Early life
Cameron Little [2] is the son of Ronda and Todd Little and is from Moore, Oklahoma. He was born on August 17, 2003. [3] He played high school football at Southmoore High School, where he played placekicker and punter. He was ranked the No. 1 kicking prospect in his class by 247Sports, [3] the No. 2 kicker and No. 8 punter according to Kohl's Kicking, [2] and a consensus three-star prospect. [3]
Little committed to Arkansas on July 22, 2020. [2] He held offers from multiple other schools, including Air Force, Army, Colorado, Navy, Nevada, and Oklahoma State. [3]
College career
Little played college football at Arkansas. He was the team's starting placekicker for each of his three seasons, [4] from 2021 to 2023. [5]
During his freshman season, Little earned SEC Freshman of the Week twice and SEC Special Teams Player of the Week once. [3] He made a game-winning field goal against LSU on November 13, 2021, [6] and finished the season having missed only four field goals out of 24 attempts. [5] He was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, [7] Pro Football Focus, [8] and The Athletic . [9] His sophomore season saw him convert 13 of his 16 field goal attempts with a long of 51 yards, [10] which he made in the second quarter of Arkansas's game against Mississippi State. [11] His 89 total points ranked most on the team. [3] Prior to the 2023 season, he was named to the Wuerffel Trophy watchlist; [3] he finished that year going 20-for-24 on field goals and making all 33 extra points he attempted. [5] He set a new career long when he converted a 56-yard kick against Ole Miss on October 7, 2023, [12] and was named to the all-SEC First Team as a kickoff specialist. [13]
He finished at Arkansas with a career field goal percentage of 82.8%, [5] the highest of any placekicker in Arkansas history, [14] and made every extra point he attempted. [5] He participated in two bowl games with the Razorbacks: wins over Penn State in the 2022 Outback Bowl [15] and Kansas in the 2022 Liberty Bowl. [16] He made a donation to Down Syndrome Connection of Northwest Arkansas for every kick he made, [4] ultimately totaling $1,460, [17] and was featured on Good Morning America as a result. [3]
Little opted to forgo his senior season and declared for the NFL draft on December 1, 2023. [4] Mel Kiper Jr., an NFL draft analyst with ESPN, named Little the top kicking prospect of his draft class. [17] He was one of two kickers invited to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl, alongside Missouri's Harrison Mevis, [18] and made two field goals during the game, one from 26 yards in the second quarter and another from 48 yards in the fourth quarter. [19]
College statistics [3] | Arkansas Razorbacks |
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| Season | GP | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | XPM | XPA | Pct |
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| 2021 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 83.3% | 51 | 46 | 46 | 100.0% |
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| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 81.3% | 51 | 50 | 50 | 100.0% |
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| 2023 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 83.3% | 56 | 33 | 33 | 100.0% |
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| Career | 38 | 53 | 64 | 82.8% | 56 | 129 | 129 | 100.0% |
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