Cade York
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LSU Tigers – No. 36 | |
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Position | Placekicker |
Class | Junior |
Major | Finance |
Personal information | |
Born: | McKinney, Texas | January 27, 2001
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
Career history | |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Prosper (Prosper, Texas) |
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Cade York (born January 27, 2001) is an American football placekicker for the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
High school career[]
York attended Prosper High School in Texas, where he played both soccer and football, and was one of the top kicking prospects in the nation in the latter sport.[1] He committed to playing college football at LSU, and had set an Under Armour All-America Game record for longest field goal, hitting a 59-yard field goal, besting his career long in high school of 47 yards.[2][3][4]
College career[]
Freshman season[]
York was named the Tigers starting kicker before the start of the 2019 season. He got off to a shaky start in the season, missing an extra point against Northwestern State and field goals against Utah State and Florida, but rebounded to make the SEC All-Freshman team, as well as second-team All-SEC as the Tigers won the 2020 College Football Playoff.[5]
Sophomore season[]
York finished his sophomore season perfect on extra points (36-for-36), hit 85.7% of his field goal attempts (18-for-21), and was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award, given to the top placekicker in college football.[6]
In the December 12 game against Florida, York hit his career-long field goal of 57 yards with 27 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to put LSU ahead 37–34, leading to the Tigers' upset of the then-No. 6 ranked team in the country.[7][8]
York was named a first-team All-SEC by the coaches and second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press (AP) at the end of the season. He was also named a second-team All-American by the AP and the Football Writers Association of America.[9]
Career statistics[]
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Led the NCAA | |
Bold | Career high |
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Year | Class | GP | Kicking | ||||||
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XPM | XPA | XP % | FGM | FGA | FG % | Long | |||
2019 | Freshman | 15 | 89 | 93 | 95.7 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 52 |
2020 | Sophomore | 10 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 57 |
Career | 25 | 125 | 129 | 96.9 | 39 | 48 | 81.3 | 57 |
References[]
- ^ "Moxie, leg strength and Happy Gilmore: Why LSU is sold on freshman kicker Cade York". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Cade York [@YorkCade] (May 28, 2018). "I am blessed to receive my 3rd offer and announce my commitment to LSU #GeauxTigers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cade York: 5 things to know about the LSU football kicker". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "VIDEO: Watch LSU signee Cade York drills Under Armour All-America Game record 59-yard FG". USA Today. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "'He's our guy': On LSU kicker Cade York, his 'Happy Place' and the importance of the process". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "LSU's Cade York named Lou Groza semifinalist". WAFB. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Swamp stunner: L-S-Shoe tops No. 6 Florida on 57-yard FG". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "LSU's win brings some normal senselessness to this abnormal college football season". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "LSU Kicker Cade York Notches Another All-American Honor to His 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
External links[]
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from McKinney, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football placekickers
- LSU Tigers football players