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| Position | Placekicker | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2001-01-09)January 9, 2001 (age 24) Hoover, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Hoover | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Alabama (2019–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 6th round, 203rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||
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Will Reichard (born January 9, 2001)[1] is an American professionalfootballplacekicker for theMinnesota Vikings of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theAlabama Crimson Tide, where he became the all-timeNCAA Division I FBS scoring leader.
Reichard was born on January 9, 2001, and grew up inHoover, Alabama. Starting in 6th grade, he attended Kohl's Kicking Camps each year and was eventually their number one ranked kicker and number two ranked punter.[2][3] He attendedHoover High School in his hometown, and made 27-of-29 career field goal attempts and was perfect on extra points, making all 109 attempts. As a senior, Reichard was named to theUSA Today All-USA high school football team and played in theUnder Armour All-America Game. The nation's top kicker according toESPN, he received scholarship offers fromAuburn,LSU,Oklahoma,Alabama,Oregon, andGeorgia, committing to Alabama.[4]
After committing to Alabama, Reichard won the starting placekicker position in training camp, and was given every kicking position to start his first career game. Playing againstDuke in week one, he went perfect on 6 extra point attempts, punted twice for 81 yards, and had every kickoff result in a touchback.[4] He missed the final half of the season following injuries, finishing the year 4-for-7 on field goals and 21-for-22 on extra points.[5]
As a sophomore in2020, Reichard played in every game, and went a perfect 98-for-98 on field goals and extra points, becoming only the second Alabama player in history to accomplish that feat.[6] He was named special teams player of the week after games againstTexas A&M,LSU,Mississippi State,Georgia, andTennessee. After placing fifth in the country with 126 points scored, Reichard was a first-teamAll-America selection byCBS Sports and a second-team pick byThe Sporting News. He also was a finalist for theLou Groza Award, given to the best kicker in the nation. His team went 13–0 that year, and were named national champions.[4]
As a junior in2021, Reichard made 22 of 28 field goal attempts and all but one of his 72 extra point attempts, being the overallSoutheastern Conference (SEC) leader in points scored and being ranked fifth nationally.[7][8] He earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors againstMiami and also recorded 106 kickoffs for 6,264 yards (a 59.1 average) with 59 touchbacks.[8]
Reichard was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award in 2022 after being second in the SEC and third in the nation with 130 total points scored.[9] He converted 22 of 26 field goal attempts and all 64 extra points, additionally totaling 95 kickoffs for 5,948 yards and 47 touchbacks, averaging 62.6 yards per.[4][10] He twice earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors and was named second-team All-SEC byAssociated Press and league coaches and honorable mention All-American byPro Football Focus.[4] After initially deciding to enter the2023 NFL draft, he changed his mind and opted to return for a fifth and final season at Alabama in 2023 after having had his eligibility extended a year due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[10]
On October 14, 2023, against theArkansas Razorbacks, Reichard set the record for most points scored in Southeastern Conference history at 486, surpassing former Auburn kickerDaniel Carlson's 480.[11] He scored nine points againstAuburn in theIron Bowl to tieKeenan Reynolds for the NCAA's all-time scoring mark with 530 points.[12] The following week, he set the record with a field goal in Alabama'sSEC Championship Game victory.[13]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Alabama Crimson Tide | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Overall FGs | PATs | Points | ||||||||||
| FGM | FGA | Pct | XPM | XPA | Pct | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 33 | ||||||
| 2020 | Alabama | 13 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 84 | 84 | 100.0 | 126 | ||||||
| 2021 | Alabama | 15 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 71 | 72 | 98.6 | 137 | ||||||
| 2022 | Alabama | 13 | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 64 | 64 | 100.0 | 130 | ||||||
| 2023 | Alabama | 14 | 22 | 25 | 88.0 | 55 | 55 | 100.0 | 121 | ||||||
| Career | 60 | 84 | 100 | 84.0 | 295 | 297 | 99.3 | 547 | |||||||
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | |||||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[14][15] | ||||||||||||
Reichard was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round, 203rd overall, of the2024 NFL draft.[16]
Over the first eight weeks of the 2024 season, Reichard made the first 14 field goal attempts of his career, before missing his next two in the Week 9 match-up against the Indianapolis Colts, in which he suffered a minor injury to his oblique muscle. He was placed on injured reserve on November 4.[17] He was activated on December 7. On Week 15, against theChicago Bears, Reichard made all 3 of his field goal attempts and all 3 of his extra point attempts in the 30–12 victory, snapping a two-game streak in which he had missed all 3 of his prior field goal attempts.[18]
In 2025, during the Vikings' Week 3 victory over theCincinnati Bengals, Reichard kicked a 62-yard field goal, setting a new franchise record for the longest successful field goal attempt.[19]
| Year | Team | GP | Overall FGs | PATs | Kickoffs | Points | ||||||
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| Lng | FGM | FGA | Pct | XPM | XPA | Pct | KO | TB | ||||
| 2024 | MIN | 13 | 58 | 24 | 30 | 80.0 | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 74 | 62 | 110 |
| 2025 | MIN | 10 | 62 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 50 | 5 | 60 |
| Career | 23 | 62 | 43 | 51 | 84.3 | 57 | 57 | 100.0 | 124 | 67 | 186 | |
Reichard proposed to hishigh school sweetheart, Amelia Auchmuty on January 29, 2022.[21] They were married January 21, 2023.[22][23]