Cade York (born January 27, 2001) is an American professional football placekicker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, winning the 2019 national championship prior to being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft. York has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans and New York Giants.
.jpg) York (left) with the LSU Tigers in 2019 | |||||||||||
| No. 3 – Washington Commanders | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | January 27, 2001 McKinney, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||
Early years
editYork 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
editFreshman season
edit.jpg){kind=link}
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 Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team, as well as second-team All-SEC as the Tigers won the 2020 College Football Playoff.[5]
Sophomore season
editYork 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]
Statistics
edit| Season | GP | Kicking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGM | FGA | FG% | Lng | XPM | XPA | XP% | ||
| 2019 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 52 | 89 | 93 | 95.7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 57 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 |
| Career | 37 | 56 | 66 | 81.8 | 57 | 164 | 168 | 97.6 |
Professional career
edit| 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] | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns
editYork 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 converting all four field goal attempts and both extra point attempts 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 led to American Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors.[14] York finished his rookie season converting 35 of 37 extra-point attempts and 24 of 32 field goal attempts.[15]
After struggling in the 2023 preseason and the Browns acquiring Dustin Hopkins from the Los Angeles Chargers via trade, York was waived on August 29, 2023.[16][17]
Tennessee Titans
editOn August 31, 2023, York was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans.[18]
New York Giants
editOn November 3, 2023, York was signed by the New York Giants off the Titans practice squad.[19] He was waived on November 22 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[20][21] After suffering a quad injury in practice, the Giants placed him on injured reserve on December 23.[22] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract and thus became a free agent at the end of the season.[23]
Cleveland Browns (second stint)
editOn March 23, 2024, York signed a contract to return to the Cleveland Browns.[24]
Washington Commanders
editOn August 22, 2024, York was traded to the Washington Commanders for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft.[25]
References
edit- ^ Miller, Brody (August 15, 2019). "Moxie, leg strength and Happy Gilmore: Why LSU is sold on freshman kicker Cade York". The Athletic. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Cade York [@YorkCade] (May 28, 2018). "I am blessed to receive my 3rd offer and announce my commitment to LSU #GeauxTigers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Hall, Erik (December 5, 2019). "Cade York: 5 things to know about the LSU football kicker". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Cam (January 4, 2019). "VIDEO: Watch LSU signee Cade York drills Under Armour All-America Game record 59-yard FG". USA Today. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Brody (October 22, 2019). "'He's our guy': On LSU kicker Cade York, his 'Happy Place' and the importance of the process". The Athletic. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Chrisman, Spencer (December 7, 2020). "LSU's Cade York named Lou Groza semifinalist". WAFB. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Long, Mark (December 13, 2020). "Swamp stunner: L-S-Shoe tops No. 6 Florida on 57-yard FG". Associated Press. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Culpepper, Chuck (December 14, 2020). "LSU's win brings some normal senselessness to this abnormal college football season". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ West, Glen (December 30, 2020). "LSU Kicker Cade York Notches Another All-American Honor to His 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Cade York Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Cade York, LSU NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ Poisal, Anthony (April 30, 2022). "Browns select K Cade York with the 124th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (September 14, 2022). "Cade York saves the day with 58-yard game-winner to thwart Baker Mayfield's revenge game". The Land On Demand. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Poisal, Anthony (September 14, 2022). "Cade York named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "Cade York 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Trotter, Jake (August 28, 2023). "Cleveland Browns trade for veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 31, 2023). "Titans Make a Flurry of Roster Moves on Thursday". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 4, 2023). "Graham Gano placed on IR; Giants add Cade York, Randy Bullock". Giants.com.
- ^ Comeaux, Jonathan (November 22, 2023). "Giants Waive K Cade York". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Citak, Matt. "Giants add K Randy Bullock to active roster, K Cade York re-signed to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (December 23, 2023). "Giants add veteran kicker Mason Crosby; Cade York (quad) injured". Giants.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Giants sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com. January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Browns sign K Cade York". Cleveland Browns. March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Browns trade K Cade York to the Commanders in exchange for conditional 7th round pick in 2025". Cleveland Browns. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.