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Scott Starzyk Season 2026

Position
Placekicker
Height
5'10
Weight
172
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
The Woodlands, Texas
High School
The Woodlands HS
Previous School
Arkansas
Experience
TR

2025 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)

Joins the Tigers after an outstanding true freshman season with Arkansas in 2025 … The top freshman kicker in the SEC in 2025 … Earned 2025 Freshman All-SEC honors after connecting on 14-of-18 field goals and all 47 PATs in his first season at Arkansas … Scored a team-best 89 points … Served as Arkansas’ kicker for all 12 games in 2025 … Made 9 straight field goals at one point during the season …. Didn’t miss from inside 40-yards, going 9-of-9 on those attempts.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2025 at Arkansas)
Served as the starting kicker in all 12 games … Connected on 14-of-18 field goal attempts and all 47 extra-point attempts to score a team-leading 89 points … Earned Freshman All-SEC honors … Went a perfect 9-of-9 on field goals inside 40-yards … In collegiate debut, drilled a 53-yard field goal in season-opener against Alabama A&M … The 53-yard field goal was the longest for a freshman in Arkansas history … After missing kicks of 51 and 49 yards vs. Ole Miss in week 3, hit 9 consecutive field goals beginning with a 46-yarder vs. Memphis in week 4 … Didn’t miss again until week 10 against LSU when he missed on a 48-yard attempt … The following week against Texas, went 3-for-3, connecting from 51, 33, and 33 yards … Went 3-of-6 from 40-49 yards and 2-of-3 from 50-yards or more … Other 40-yard field goals came vs. Notre Dame (49 yards) and Mississippi State (42 yards).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 5-star prospect according to Kohl’s Kicking … Rated the No. 1 kicker in the class of 2025 by Kohl’s Kicking … No. 2 kicker in the class of 2025 according to 247Sports and ESPN … Attended The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas … As a junior, made 4-of-4 field goal attempts with a long of 49 and connected on 71-of-74 point-after attempts … Averaged 39.9 yards on 29 punts, including a long of 60 in 2023 … MaxPreps Sophomore All-American first-team selection in 2022 after making 7-of-8 field goal attempts with a long of 45 yards and all 78 of his point-after attempts … Also punted 32 times for an average of 40.5 yards while pinning opponents inside their own 20-yard line 12 times … Tallied a combined 3,737 kickoff yards and over 20 touchbacks as a sophomore and junior … Invited to compete in the 2025 Under Armour All-American Game.

Scott Starzyk’s Career-Highs
Field Goals: 3 vs. at Texas, 2025
Field Goals Attempted: 3 at Texas, 2025
Long Field Goal: 53 vs. Alabama A&M, 2025
PATs: 8 vs. Arkansas State, 2025
PATs Attempted: 8 vs. Arkansas State, 2025
Points Scored: 13 at Texas, 2025

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