Kicking Game Depth Chart

[Domer Dude]

Help me out. What does our kicking game depth chart look like?

Position	1st String	2nd String	3rd String	Freshman in the mix
Placekicker	Spencer Porath (Jr., Purdue transfer)	Micah Drescher (Fr.)		Micah Drescher — true freshman, #2. on depth chart. Interesting that Erik Schmidt is not doing PATs.
Punter	Jasper Scaife (Fr.)	Erik Schmidt (So)	—	Jasper Scaife — true freshman from Australia, reportedly outperforming Schmidt in camp and could win the job before the opener.
Kickoff	Erik Schmidt (So.)	Spencer Porath (Jr.)	Micah Drescher (Fr.)	Micah Drescher — same freshman kicker, listed as emergency kickoff option
Snapper	Joseph Vinci (Jr.)	Andrew Kros (RS Jr.)	—	none
Kick Returner	Bubba Frazier (Fr.) and Nolan James Jr. (RS Fr.)	Brayden Robinson	—	Bubba Frazier — true freshman WR, specifically being deployed here for his speed after Jadarian Price's departure. Be good when Brayden is fully cleared and back to speed; at one point, he was the fastest kid in the country.
Punt Returner	Jordan Faison (Sr.)	Dallas Golden	—	none realistically challenging Faison

 

[SDIrishFan]

Scaife is definitely our punter.

I don’t think Schmidt is doing any place kicking. Porath of bust there.

No one knows on KR bc the media hasn’t seen any kick return drills yet.

PR is either Faison, Aneyas, Golden or Frazier I believe.

 

[Domer Dude]

Update: Scaife to 1st punter; remove Schmidt from placekicker; add Brayden Robinson to kick returns and Dallas Golden to punt returns.

 

[FU BK]

Nice to have a good feeling on the kicking game going into the season. Seen Porath a few times the last couple years when visiting son at Purdue. Kid is automatic on extra points and has a pretty good leg for 40-50 gardens. Think he only missed 2 attempts last year

 

[Domer Dude]

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