Harrison Mevis

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.

Harrison Mevis

No. 45 – New York Jets
Position:	Kicker
Personal information
Born:	(2002-03-27) March 27, 2002 (age 23) Warsaw, Indiana, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:	Warsaw Community (IN)
College:	Missouri (2020–2023)
NFL draft:	2024: undrafted
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2024)* Birmingham Stallions (2025) New York Jets (2025–present)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American (2021) First-team All-SEC (2021) Second-team All-SEC (2023) Freshman All-American (2020)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

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.

College statistics

Legend
	Led the FBS
Bold	Career high

General			Field goals					PATs			Kickoffs			Points
Season	Team	GP	FGM	FGA	FG%	Blck	Long	XPM	XPA	XP%	KO	Avg	TBs	Pts
2020	Missouri	10	17	20	85.0%	0	52	28	28	100.0%	0	0.0	0	79
2021	Missouri	14	26	28	92.9%	0	56	42	42	100.0%	0	0.0	0	120
2022	Missouri	13	22	28	78.6%	0	56	33	33	100.0%	1	65.0	1	99
2023	Missouri	13	24	30	80.0%	1	61	45	46	97.8%	79	62.7	48	117
Career		50	89	106	84.0%	1	61	148	149	99.3%	80	62.8	49	415

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span
5 ft 11+7⁄8 in (1.83 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m)	8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine[8][9]

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]