HONORS AND AWARDS
2025 Capital One Orange Bowl FWAA Courage Award
2025 Pat Sullivan Impact Award (MMQBC)
SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (Oct. 28)
2025: Recovered from an inflammatory bowel disease to kick in all 12 games … went 20-for-23 on field goals and 35-for-35 on PAT … finished the regular season ranked fourth in the SEC in field goals made, tied for the fifth most in Auburn's single-season history ... also finished fifth in field goal percentage (87.0) … his 88.9 career field goal percentage is the highest in prorgam history, and his 40 career field goals made are eighth ... 2025 Capital One Orange Bowl FWAA Courage Award and Pat Sullivan Impact Award winner ... after missing all but one game last season with a medical condition, he returned for the season opener at Baylor (8/29) and made a 21-yard field goal … matched an Auburn and SEC record by going 6-for-6 on field goals in the comeback win at Arkansas (10/25) … was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week and Lou Groza Award Star of the Week for this performance … went 3-for-3 on field goals in the shootout at Vanderbilt (11/8) … went 2-for-2 in field goals vs. Mercer (11/22) and Alabama (11/29), including a three field goals of 40 or more yards and a season-long 49-yarder against the Bears ... finished the season with 14 consecutive field goals made.
2024: Returning starter at placekicker … sidelined with gastrointestinal issues; only kicks this season came at Kentucky … is 20-22 on FG and 52-52 on PAT during his career … had a school-record string of 20 consecutive field goals made snapped at Kentucky … SEC academic honor roll ... Preseason: Lou Groza Award watch list … all-SEC (SEC coaches, SEC media, Phil Steele, Athlon, CFN)
2023: Returning starter at placekicker … Lou Groza Award semifinalist … did not miss a kick this season (13-13 FG, 40-40 PAT) … current string of 19 consecutive made FG is a school record … career-best 8 PAT vs. UMass, plus a 37-yard field goal … 2 PAT at Cal … 22-yard FG, 5 PAT vs. Samford … career long 53-yard FG at Texas A&M … 2 FG (27 and 42), 2 PAT vs. Georgia … 38-yard FG at LSU … FG of 39 and 49 yards vs. Mississippi State … 32-yard FG at Vanderbilt … 2 FG, 6 PAT made at Arkansas … FG, PAT vs. New Mexico State … Lou Groza Award star of week (Arkansas) … all-SEC (CFN 3rd tm; Phil Steele 4th tm) … SEC all-freshman team … Freshman All-America (The Athletic, 24/7, CFN)
2022: True freshman who won the backup job at placekicker and punter … 2-3 on field goals with makes from 34 and 26 in his first game as a starter vs. Texas A&M … FG of 51 and 28 yards vs. Western Kentucky … made FG of 32 and 39 yards at Alabama
High School: The top-ranked kicker in the country playing for Coach Chris Elmore at Fort Payne High … holds the state record 61-yard field goal vs. North Jackson … teammates voted him a team captain … won Kohl’s kicking national field goal competition and underclassman challenge … Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game record 58-yard field goal … Under Armour All-America Game … also ranked among top 10 punting prospects nationally … also a soccer letterman … No. 1-rated kicker by Rivals, PrepStar and 24/7
Personal: Birthday is August 29 ... son of Amber and LaDon McPherson ... both brothers, Logan and Evan, kicked in college and Evan is currently the kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals ... enjoys playing golf ... studying in the College of Liberal Arts