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Harrison Mevis

American football placekicker (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Harrison Mevis (born March 27, 2002),[1] nicknamed "The Thiccer Kicker",[2][3] is an American professional football kicker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers.

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Early life

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

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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 30–27 for Missouri, breaking 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.

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Professional career

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Carolina Panthers

Mevis signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2024.[10] He was waived on August 11, 2024[11]

Birmingham Stallions

On December 6, 2024, Mevis signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).[12] In week 7, Mevis went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts with a long of 52 yards and was named the UFL special teams player of the week.[13] He converted 20 of his 21 attempted field goals, or 95.2%.

New York Jets

On June 18, 2025, the New York Jets signed Mevis.[14] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former Fordham, Iowa State, Jacksonville Jaguars and current Green Bay Blizzard kicker Andrew Mevis.[17]

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