| Georgia Bulldogs–No. 91 | |
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| Position | Placekicker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 22, 2004 [1] Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Ascension Episcopal (Youngsville, Louisiana) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Peyton Thomas Woodring (born September 22, 2004) [1] is an American football placekicker who plays for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Peyton Woodring was born on September 22, 2004, [1] in Lafayette, Louisiana. [2] He attended Ascension Episcopal School in Youngsville, Louisiana, where he played baseball and football. [3] Woodring played soccer in middle school and didn't plan to play football at the high school level until his father suggested he try out for the team. [2] After tryouts, Woodring was named the starting kicker for Ascension Episcopal. [2] Following his freshman year, Woodring enlisted at a summer camp run by Kohl's Professional Camps, an organization for kickers, punters, and long snappers, where he competed against the best players across the positions. [2]
In his junior year, Woodring made 14 out of 19 field goals attempted, including a school record 56-yard attempt. [4] For his efforts, Woodring was named an All-American by MaxPreps [4] and was nominated to play in the Under Armour All-America Game. [5]
Before his senior year, Woodring’s final two schools that he was considering committing to were Alabama and Georgia. [2] Woodring initially was quietly committed to Alabama, but after Georgia offered Woodring a scholarship, he declared his commitment to Georgia. [3] [2] During his senior year, Woodring made a 60-yard field goal, which set the new state record for the longest field goal in Louisiana high school football history. [6] [2] By the end of his senior year, Woodring was named the #1 kicker recruit by Kohl's and ESPN. [7] Woodring also performed well in baseball, posting a 1.43 ERA along with a .385 batting average with him being named to the All-Acadiana Metro team. [2] [8]
Going into his freshman season at Georgia, Woodring competed with Jared Zirkel and Henry Bates for the starting kicking position. [9] Woodring won the starting job, and became the first true freshman to start a season opener as kicker since Marshall Morgan in 2012. [10] Woodring underperformed at the beginning of the season, making 4 out of 7 field goals, and faced pressure of losing his starting job. [9] However, against Auburn, Woodring made 2 of 2 field goals in a comeback win, and was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for his performance. [11] Woodring was again named Co-Freshman of the Week the following week against Kentucky [12] and for the third time in a row against Vanderbilt for making 3 of 3 field goals in both games. [13] Against Missouri, Woodring again hit 3 of 3 field goals, including a season-high 48-yard attempt, en route to being named SEC Co-Player of the Week along with teammate Nazir Stackhouse. [14] [15] Overall, Woodring made 21 out of 25 field goals and 71/71 PATs, with him only missing one attempt after going 4 for 7, [16] and was named a Lou Groza Award semifinalist. [17]
Woodring was named the starter before his sophomore season. [18] In the season opener against Clemson, Woodring made 2 of 2 field goals, including a career-high 55-yard attempt, with him being named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week as a result. [19] Woodring also hit two 53-yard field goals in the season, against Florida [20] and UMass. [21] Woodring improved his field goals made percentage in his second year, making 21 out of 23 attempts for a 91.3% accuracy mark, along with making 48/48 PATs. [22] He was again named a Lou Groza Award semifinalist. [23] Additionally, Woodring was named to the All-SEC second-team as kicker by the Associated Press and SEC coaches. [24]
Before the 2025 season, Woodring was named to the preseason second-team All-American teams by the Associated Press [25] and CBS Sports, [26] along with being named the preseason first-team All-SEC kicker. [27] In addition, Woodring was named on the Lou Groza Award watchlist. [28]
| Season | Team | Conf | Class | Pos | GP | Kicking | ||||||
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| XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | ||||||
| 2023 | Georgia | SEC | FR | PK | 14 | 71 | 71 | 100.0 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 134 |
| 2024 | Georgia | SEC | SO | PK | 14 | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 111 |
| 2025 | Georgia | SEC | JR | PK | 1 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Career | 29 | 125 | 125 | 100.0 | 43 | 49 | 87.8 | 254 | ||||