2018 Football Roster
Price, Evan
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Jersey Number 43
Evan Price
- Position:
- Placekicker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Evergreen, Colo.
- High School:
- Evergreen
Bio
AT COLORADO: In his career, he has hit on 14-of-16 career field goals and all 24 of his career PAT attempts for 66 points … His 66 points ranks 88th in career scoring and 23rd in career kick scoring at Colorado … His 14 career field goals ranks tied for 19th in CU history.
2020 (Soph.)—Played in all six games including the Alamo Bowl after taking over for an injured James Stefanou in the middle of the season opener against UCLA … Hit on 5-of-6 field goals and 14-of-14 PATs on the season for 29 points … Handled the kickoff duties for 10 of 26 kickoffs, picking up four touchdowns (three out of the back of the end zone) … Named first-team Academic All-Colorado from the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
2019 (Fr.-2)—Played the final four games of the season, the last three as the starting place kicker … Dressed for 11 games on the season … He hit on all five of his field goals and PATs for 20 points on the season … He set the CU record for most field goal attempts in a season without a miss … He was the ninth player nationally two score in two seasons classified as a freshman under the new redshirt rules … He saw his first action against UCLA and kicked a PAT in the fourth quarter … Against Stanford, he made good on all three field goal attempts and a PAT for 10 points … He became the third kicker in CU history to make good on a walk-off, game-winning field goal as the Buffs won 16-13 with no time left after his 37-yarder … He was named the Arrow CU Athlete of the Week, the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation Colorado Player of the Week for that performance … He hit both field goal attempts and both PATs in CU's 20-14 win over Washington the following week, and his only PAT attempt against Utah.
2018 (Fr.)—Played in two games and dressed in six … Missed the last four games of the season due to illness … Was 4-of-5 on field goals for the season with his only miss being blocked … He was good on 5-of-5 PATs for a total of 17 points … He joined the team as a walk-on after the first day of classes.
HIGH SCHOOL—A first-team All-State kicker as a senior and honorable mention All-State as a junior … He set a new school record by making a 54-yard field goal in a 16-15 win over Lewis-Palmer of his senior year … The week prior, he connected on a 53-yard field goal in a 22-19 win over Northridge … Was 11-of-14 on field goal tries and 30-of-33 on PATs his senior season while helping lead his team to a 9-2 record … Also played rugby for three seasons in high school as and was a midfielder on the lacrosse team.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado and pursuing minors in Sports Media and Leadership … In 2020 he earned Academic All-Colorado first-team honors from the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
PERSONAL—He was born October 4, 1999 in Denver … Hobbies include skiing, fishing, hunting and golfing … His older brother, Davis, was also a placekicker for the Buffs (2016-19) … His mother (Kerri) ran track at Long Beach State and ran the 800-meter run in the Olympic Trials; his father (Doug) is a pilot for United Airlines and has piloted two of CU’s charter flights (one of Evan’s) … His goals for after college include enlisting in the United States Navy … In high school he was the head leader of the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes).
SCORING FG BREAKDOWN----------------------------------
Season G EP-EPA FG-FGA 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Long PTS
2018 2 5- 5 4- 5 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 37 17
2019 4 5- 5 5- 5 0-0 3-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 37 20
2020 5 14-14 5- 6 1-1 0-0 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 45 29
Totals 11 24-24 14-16 1-1 5-5 6-6 2-4 0-0 0-0 45 66
2020 (Soph.)—Played in all six games including the Alamo Bowl after taking over for an injured James Stefanou in the middle of the season opener against UCLA … Hit on 5-of-6 field goals and 14-of-14 PATs on the season for 29 points … Handled the kickoff duties for 10 of 26 kickoffs, picking up four touchdowns (three out of the back of the end zone) … Named first-team Academic All-Colorado from the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
2019 (Fr.-2)—Played the final four games of the season, the last three as the starting place kicker … Dressed for 11 games on the season … He hit on all five of his field goals and PATs for 20 points on the season … He set the CU record for most field goal attempts in a season without a miss … He was the ninth player nationally two score in two seasons classified as a freshman under the new redshirt rules … He saw his first action against UCLA and kicked a PAT in the fourth quarter … Against Stanford, he made good on all three field goal attempts and a PAT for 10 points … He became the third kicker in CU history to make good on a walk-off, game-winning field goal as the Buffs won 16-13 with no time left after his 37-yarder … He was named the Arrow CU Athlete of the Week, the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation Colorado Player of the Week for that performance … He hit both field goal attempts and both PATs in CU's 20-14 win over Washington the following week, and his only PAT attempt against Utah.
2018 (Fr.)—Played in two games and dressed in six … Missed the last four games of the season due to illness … Was 4-of-5 on field goals for the season with his only miss being blocked … He was good on 5-of-5 PATs for a total of 17 points … He joined the team as a walk-on after the first day of classes.
HIGH SCHOOL—A first-team All-State kicker as a senior and honorable mention All-State as a junior … He set a new school record by making a 54-yard field goal in a 16-15 win over Lewis-Palmer of his senior year … The week prior, he connected on a 53-yard field goal in a 22-19 win over Northridge … Was 11-of-14 on field goal tries and 30-of-33 on PATs his senior season while helping lead his team to a 9-2 record … Also played rugby for three seasons in high school as and was a midfielder on the lacrosse team.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado and pursuing minors in Sports Media and Leadership … In 2020 he earned Academic All-Colorado first-team honors from the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
PERSONAL—He was born October 4, 1999 in Denver … Hobbies include skiing, fishing, hunting and golfing … His older brother, Davis, was also a placekicker for the Buffs (2016-19) … His mother (Kerri) ran track at Long Beach State and ran the 800-meter run in the Olympic Trials; his father (Doug) is a pilot for United Airlines and has piloted two of CU’s charter flights (one of Evan’s) … His goals for after college include enlisting in the United States Navy … In high school he was the head leader of the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes).
SCORING FG BREAKDOWN----------------------------------
Season G EP-EPA FG-FGA 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Long PTS
2018 2 5- 5 4- 5 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 37 17
2019 4 5- 5 5- 5 0-0 3-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 37 20
2020 5 14-14 5- 6 1-1 0-0 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 45 29
Totals 11 24-24 14-16 1-1 5-5 6-6 2-4 0-0 0-0 45 66
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