Spencer Shrader (born May 19, 1999) is an American professional football placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Florida Bulls and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
| No. 40 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 19, 1999 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Newsome (Lithia, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College: | South Florida (2019–2022) Notre Dame (2023) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured Reserve | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
editShrader was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and grew up in Lithia, Florida and attended Newsome High School, where he lettered in football, soccer and tennis. Coming out of high school, Shrader decided to walk-on to play college football for the South Florida Bulls.[1]
College career
editSouth Florida
editIn Shrader's first collegiate season in 2019, he went 12 for 12 on extra points and four for nine on field goal attempts.[2] During the 2020 season, Shrader went four for six on his field goal attempts and 11 for 12 on his extra point attempts.[3] In the 2021 season, Shrader finished as a Lou Groza semifinalist, as he converted on 11 of his 13 field goal attempts, while also making 35 of his extra point attempts.[4] During the 2022 season, Shrader hit nine of thirteen field goal attempts, while also making all 37 of his extra point attempts.[5] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Shrader decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[6]
Notre Dame
editShrader decided to transfer to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[7][8] In week three of the 2023 season, Shrader set a Notre Dame school record with a 54 yard field goal in a win over NC State.[9] In, Shrader's final collegiate season in 2023 he went 15 for 22 on his field goal attempts with a career long of 54 yards, and 61 for his 62 on his extra point attempts.[10]
College statistics
edit| Season | GP | Extra points | Field goals | Pts | ||||
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| XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | |||
| South Florida Bulls | ||||||||
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 24 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 23 |
| 2021 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 68 |
| 2022 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 64 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 61 | 62 | 98.4 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 106 |
| Career | 57 | 156 | 158 | 98.7 | 43 | 63 | 68.3 | 285 |
Professional career
editPre-draft
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 1 1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
201 lb (91 kg) |
31 3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[11] | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis Colts
editOn April 27, 2024, Shrader signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent after he was not selected in the 2024 NFL draft.[12][13] He was waived on August 25, and re-signed to the practice squad on August 29.[14][15]
Shrader was elevated to the active roster for the Colts Week 1 game against the Houston Texans following an injury to Matt Gay. He made all three extra-point attempts during the 29–27 loss. Shrader was released on October 2 but re-signed on October 7.[16][17] Shrader was again released on October 16.[18]
New York Jets
editOn October 30, 2024, Schrader signed with the New York Jets practice squad.[19] Schrader was elevated to the active roster on November 9.[20] He made his Jets debut the following day, converting both of his field goal attempts.[21]
Kansas City Chiefs
editOn November 14, 2024, Shrader was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Jets practice squad following an injury to Harrison Butker.[22] On November 24, Shrader hit a game-winning field goal as time expired, giving the Chiefs a 30–27 victory over the Carolina Panthers.[23]
NFL career statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Field goals | PATs | Kickoffs | Pts | ||||||||
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| FGM | FGA | FG% | Lng | Blk | XPM | XPA | XP% | KO | Avg | TBs | ||||
| 2024 | IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 5 | 65.0 | 5 | 3 |
| NYJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 65.0 | 3 | 6 | |
| KC | 2 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 10 | 65.0 | 9 | 15 | |
| Career | 4 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 18 | 65.0 | 17 | 24 | |
References
edit- ^ Hayes, Allison (September 9, 2023). "Meet Notre Dame kicker, Spencer Shrader". ABC57. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Farmer, Douglas (June 30, 2023). "Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 32 Spencer Shrader, South Florida transfer kicker". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Driskell, Bryan (December 13, 2022). "Notre Dame Lands Transfer Kicker Spencer Shrader". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Engel, Patrick (December 14, 2022). "Notre Dame lands commitment from grad transfer kicker Spencer Shrader". On3.com. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Farmer, Douglas (December 14, 2022). "K Spencer Shrader transfers to Notre Dame, returning to his homestate and a familiar venue". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Spenser (December 9, 2022). "Notre Dame reportedly hosting transfer kicker on official visit". Saturday Road. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Ryan (December 17, 2022). "From Football To Faith, Grad Transfer Kicker Spencer Shrader Is Perfect Fit With Notre Dame". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Ryan (December 14, 2022). "Notre Dame Got A "Tremendous Fit" And NFL Kicker In Spencer Shrader". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Sampson, Pete (September 13, 2023). "Notre Dame kicker Spencer Shrader: Soccer player, entrepreneur and new Irish record holder". The Athletic. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Colts' Spencer Shrader: Signs contract with Colts". CBS Sports. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Spencer Shrader College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Horka, Tyler (April 27, 2024). "Notre Dame kicker Spencer Shrader signs undrafted free agent deal with the Indianapolis Colts". on3.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Colts sign 7 undrafted free agents". Colts.com. May 9, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Colts make 9 roster moves". Colts.com. August 25, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Colts sign K Spencer Shrader to practice squad". Colts.com. August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Colts sign RB Trent Pennix to practice squad, release K Spencer Shrader from practice squad". Colts.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "Colts sign K Spencer Shrader to practice squad, release CB Gregory Junior from practice squad". Colts.com. October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Colts sign RB Salvon Ahmed to practice squad, release K Spencer Shrader from practice squad". colts.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Wojton, Nick. "Jets sign two kickers to practice squad with Greg Zuerlein struggling". Jets Wire. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Jets Elevate K Spencer Shrader for Sunday's Game vs. Cardinals". www.newyorkjets.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Cardinals 31-6 Jets (Nov 10, 2024) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Brisco, Joshua (November 14, 2024). "Reports: Harrison Butker Sidelined with Serious Injury, Chiefs Signing New Kicker". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Foote, Jordan (November 24, 2024). "Chiefs Salute Spencer Shrader for Game-Winning Kick, Rookie 'Grateful' for Chance in KC". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 26, 2024.