Steven Tyler Loop (born August 4, 2001) 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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and was selected by the Ravens in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life and high school

Loop attended Lovejoy High School in

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. He was rated as a two-star recruit and committed to play

for the

College career

In the 2020 season, Loop served as the Wildcats punter where he punted 24 times for 1,033 yards with an average of 43.0 yards per punt. He transitioned to be Arizona's kicker in 2021, where he was perfect on all his kicks converting on all 12 of his field goal attempts and all 12 of his extra points. During the 2022 season, Loop went 18 for 21 on field goals, while being perfect on all 38 extra points. In the 2023 Alamo Bowl, he made all three of his field goals and all three of his extra points in a win over

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. During the 2023 season, he converted on 19 of his 24 field goals, while also hitting all 53 of his extra points. In the 2024 season opener, Loop made both of his field goals in a 61-39 win over

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. In week 5, he made three of four field goal attempts and both his extra points as he helped the Wildcats to a win over

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, and was named the Lou Groza Star of the Week. In week 6, Loop made five of his six field goal attempts versus

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, earning

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Special Teams Player of the Week honors. In week 11, he made a program record 62-yard field goal. For his performance during the 2024 season, Loop was named a semifinalist for the

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Professional career

Loop was drafted by the

in the sixth round (186th overall) in the 2025 NFL draft.

References

External links

Baltimore Ravens bioArizona Wildcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loop, Tyler Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Players of American football from Collin County, Texas American football placekickers Arizona Wildcats football players Baltimore Ravens players