Ryan Fitzgerald (American football)
| Florida State Seminoles – No. 88 | |
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| Position | Placekicker |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Coolidge, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Colquitt County High School |
Ryan Fitzgerald is an American football kicker for the Florida State Seminoles.
Early life and high school
[edit]Fitzgerald attended Colquitt County High School located in Colquitt County, Georgia. Coming out of high school, Fitzgerald was rated as a three-star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Florida State Seminoles.[1][2]
College career
[edit]In Fitzgerald's first collegiate season in 2019, he would redshirt and not appear in any games for Florida State.[3] During Fitzgerld's first season as the Seminoles starting kicker in 2020, he hit four of his seven field goals while also making all 12 extra point attempts.[4] In week five of the 2021 season, Fitgerald made the game-winning 34 yard field goal, to help the Seminoles beat the Syracuse Orange.[5] Fitzgerald finished the 2021 season, making ten of thirteen field goal attempts, while also converting on 37 of his 40 extra point attempts.[6][7] In the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl, Fitzgerald went two for three on field goals, including hitting the game-winning 32 yard field goal, in a win over the Oklahoma Sooners.[8] During the 2022 season, Fitzgerald hit 12 of his 20 field goal attempts, while making 57 of his 58 extra points.[9] During the 2023 season, Fitzgerald had a breakout season making 19 of his 21 field goals, while also converting on all 58 of his extra point attempts.[10] In week zero of the 2024 season, Fitzgerald was named the ACC special teams player of the week after converting on his one extra point attempt and two fifty yard field goals, including a career long 59 yard fiel goal versus the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.[11] Fitzgerald accepted an invite to play in the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ McGahee III, Wayne. "Three-star kicker Ryan Fitzgerald signs with Florida State". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Ferrante, Bob. "Osceola Q&A: 1 on 1 with FSU kicker Ryan Fitzgerald". Rivals.com. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Mire, Tommy. "FSU Football Veteran Kicker Ryan Fitzgerald Returning for 2024 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Camenmaker, Jacob. "Who is Ryan Fitzgerald? FSU kicker shows off big leg with 59-yard field goal vs. Georgia Tech". Sporting News. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Fernandez, Andre. "'I got this': FSU kicker Ryan Fitzgerald validates coaches' faith with game-winning kick". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Tully, Jonathan. "How Ryan Fitzgerald's confidence-boosting field goal was set up by a cool Seminoles trick play on a punt". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Leuzzi, John. "Watch: Florida State kicker Ryan Fitzgerald boots 59-yard field goal to tie game at half". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Kassim, Ehsan. "FSU football: Ryan Fitzgerald kicks Seminoles to Cheez-It Bowl victory over Oklahoma". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Kassim, Ehsan. "Kicker Ryan Fitzgerald finds his 'why,' confidence for Florida State football now thriving". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Dustin. "Standout Specialists Alex Mastromanno, Ryan Fitzgerald Named to National Watch Lists". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Florida State football's Ryan Fitzgerald, Shyheim Brown earn ACC Player of the Week honors". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Holland Jr., Peter. "FSU football kicker Ryan Fitzgerald accepts invite to Reese's Senior Bowl 2025". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Bakich, Jackson. "FSU Kicker Receives Invite To Reese's Senior Bowl". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 November 2024.