_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg) McPherson with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 21, 1999 Fort Payne, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Fort Payne (Fort Payne, Alabama) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida (2018–2020) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 5 / pick: 149 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Evan McPherson mick-FEAR-suhn;[1] (born July 21, 1999) is an American professional football placekicker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators before being drafted by the Bengals in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft, the only kicker to be selected that year.[2][3][4]
During the Bengals' 2021 playoff run, McPherson tied Adam Vinatieri for most field goals made in a single postseason, with 14, and set the record for most postseason field goals made without any misses.[5] Due to his clutch kicking, McPherson is nicknamed "Shooter"[6] (after the Happy Gilmore character of a similar nickname) and "Money Mac."[7]
He owns the Bengals franchise record longest field goal with a 59-yard field goal he made in 2022.
- ^ "Evan McPherson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (May 1, 2021). "Bengals take 2021 draft's lone kicker with fifth-round pick of Evan McPherson". NFL.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Goldsmith, Charlie (May 1, 2021). "Florida's Evan McPherson is first kicker taken in 2021 NFL draft, going to Bengals in fifth round". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Goodall, Zach (March 13, 2021). "Former Gators Kicker Evan McPherson Drawing Plenty of NFL Interest". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Owens, Jason (February 13, 2022). "Super Bowl: Evan McPherson dances to Dr. Dre before calmly tying Adam Vinatieri FG record". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ DeLetter, Emily (January 25, 2022). "How did Evan McPherson get his 'Shooter McPherson' nickname? Thank Clark Harris and 'Happy Gilmore' for that". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Rice, Jake (January 23, 2022). "Playoff Quote Board: Money Mac; D Was The Key; The Right Mentality". Bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved January 30, 2022.