Penn State’s next-leg kicker with a booming upside
Matthew Parker is a redshirt freshman kicker at Penn State in the 2026 season, and the early read is that his biggest selling point is pure leg strength: reports from Penn State coverage say he has a booming leg and hit a school-record 57-yard field goal in high school, while 247Sports tagged him as the No. 24 kicker in the 2025 class. He appeared in one game in the 2025 season and went 1-for-1 on extra points, so he’s still more of a developmental piece than a finished product — but for a team wanting long-term kicking upside, he’s definitely a name to watch.
