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Taking a look at a Jets kicker prospect
The New York Jets recently signed former Missouri and UFL placekicker Harrison Mevis. Let’s therefore look at Mevis in more detail.
The 23-year old Mevis is listed at 5’11” and 243 pounds and was undrafted out of Missouri last April. After failing to make the Carolina Panthers roster last season, Mevis had an outstanding season in the UFL this spring to earn a contract offer from the Jets.
Background
Mevis, who was also a soccer goalie in high school, was rated as a two-star high school prospect and headed to Missouri in 2020 where he made an instant impact in his freshman year. He made 17 of 20 field goals and all 28 of his extra points.
In 2021, Mevis was an all-American and all-SEC first team selection as he led the nation with 23 made field goals on 25 attempts and made all 41 of his extra point attempts.
2022 was his worst season in terms of success percentage, as he missed six of his 61 kicks, all of them field goals. However, he was slightly better in 2023 as he was named as an all-SEC second teamer after making 24 of 30 field goals and 45 of 46 extra points.
Having not been picked up as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 draft, Mevis attended the Panthers rookie camp on a tryout basis and earned a contract. However, he was released in preseason after only attempting one kick - a successful 41-yarder.
Having opted to kick in the UFL, Mevis had an outstanding season with the Birmingham Stallions in 2025 as he made 20 of 21 field goals during the regular season, with his only miss being on a long kick. In the postseason, he made one of his two attempts, both of which were from 56 yards.
Mevis signed with the Jets during the offseason program after the Jets brought him in for a tryout and were impressed enough that they decided to release Greg Zuerlein and sign Mevis.
Now let’s break Mevis down in a variety of categories, based on in-depth research and film study.
Measurables/Athleticism
Mevis is notorious as “The Thiccer Kicker”, a nickname he picked up while at Missouri and opted to embrace. Despite his bigger size, Mevis doesn’t consider himself to be fat or overweight.
Leg Strength
Mevis has impressive leg strength on field goals, and his success rate from beyond 50 yards has been excellent with 13 of 18 made in college and six of eight in the UFL.
His most impressive long-distance kick in college was this 61-yard game winner as time expired.
However, there were a lot of other kicks from beyond 50 that were arguably just as impressive because they were good by some distance.
His big leg doesn’t show up quite as much on kickoffs, where he had only had one attempt in his first three seasons. In 2023, he only had a touchback on 48 of 79 kickoff...
