Reliable leg early, but consistency kept him from locking down Wisconsin’s kicking job
French’s profile is that of a talented but streaky placekicker: ESPN lists him with a 62.1% career field-goal rate and 95.6% on extra points, while reports note he went 5-for-8 in that season and ultimately lost the kicking job after inconsistency. [2][3][1] He matters because Wisconsin gave him the first crack at the role, which signals real trust in his leg strength and upside, but his fit depends on whether a team needs a kicker with more developmental ceiling than week-to-week reliability. [3][7]
