Chase Greer McGrath (born September 13, 1998) is an American
football placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter.
Sp ...
. He played
college football at
USC and
Tennessee
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Early life
McGrath was born in
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
. McGrath attended
Mater Dei High School in
Santa Ana, California, where he played
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
.
College career
McGrath attended the
University of Southern California
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from 2017 to 2020 and the
University of Tennessee
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in 2021 and 2022.
In 2017 for his freshman season, McGrath made 12 of 17 field goals (70.5%) and 58 of 59 extra points (98.3%).
In 2018, for his sophomore season, McGrath made 6 of 8 field goal attempts (75%) and made 6 of 6 extra points (100%) before tearing his ligament in his right knee, making him miss the rest of the season.
In 2019, for his redshirt sophomore season, McGrath made 14 of 17 field goals (82.3%), and made 54 of 54 extra point attempts (100%).
In 2020 for his redshirt junior season, McGrath did not see the field due to the shortened season.
In 2021, for his redshirt senior season, McGrath made 12 of 16 field goal attempts (75%) and made 66 of 66 extra points (100%), beating Aaron Medley's (2016) record for extra points.
In 2022, for his senior season, McGrath made 16 of 20 field goal attempts (80%), and made 70 of 72 on extra point attempts (97.2%) beating his own record of 66 the year previous.
Also in 2022, McGrath made a partially deflected 40 yard game winning field goal to snap the 15 year win streak that
Alabama
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held against Tennessee.
McGrath finished his career making 60 of his 78 field goal attempts (76.9%), and went 254 of 257 on extra point attempts (98.8%) which combined for 434 points.
College statistics
References
External links
USC Trojans bioTennessee Volunteers bio
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1998 births
Living people
Players of American football from Newport Beach, California
American football placekickers
Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) alumni
USC Trojans football players
Tennessee Volunteers football players