No. 36 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Brownwood, Texas, U.S. | September 8, 1994||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Brownwood (Brownwood, Texas) | ||||||||||
College: | Kansas State (2014–2017) | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||||
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Matthew McCrane (born September 8, 1994) is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State University. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also played for the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Guardians, Cleveland Browns, and DC Defenders.
McCrane attended and played high school football at Brownwood High School. [1] While playing for the Lions, McCrane converted on 41 of 44 extra points and 7 of 12 field goals, including the longest in school history at 52 yards. [2]
McCrane attended and played college football at Kansas State for head coach Bill Snyder. [3] From 2014 to 2017, he converted 133-of-134 extra point attempts and 57-of-66 field goal attempts. [4] McCrane ranks #2 in Big XII history and #7 in NCAA history for Career Field Goal Percentage. (86.4%)
Matt McCrane | ||||||||||||
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Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts |
2014 | Kansas State | Big 12 | FR | K | 12 | 41 | 42 | 97.6 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 95 |
2015 | Kansas State | Big 12 | SO | K | 5 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 36 |
2016 | Kansas State | Big 12 | JR | K | 8 | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 62 |
2017 | Kansas State | Big 12 | SR | K | 13 | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 111 |
Career | Kansas State | 133 | 134 | 99.3 | 57 | 66 | 86.4 | 304 |
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, McCrane signed with Arizona Cardinals. [5] He was released on September 1, 2018. [6]
McCrane was signed by the Oakland Raiders on September 25, 2018. [7] On September 30, 2018, against the Cleveland Browns, McCrane converted three of five field goal attempts and four extra points. He converted the game winning field goal for the Oakland Raiders in his NFL debut. [8] McCrane was waived by the Raiders on October 23, 2018, after the team signed Daniel Carlson. [9]
McCrane was re-signed by the Cardinals to their practice squad on October 26, 2018. [10] McCrane was released by the Cardinals on October 30, 2018. [11] He was re-signed to the active roster on November 17, 2018, following an injury to Phil Dawson. [12] McCrane handled the kicking duties in the Cardinals' 23–21 loss to the Raiders, making all three of his extra point attempts, and was waived the following day on November 19, 2018. [13]
On December 28, 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed McCrane after placekicker Chris Boswell was placed on injured reserve. [14] McCrane made all three field goal attempts and his sole extra point attempt in the Steelers final regular season game on December 30, 2018, in a 16–13 win against the Cincinnati Bengals. [15] McCrane was released by the Steelers on May 9, 2019. [16]
McCrane was drafted by the New York Guardians in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [17]
McCrane was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on September 22, 2020. [18] McCrane was signed to a reserve/futures contract by the Browns on January 18, 2021. [19] He was waived on May 11, 2021. [20]
On September 16, 2021, McCrane was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. [21] The Cardinals released him on September 21, 2021.
On December 25, 2021, McCrane was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad. [22] [23] He spent time on and off the practice squad before being released on January 10, 2022. [24]
McCrane signed with the DC Defenders on January 17, 2023. He re-signed with the team on January 22, 2024. [25]
On April 13, 2024, McCrane experienced the best day in his career to date, kicking field goals of 58, 54 and 49 yards (the last being a game-winning kick) in a victory over the Arlington Renegades. [26] His contract was terminated on September 17, 2024, to sign with an NFL team. [27]
On September 18, 2024, McCrane signed with the Detroit Lions practice squad. [28]
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