2029 Rising Kickers to Know

Hottinger is a tri-sport varsity athlete paying football, basketball and track. He did an excellent job starting his first-year kicking. He had 43 kickoffs for 1445 yards with 3 touchbacks, 18/19 on PATs, 4/5 on FGs. Hottinger is a perfect example of consistency. He has very good kick accuracy due to his leg control and placement. His percentages are a testament to it. Hottinger does a good job handling wind. Good leg strength with smooth mechanics. On kickoffs, he demonstrates good hang time giving his cover team the advantage. Look for him to continue going up boards.     Rooney measures in at 6'2 and is dual varsity sport athlete playing basketball as well. He went 24/27 on PATs, 3/4 on field goals with his longest being 30 yards. Rooney has good timing with his long snapper from snap to kick. Uses his good leg strength to decent yardage for his team. Rooney demonstrates consistent mechanics. He has very good kick accuracy due to his very good leg control. Concise movements with no wasted motion. Rooney does a good job handling pressure. Keep an eye on this young kicker.     Orlick measures in at 5'7 180-pounds. Orlick shown his consistency this past season. He went 23/26 on PATs with a 90% completion rate. Orlick has a quick kicking motion and does an excellent job timing his kicks with the long snapper. Good leg strength paired with fluid mechanics. On PATs, he has very good leg control and placement on his kicks. Stays calm under pressure to make the big kick to put his team up in must have situations. Another young kicker to look out for.     Albrecht-Reed measures in at 6'1 150-pounds playing kicker for Legend. Plays varsity soccer as well. He had 17 kickoffs for 727 yards with 1 touchback, including 12/13 on PATs. Albrecht-Reed has very good leg strength. Good hang time allowing his gunners and cover team to tackle the returner. He uses his good leg accuracy to consistently put the ball through the upright. Albrecht-Reed has consistent and athletic mechanics. Does a good job handling wind on PATs. Look for a breakout season from him.     Maldonado plays varsity soccer and football. Measures in at 5'9 155-pounds. He had 41 kickoffs for 1977 yards with 6 touchbacks, and 1 punt for 24 yards. He's a kickoff specialist. He has very good leg strength to launch it in the back of the endzone resulting in touchbacks. Very good hang time on his kicks. He has good leg accuracy and placement. Maldonado's leg strength is good against the wind and still puts his defense in good position. With another off-season working on strength and accuracy, he will be a prospect to watch out for these upcoming seasons.