Harrison Mevis (born March 27, 2002), nicknamed the Thiccer Kicker, is a

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for the

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Early years

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 All-American. 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 for Missouri, which broke 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.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former Fordham,

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, and

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kicker Andrew Mevis.

References

External links

Harrison Mevis - FootballHarrison Mevis Stats
American football placekickers Players of American football from Indiana Missouri Tigers football players All-American college football players Living people 2002 births {{Amfoot-kicker-stub