syracuse
Brandon Talton, Nevada
TEN MOST RECENT WINNERS
2012 – Cairo Santos, Tulane
2013 – Roberto Aguayo, Florida State
2014 – Brad Craddock, Maryland
2015 – Ka’imi Fairbairn, UCLA
2016 – Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State
2017 – Matt Gay, Utah
2018 – Andre Szmyt, Syracuse
2019 – Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia
2020 – José Borregales, Miami (FL)
2021 – Jake Moody, TTUN
MY PAST TEN WINNERS
The past ten winners I would have chosen for this award after the bowl games (a flaw of college football) and thus taken the entire season into account. I also account for how their overall performance effected their team in a season.
2012 – Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
2013 – Roberto Aguayo, Florida State
2014 – Brad Craddock, Maryland
2015 – Daniel Carlson, Auburn
2016 – Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State
2017 – Daniel Carlson, Auburn
2018 – Cole Tracy, LSU
2019 – Keith Duncan, Iowa
2020 – Will Reichard, Alabama
2021 – Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
MY TOP TEN FOR 2022
- Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
- Jake Oldroyd, BYU
- Casey Legg, West Virginia
- Harrison Mevis, Missouri
- Ryan Coe, Cincinnati
- Jack Podlesny, Georgia
- Will Reichard, Alabama
- B.T. Potter, Clemson
- Brayden Narveson, WKU
- Andre Szmyt, Syracuse
