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Name: Alex Kessman 
College: Pittsburgh      Number: 97
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-2   Weight: 189
Position:  Pos2: P/KOS
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2021

40 Low: 4.98
   40 Time: 5.08
  40 High: 5.20

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 Data Scout Notes: HPFA Accuracy/Big Leg/12-18 from 50+ 2020: 2ndC/GrozaSemifinalist...2019: NAC...PGroza....3rd team All-ACC w/13-17-80% FG, 55 long, 73-4549-62.3 KO, 44 TB, 2 OB in '18. 11-19-57.9%FG, 56 long, 58-3653-63.0 KO, 29 TB in '17. Redshirted in '16.

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Height: 6022
Weight: 189

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Dates: 03/17/21
Hand: 09 1/4  Arm: 31 1/2
Wingspan: 73 7/8

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 Alex Kessman, Pittsburgh, Player News

  12/29/20 - K Alex KessmanrSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 189 (DS#3 K) + More +

  2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): PK - Alex Kessman, Pitt, 74,...Kessman finished his career as Pitt's all-time leader with 69 field goals. He led the ACC and ranked second nationally with an average of 2.09 field goals per game this season. Kessman is the most accurate long-distance kicker in NCAA history, connecting on 66.7% (12 of 18) from 50-plus yards for his career. - Pitt Football

(DS#3 K) rSr/2021 K Alex KessmanPittsburgh
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  12/14/20 - K Alex KessmanrSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 189 (DS#3 K) + More +

  DEC 14 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Alex Kessman, Pitt, Sr., PK, Clarkston, Mich.,...Groza Award semifinalist converted each of his six placements (four field goals and two extra points) in Pitt's 34-20 win at Georgia Tech ... Accounted for 14 points, giving him a team-high 100 for the season and 341 for his career ... Surpassed James Conner (338 points from 2013-16) to claim third place on Pitt's all-time scoring list ... Kessman leads the ACC and ranks second nationally with an average of 2.09 field goals per contest ... Ranks ninth nationally (third in the ACC) with 100 total points scored. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

(DS#3 K) rSr/2021 K Alex KessmanPittsburgh
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  12/08/20 - K Alex KessmanrSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 189 (DS#3 K) + More +

  2020 LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACE-KICKER AWARD NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST: Alex Kessman - Pitt,...Kessman (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) is the most accurate long-distance field goal kicker in NCAA history, converting 66.7% of his attempts from 50-plus yards (12 of 18). He kicked a school-record 58-yarder at Boston College this season and is 4 of 5 from over 50 for the year. Kessman leads the ACC and ranks seventh nationally with an average of 1.90 field goals per game. He ranks 12th in the country in overall scoring with a team-leading 86 points (19-of-25 field goals and 29-of-30 PATs). Kessman is Pitt's first Groza semifinalist since Chris Ferencik was a finalist in 1995. - Pitt Football

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  11/27/20 - K Alex KessmanrSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 189 (DS#3 K) + More +

  When the Panthers travel to Clemson this weekend, they'll do so with one of the hottest kickers in the country. Kessman was named the ACC's specialist of the week after tallying a career-high 17 points in Pitt's 47-14 win against Virginia Tech last Saturday. He made all five extra point attempts and drilled all four field goals, including makes of 52 and 53 yards. Kessman's four field goals extended his own Pitt record, which now stands at 64 career conversions. His two long-distance kicks also secured what is currently an NCAA record. Kessman is now 12 of 18 on field goals of 50-yards or more. That success rate of 66.7% surpasses Arizona's Max Zendejas' 60.9% clip from 1982-85 as tops all-time in Division I-A college football, among those who qualify with a minimum 15 attempts from distance.

With two ACC games left on the schedule - and a possible bowl in Pitt's future - there's time for that percentage to improve or dip. Either way, it's remarkable Kessman is in this position at all after what he went through only last month. Kessman's first field goal of 50-plus yards this season came at Boston College. The big-legged senior drilled a school-record 58-yarder, one that probably would've been good from 65, with 40 seconds left in regulation to force overtime in a game Pitt had little business winning. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette


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  11/23/20 - K Alex KessmanrSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 189 (DS#3 K) + More +

  NOV 23 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Alex Kessman, Pitt, Sr., PK, Clarkston, Mich.,...Named ACC Specialist of the Week for the second time this season after he accounted for a career-high 17 points against Virginia Tech, converting each of his nine placements (4-of-4 field goals, 5-of-5 PATs)...Boomed field goals of 53 and 52 yards, and also added 30-and 22-yard kicks...Now has 12 career field goals of 50-plus yards, extending the ACC record...For his career, Kessman has kicked 12-of-18 field goals of 50-plus yards...His 66.7% success rate from that range is currently an NCAA record, surpassing Arizona's Max Zendejas, who converted 14 of 23 (60.9%) from 1982-85...Kessman's 64 successful field goals for his career are also a Pitt record. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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  09/28/20 - K Alex KessmanrSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 189 (DS#3 K) + More +

  SEPT 28 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Alex Kessman, Pitt, Sr., PK, Clarkston, Mich.,...Kessman's right leg proved pivotal in Pitt's three-point victory over Louisville...Compiled a season-high 11 points as he was perfect on five placements...Converted three field goals (45, 41 and 42 yards) and both of his PATs. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

(DS#3 K) rSr/2021 K Alex KessmanPittsburgh
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  10/28/19 - K Alex KessmanrSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 189 (DS#3 K) + More +

  OCT 28/WEEK 9 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Alex Kessman, Pitt, Jr., PK, Clarkston, Mich.,...Accounted for all of Pitt's points in Saturday's 16-12 loss to Miami...Converted each of his four field goal attempts, including a 54-yarder...It marked his seventh career field goal of more than 50 yards, extending his own school record...Kessman, who owns the Heinz Field record for longest field goal by a professional or collegian (55 yards), has now kicked two field goals in the stadium longer than any by an NFL kicker (53 yards)...Became Pitt's first kicker with four field goals in a game since Kevin Harper at Notre Dame on Nov. 3, 2012. - ACC Football

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  07/24/19 - K Alex KessmanrSr/2021, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 189 (DS#3 K) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON LOU GROZA AWARD WATCH LIST: Alex Kessman, Pittsburgh,...Despite only two seasons under his belt, Kessman enters the season as the FBS active leader in long-range field goals with six. Four of those came last season, the most of any kicker who returns this year. Two of those bombs came against Syracuse, but it was his 45 yarder that sent the game to overtime and set up Pitt's comeback victory. - Lou Groza Award

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