Cade York

Cade York (born January 27, 2001) is an American football placekicker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).

Cade York
York with LSU in 2019
Cleveland Browns
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-27) January 27, 2001
McKinney, Texas
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Prosper
(Prosper, Texas)
College:LSU (2019–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 124
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

York attended Prosper High School in Texas, where he played both soccer and football, and was one of the top kicking prospects in the nation in the latter sport.[1] He committed to playing college football at LSU, and had set an Under Armour All-America Game record for longest field goal, hitting a 59-yard field goal, besting his career long in high school of 47 yards.[2][3][4]

College career

Freshman season

York was named the Tigers starting kicker before the start of the 2019 season. He got off to a shaky start in the season, missing an extra point against Northwestern State and field goals against Utah State and Florida, but rebounded to make the SEC All-Freshman team, as well as second-team All-SEC as the Tigers won the 2020 College Football Playoff.[5]

Sophomore season

York finished his sophomore season perfect on extra points (36-for-36), hit 85.7% of his field goal attempts (18-for-21), and was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award, given to the top placekicker in college football.[6]

In the December 12 game against Florida, York hit his career-long field goal of 57 yards with 27 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to put LSU ahead 37–34, leading to the Tigers' upset of the then-No. 6 ranked team in the country.[7][8]

York was named a first-team All-SEC by the coaches and second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press (AP) at the end of the season. He was also named a second-team All-American by the AP and the Football Writers Association of America.[9]

Career statistics
York kicking against Northwestern State in 2019
Legend
Led the NCAA
Bold Career high
LSU Tigers
Year Class GP Kicking
XPM XPA XP % FGM FGA FG % Long
2019 Freshman 15 89 93 95.7 21 27 77.8 52
2020 Sophomore 10 36 36 100.0 18 21 85.7 57
2021 Junior 12 39 39 100.0 15 18 83.3 56
Career 37 164 168 97.6 56 66 81.8 57

References
  1. "Moxie, leg strength and Happy Gilmore: Why LSU is sold on freshman kicker Cade York". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. Cade York [@YorkCade] (May 28, 2018). "I am blessed to receive my 3rd offer and announce my commitment to LSU #GeauxTigers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Cade York: 5 things to know about the LSU football kicker". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "VIDEO: Watch LSU signee Cade York drills Under Armour All-America Game record 59-yard FG". USA Today. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. "'He's our guy': On LSU kicker Cade York, his 'Happy Place' and the importance of the process". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. "LSU's Cade York named Lou Groza semifinalist". WAFB. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. "Swamp stunner: L-S-Shoe tops No. 6 Florida on 57-yard FG". Associated Press. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. "LSU's win brings some normal senselessness to this abnormal college football season". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. "LSU Kicker Cade York Notches Another All-American Honor to His 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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