Ross Jordan Krautman is a former All-American football

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who played for the

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. Krautman is considered one of the best placekickers of his class. Krautman's NFL prospects were crushed due to a chronic hip injury.

Early life and high school career

Krautman was born in

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. He grew up in

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, where he attended Ramapo High School. As a four-year starter, he made 123-of-124 PATs, a New Jersey state record and highest extra point percentage in state history, in addition to holding the state record for most consecutive PATs in a career with 84. Krautman also made 34 field goals during his high school career. Krautman was a two-star prospect by

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and its No. 20-rated kicker in the 2010 class. He also played in the 2010 All-America Bowl. Krautman was rated the # 1 kicker in his class by Max Emfinger Recruiting and was also a CSA All-American.

College career

As a freshman in

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, Krautman hit 18 total field goals, tying single-season school record. He also hit 16 consecutive field goals which again tied the single season school record. At the end of the season, Krautman was ranked 21st nationally and tied for second among

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kickers with 1.38 field goals per game. His 95% field goal led the conference. Krautman tied three Syracuse records held by former NFL great Gary Anderson. Krautman was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Rivals. Krautman was the leading point scorer for Syracuse during the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons. Krautman was named to the ''

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'' 2012 College Football All-America Team.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Krautman, Ross Living people People from Englewood, New Jersey People from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Players of American football from New Jersey American football placekickers Ramapo High School (New Jersey) alumni Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey Syracuse Orange football players 1991 births Jewish American sportspeople 21st-century American Jews