Alex Raynor is an

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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Early life and high school

Raynor attended Harrison High School in

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. He was an unranked recruit and committed to play

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for the

, joining the team as a walk-on.

College career

Georgia Southern

After redshirting in his first collegiate season in 2019, Raynor won the starting kicker job in 2020, where he went 40 for 41 on extra points and 18 for 25 on his field goal attempts. In 2021, he hit 20 of 21 extra points and nine of 14 field goal attempts. In 2022, Raynor hit 49 of 50 extra points and went 18 for 20 on field goals for the Eagles. After the season, Raynor entered his name into the

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Kentucky

Raynor transferred to play for the

. In his team debut in the 2023 season opener, he hit all three of his field goal attempts versus

Ball State Ball State University (Ball State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana, United States. The university has three off-campus centers in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fort Wayne, and Fishers, Indiana. T ...

. In his first season with the Wildcats in 2023, Raynor went 48 for 49 on his extra point attempts and converted on ten of his eleven field goals. In week 3 of the 2024 season, he hit all four of his field goal attempts, including a school record 55-yarder, versus #1

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. In week 4, Raynor converted all five his extra point attempts and both of his field goals in a win over

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. During the 2024 season, he converted on 15 of 16 field goals with a long of 55 for the Wildcats. Raynor was named first-team all-SEC, the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year, and was named a finalist for the

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References

External links

Georgia Southern Eagles bioKentucky Wildcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raynor, Alex Living people Players of American football from Kennesaw, Georgia American football placekickers Georgia Southern Eagles football players Kentucky Wildcats football players Year of birth missing (living people)