Harrison Mevis (born March 27, 2002), nicknamed "The Thiccer Kicker," is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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Early life

Mevis attended

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. Ranked the number 8 overall kicker in the class of 2020, he committed to

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College career

As a freshman, Mevis went 17/20 (85%) on

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s including a game winning field goal against

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. 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

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. On September 16, 2023, during the closing seconds of a game against 15th–ranked

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, 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. In his Senior Night game, he hit a 30-yard game winning field goal vs the

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Gators to win 33–31.

College statistics

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Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Mevis signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2024. He was waived on August 11, 2024

Birmingham Stallions

On December 6, 2024, Mevis signed with the

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of the United Football League (UFL). 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. He converted 20 of his 21 attempted field goals, or 95.2%.

New York Jets

On June 18, 2025, the

signed Mevis.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former Fordham,

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Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team ...

and current

Green Bay Blizzard The Green Bay Blizzard are a professional indoor football team based in the Green Bay metropolitan area that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The franchise was founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the IFL in 2010, after hav ...

kicker Andrew Mevis.

References

External links

New York Jets bio

Missouri Tigers bio

ESPN profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mevis, Harrison 2002 births Living people American football placekickers Missouri Tigers football players All-American college football players People from Warsaw, Indiana Players of American football from Indiana Carolina Panthers players Birmingham Stallions (2022) players New York Jets players