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2026 NFL Draft: Day 3 prospects at kicker

Plenty of leg strength, but reliability questions

Michigan K Dominic Zvada
Michigan K Dominic Zvada

With Green Bay not owning a first-round pick in the upcoming draft, this year's Prospect Primer series is taking take a position-by-position look at players projected to be available to the Packers later in the draft.

Here's a trio of Day 3 kickers:

Trey Smack, Florida

Ht/Wt: 6-1, 188

News & notes: Over three seasons with the Gators, made 53-of-64 FGs (83%) and 100-of-101 PATs (99%), with three of those 11 FG misses coming in the 2025 opener … Missed only one more kick the rest of the season until missing the only PAT of his college career in his final game … Set a school record with 10 FGs of 50-plus yards in his career, going 10-of-13 from long distance … Known for his higher trajectory on longer kicks, which should serve him well at the next level … Named third-team All-SEC last season … Made a 57-yard field goal at the end of the first half of the East-West Shrine Bowl, and then made a 60-yarder during combine drills after being iced by coaches … Also played la crosse in high school in Maryland and was trained by former NFL kicker Matt Stover.

Drew Stevens, Iowa

Ht/Wt: 6-1, 205

News & notes: Three-time, third-team All-Big Ten selection finished Iowa career with school records in FGs made (76), most FGs of 50-plus yards (12) and longest field goal (58), which also tied Kinnick Stadium record … Made 76-of-95 FGs (80%) and 124-of-126 PATs (98.4%) over four years … Scored the second-most points in school history (352) and his 76 made FGs rank fourth in Big Ten history … Was 22-of-28 on FGs last season, with three of the six misses from inside 50 yards … Made a 51-yard FG during a windy Senior Bowl and made 12-of-14 attempts at the combine before just missing a 65-yarder … Also played soccer in high school in South Carolina.

Dominic Zvada, Michigan

Ht/Wt: 6-3, 178

News & notes: Kicked for two seasons at Arkansas State before transferring to Michigan, where he turned in a stellar 2024 prior to a more erratic 2025 … In '24, made 21-of-22 FGs, including 7-of-7 from 50-plus, to earn first-team All-America honors and win Bakken-Andersen Big Ten Kicker of the Year … The seven makes from 50-plus in one season shattered the previous school record of three … In '25, was much less consistent, going just 17-of-25 on FGs, including four misses from inside 40 yards … Went from a first-team All-Big Ten selection to just honorable mention … For his full college career, was 72-of-87 on FGs (82.8%) and 140-of-142 (98.6%) on PATs … Kicked off in only two games at Michigan and in three at Arkansas State … Also punted in high school in Arizona.

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