College Transfer Kickers National Rating System

05/23/13 - This is the 1st of 3 rankings Kohl's will do this year. We only evaluate campers that we have personally seen at a Kohl's camp. In order to assure yourself a ranking you must attend a Kohl's Showcase camp or the Scholarship camp. When ranking we ask the question, "If there was a college game today, is this athlete ready to help a college team win?". We look at the camp charts and take into account the different conditions at each camp. We also look strongly at how an athlete performs in drill work when they know they are being evaluated and graded. We see how they handle pressure and react in the camp competitions. We see certain athletes multiple times a year and try to grade them on their average performance. RANKINGS NOTE: Kohl's sees more athletes than anyone else in America at our 105 events. There may be over 200 Kohl's high school seniors playing college football next season. There are many good prospects at the 4.0 and 4.5 star levels that will start in college in the future.

(5.0 stars)
 
Rank Name Pounds Height Coach Observations State Commit
1 González, Diego 190 6' O" Diego is a kicker with a 5.0 star kick off leg, lives in Mexico, ball explodes off his foot, his FG at times are very solid, he is still working on becoming more consistent, great get for a college needing a KO guy, eligible to sign in Feb. of 2012, did very well on KO at the National Scholarship Camp, email is raulgonzz@perezgongora.com, school is ITESM-CEGL, lives in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, legit kicker who has come to 2 Kohl's camps in the US ----
2 Vedvik, Kaare 194 6' 4" Kaare has a top 4 leg in the nation when hitting clean kicks, ball explodes off his 6'4 frame, foreign exchange student from Europe, working on becoming eligible for 2013 college season, great kid, good work ethic, could become an excellent punter in the future as well, tremendous tools to work with, kicking consistency has improved KS
3 Bartolotta, Nick 160 5' 6" Nick competed at the Midwest Showcase Camp in May of 2013, ball explodes off his foot, legit FG kicker, can compete early in many D1 situations, very repeatable motion, fast leg, dependable MO
4 Mann, Donald 192 5' 9" Donald has shown a rare ability to make 50-55 yard FG off the ground. He was a finalist at our Elite Camp which has 100 college kickers and punters in attendance. Donald has refined his motion and is available for the 2013 season. He is someone that can compete at the D1 level and still has college eligibility. MN
5 Plowman, Davis 190 5' 10" Davis competed at the Spring Showcase in May of 2013, he is a transfer who can kick and punt at a high level, gets great lift on his FG and hang-times on his punts, has a repeatable motion, handles FG very well from inside of 50 yards away, can compete early upon arrival GA
6 Samson, Trevor 185 5' 11" Trevor hit D1 kick offs at the National Scholarship Camp. He showed big-time leg strength at camp. His FG consistency was decent but not outstanding. He is someone to watch this fall because if his FG stats are solid, he has a D1 leg and should be ready to transfer immediately CA
7 Canahai, Michael 185 6' O" Competed at the Western Showcase in April of 2013, has as strong leg and seems to handle pressure well, does have a slight hook on his FG, has enough leg strength to compete at the D1 level, his punting is solid but does need some refinement to start at the D1 level, very competitive CA
2013 Brauchle, Stephen 185 6' 1" Stephen showed well in both kicking and punting at multiple Texas Showcase Camps, he showed a maturity and natural talent that makes me believe he can play college football, his hang-times where excellent during the punting drill work phase, his FG and KO's where solid, overall ability should allow him to play in college, had huge senior season punting, game KO are solid as well Stephen has gotten better with his punts and his KO's he strikes the ball very consistently. His hands are improved and he is a legitimate D1 prospect. MS Louisiana Lafayette
2013 Moore, Chris 190 6' O" Chris is a strong athlete who gets great height off the ground on his FG, he walked-on at Iowa State and was competitive with their current starter. Chris has a desire to be good and is talented. He can compete at a high level. His punting could be very good with continued work as well. Chris showed very good in flashes at the Texas Showcase Camp in Dec of 2012. TX Northwestern State
2013 Smith, Patrick 165 6' " Pat was the team MVP at Western Illinois this past season. Money FG kicker who has graduated and has one year left. I trust him on FG as much as anyone in college football. Money kicker, also started as a punter, but more natural kicker, highly respected by teammates IL Nebraska
(4.5 stars)
 
Rank Name Pounds Height Coach Observations State Commit
8 Fowler, Sam 213 6' 3" Sam competed at the Texas Showcase in the spring of 2013, he has done well at Trinity Valley JC as a kicker and punter, currently takes a little too much space as a punter, has a D1 leg both on FG and punts, seems to handle pressure well, could come in and compete early in a competitive college situation, impressive potential TX
9 Gutierrez, Brian 200 5' 10" Brian had a very impressive FG charting session, he made 10 for 10 on FG, he is able to repeat his motion extremely well, he needs to continue to work on leg speed to increase his FG range and kick off hang-times, money kicker at the Western Showcase Camp, Brian currently attends Pierce College CA
10 Rodriguez, Christian 175 5' 10" Christian attended the Western Showcase Camp in May of 2011, it was to late to really help him with getting noticed, I loved his focus and ability to bring his "A" ball when it was needed, showed good leg strength in both kicking and punting, will be successful in college, can do both kicking and punting in college, punting form is a little raw, "gamer" CA
11 Novoa, Aaron 192 6' 2" Aaron showed college level leg strength at the western showcase camp, he does need to get better height on his kicks, he is someone who could walk-on and compete for many different colleges CA
12 Gleason, Tanner 185 6' 2" Tanner had a solid Western Showcase Camp by making 7 of 10 FG and showing an ability to drive the ball well on KO, needs to get better hang-times on KO to go along with the good distance he is able to create CA
(4.0 stars)
 
Rank Name Pounds Height Coach Observations State Commit
Connor, Michael 185 6' Choose" Michael attended the Texas Showcase Camp and did well on FG, he needs to continue to develop his KO to be able to help a high level college team, his fg are solid and very effective within 45 yards, Michael has a nice repeatable motion LA
Duncan, Ryan 202 6' 2" Ryan competed in the Texas Showcase in December 2012. Shows consistency in KO's but needs to work on explosiveness in order to move up in rankings, shows potential in certain areas but progress is needed to maximize potential OH
Rock, Stefan 175 5' 11" Stefan competed at the Western Showcase Camp in Dec of 2011 and showed good "pop" at times, he did chart at the 4.5 level in punting but needs to drive the ball better and more consistently to be a very good college punter, he also kicked FG well at camp CA
(3.5 stars)
 
Rank Name Pounds Height Coach Observations State Commit
Al-Housseiny, Hamzah 216 6' 2" Hamzah competed at a December 2012 Showcase Camp. He showed flashes of consistency and repeatability, but needs to continue to become more explosive to continue to move up in the rankings, charted better in kicking than punting. ----