GrantMcKinniss

2019 – Junior

Handled kickoffs again for the Cats, kicking 67 times for 4,134 yards and 48 touchbacks (61.7 average)
Also the Cats’ holder on field goals
Had one tackle
Kicked seven times for a 64.4 average and five touchbacks in the season opener vs. Toledo
Had a 65.0 average on four kicks vs. Florida and at Mississippi State
Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Dean’s List (Fall 2019)

2018 – r-Sophomore

2017 – Sophomore

2016 – Freshman

Was a nominee for the Ray Guy Award given to the nation’s top punter
Ranked third among SEC freshman punters, averaging 39.2 yards per punt on the season
Had 10 punts inside the 20-yard line
Boomed a career-long 61-yard punt in the second quarter at Alabama
For the game at Alabama, averaged 44.7 yards on six punts, besting his previous high average of 43.4 versus Florida on Sept. 8
SEC First-year Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

High School

A four-star recruit who is rated the nation’s No. 4 punter according to Scout
Earned Three Rivers Athletic Conference first-team honors as a placekicker four straight seasons and was a first-team selection as a punter three seasons in a row
Two-time first-team All-Northwest Ohio honoree
Converted 38 of 40 PAT kicks and 10 of 11 field goals, including a season-long 52-yarder as a senior
Averaged 39.4 yards on punts and put 11 of 32 kicks inside the 20-yard line
As a junior, averaged 40.8 yards on 41 punts, dropping 12 punts inside the 20-yard line
Converted 40 of 42 PAT attempts and was 5-for-8 in FG attempts, including a school-record 53-yarder
While kicking off in 2014, had 44 of his 60 kickoffs downed for touchbacks
Earned second-team All-State honors as a junior, marking his second consecutive year honored
Named MaxPreps 2012 Freshman All-American First Team
Also earned third team All-Ohio Division I as a freshman
For his career, connected on 148 of 159 PAT attempts and 29 field goals
His 235 points ties him for the sixth-highest total for points by a kicker in the Ohio prep football record books
One of the Elite 88 high school seniors selected to compete in the 10th annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl and the 2016 Ohio High Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic
Also letter three seasons as a guard on the basketball team
Chose Kentucky over Toledo, Clemson, Penn State, Purdue and Michigan State

Community Cats

Personal

Born in Findlay, Ohio
Son of Angie and Patrick McKinniss
Has one sister, Lauren
Graduated in May of 2020 with a degree in psychology … Currently working on a master’s degree in sport and exercise psychology

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