Harrison Mevis

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Harrison Mevis
Missouri TigersNo. 92
Position Kicker
Class Senior
Personal information
Born: (2002-03-27) March 27, 2002 (age 21)
Warsaw, Indiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Warsaw Community (IN)
Career highlights and awards

Harrison Mevis (born March 27, 2002), [1] nicknamed the Thiccer Kicker, [2] [3] is a college football kicker for the Missouri Tigers.

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Early years

Mevis attended Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Indiana. Ranked the number 8 overall kicker in the class of 2020, he committed to Missouri. [4]

College career

As a freshman, Mevis went 17/20 (85%) on field goals including a game winning field goal against Arkansas. He also went 28/28 on PATs as a freshman. As a sophomore, Mevis emerged as one of the premier place kickers in the nation, going 23/25 (93%) on field goal attempts. He also was a perfect 3/3 on field goals longer than 50 yards with a long of 56 yards. Mevis was also a perfect 41/41 of PATs. Following his sophomore season, Mevis was named a first team All-American. [5] [6] On September 16, 2023, during the closing seconds of a game against 15th–ranked Kansas State, Mevis kicked a 61-yard field goal to win the game for Missouri, after which fans rushed the field and broke the record for the longest field goal in SEC history. [7] In his Senior Night game, he hit a 30 yard game winning field goal vs the Florida Gators to win 33-31.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former Fordham, Iowa State, and Jacksonville Jaguars and current St. Louis Battlehawks kicker Andrew Mevis. [8]

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References

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