Harrison Mevis | |
Position: | Kicker |
Birth Date: | 27 March 2002 |
Birth Place: | Warsaw, Indiana, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 243 |
High School: | Warsaw Community (IN) |
College: | Missouri (2020–2023) |
Undraftedyear: | 2024 |
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Pfr: | MeviHa00 |
Harrison Mevis (born March 27, 2002),[1] nicknamed "the Thiccer Kicker,"[2] [3] is an American football kicker who is a free agent. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers.
Mevis attended Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Indiana. Ranked the number 8 overall kicker in the class of 2020, he committed to Missouri.[4]
As a freshman, Mevis went 17/20 (85%) on field goals including a game winning field goal against Arkansas. He also went 28/28 on PATs as a freshman. As a sophomore, Mevis emerged as one of the premier place kickers in the nation, going 23/25 (93%) on field goal attempts. He also was a perfect 3/3 on field goals longer than 50 yards with a long of 56 yards. Mevis was also a perfect 41/41 of PATs. Following his sophomore season, Mevis was named a first team All-American.[5] [6] On September 16, 2023, during the closing seconds of a game against 15th–ranked Kansas State, Mevis kicked a 61-yard field goal to win the game 30–27 for Missouri, after which fans rushed the field and broke the record for the longest field goal in SEC history.[7] In his Senior Night game, he hit a 30 yard game winning field goal vs the Florida Gators to win 33–31.
Mevis signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2024.[8] He was waived on August 11.[9]
He is the younger brother of former Fordham, Iowa State, and Jacksonville Jaguars and current Green Bay Blizzard kicker Andrew Mevis.[10]