Cade York

Cade F. York (born January 27, 2001) is an American football placekicker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.

Cade F. York

York with LSU in 2019
No. 3 – Cleveland Browns
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Born:	(2001-01-27) January 27, 2001 (age 21) McKinney, Texas
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Prosper (Prosper, Texas)
College:	LSU (2019–2021)
NFL Draft:	2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 124
Career history
Cleveland Browns (2022–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
CFP national champion (2019) Second-team All-American – AP, FWAA (2020) First-team All-SEC (2020) 2× Second-team All-SEC (2019, 2021) SEC All-Freshman (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2022
Field goals made: 24 Field goals attempted: 32 Field goal %: 75.0 Longest field goal: 58 Touchbacks: 47
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

York attended Prosper High School in Texas, where he played both soccer and football, and was one of the top kicking prospects in the nation in the latter sport.^[1] He committed to playing college football at LSU, and had set an Under Armour All-America Game record for longest field goal, hitting a 59-yard field goal, besting his career long in high school of 47 yards.^[2][3][4]

College career

Freshman season

York was named the Tigers starting kicker before the start of the 2019 season. He got off to a shaky start in the season, missing an extra point against Northwestern State and field goals against Utah State and Florida, but rebounded to make the SEC All-Freshman team, as well as second-team All-SEC as the Tigers won the 2020 College Football Playoff.^[5]

Sophomore season

York finished his sophomore season perfect on extra points (36-for-36), hit 85.7% of his field goal attempts (18-for-21), and was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award, given to the top placekicker in college football.^[6]

In the December 12 game against Florida, York hit his career-long field goal of 57 yards with 27 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to put LSU ahead 37–34, leading to the Tigers' upset of the then-No. 6 ranked team in the country.^[7][8]

York was named a first-team All-SEC by the coaches and second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press (AP) at the end of the season. He was also named a second-team All-American by the AP and the Football Writers Association of America.^[9]

 

York kicking against Northwestern State in 2019

Career statistics

Legend
	Led the NCAA
Bold	Career high

LSU Tigers
Season	Class	GP	Kicking
			XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Lng
2019	FR	15	89	93	95.7	21	27	77.8	52
2020	SO	10	36	36	100.0	18	21	85.7	57
2021	JR	12	39	39	100.0	15	18	83.3	56
Career		37	164	168	97.6	56	66	81.8	57

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m)	8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m)	12 reps
All values from NFL Combine^[10]^[11]

York was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the 124th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.^[12]

He began his career going 4/4 for field goals and 2/2 for PAT against the Carolina Panthers, including a game-winning 58 yard field goal in the 26–24 win.^[13] York's performance in his first professional game also led to AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.^[14]

References

1. "Moxie, leg strength and Happy Gilmore: Why LSU is sold on freshman kicker Cade York". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
2. Cade York [@YorkCade] (May 28, 2018). "I am blessed to receive my 3rd offer and announce my commitment to LSU #GeauxTigers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. "Cade York: 5 things to know about the LSU football kicker". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
4. "VIDEO: Watch LSU signee Cade York drills Under Armour All-America Game record 59-yard FG". USA Today. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
5. "'He's our guy': On LSU kicker Cade York, his 'Happy Place' and the importance of the process". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
6. "LSU's Cade York named Lou Groza semifinalist". WAFB. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
7. "Swamp stunner: L-S-Shoe tops No. 6 Florida on 57-yard FG". Associated Press. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
8. "LSU's win brings some normal senselessness to this abnormal college football season". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
9. "LSU Kicker Cade York Notches Another All-American Honor to His 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
10. "Cade York Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
11. "2022 Draft Scout Cade York, LSU NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
12. "Browns select K Cade York with the 124th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 30, 2022.
13. "Cade York saves the day with 58-yard game-winner to thwart Baker Mayfield's revenge game". thelandondemand.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
14. "Cade York named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week". The Cleveland Browns. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

External links

• Cade York on Twitter
• Cleveland Browns bio
• LSU Tigers bio