Biography
All-America candidate heads into his second season as ULM’s starting placekicker and kickoff specialist . . . preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selection by Athlon Sports (first team), Pro Football Focus (second team) and Phil Steele (second team) . . . transferred to ULM from Oklahoma following the 2019 season . . . has scored 104 career points in 15 games (Oklahoma and ULM combined), connecting on 18-of-25 field-goal attempts (.720) and 50-of-51 extra-point attempts (.980) . . . 2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the 2021 All-Sun Belt Third Team, as selected by the conference’s head football coaches and media panel . . . earned Pro Football Focus All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention . . . selected to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s All-Louisiana Second Team . . . selected as the team’s Special Teams MVP by the coaching staff . . . ranked third in the Sun Belt and 42nd in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with 1.33 field goals made per game . . . led ULM in scoring with 75 points – tied for the ninth-highest single-season total in program history . . . also finished eighth in the league in scoring, averaging 6.25 points per game . . . hit 16-of-21 field-goal attempts (.762) and 27-of-28 extra-point tries . . . his 16 field goals made tied the third-best single-season total in ULM history . . . made 8-of-12 field-goal attempts from 40 or more yards, including 2-of-4 from 50 plus . . . connected on the two longest field goals (53 and 52 yards) in the Sun Belt during the 2021 season . . averaged 59.5 yards on 57 kickoffs, with 23 resulting in touchbacks (40 percent) . . . selected ULM Special Teams Player of the Week four times (at Kentucky, vs. Jackson State, at Coastal Carolina and vs. Liberty) . . . served as one of ULM’s game captains on four occasions (vs. Jackson State, vs. Troy, vs. Georgia State and vs. South Alabama) . . . all three of his kickoffs produced touchbacks (3 for 195 yards, 65.0 avg.) in the season finale at the No. 23 Ragin’ Cajuns . . . made a 32-yard field-goal attempt and all three of his extra-point attempts vs. Arkansas State . . . made 2-of-3 field-goal attempts at Texas State, hitting from 45 and 52 yards while missing from 51; averaged 64.2 yards on five kickoffs while matching his career-high with four touchbacks . . . converted both of his field-goal attempts vs. South Alabama, hitting from 39 yards in the second quarter for the 17-10 lead and again from 40 yards with 6:28 to play in the fourth quarter to give ULM a 10-point lead at 41-31; also set career highs for kickoffs (8), kickoff yards (477) and touchbacks (4) against the Jaguars . . . was named Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time last season after delivering a career-long 53-yard field goal with 1:44 to play in the game that gave ULM a 31-28 victory over Liberty; accounted for seven points against the Flames, hitting all four of his extra-point attempts to go along with his game-winning kick; also selected LSWA Special Teams Player of the Week. . . averaged 64.0 yards on four kickoffs vs. Georgia State, including three touchbacks . . . picked up all six of ULM’s points at No. 16 Coastal Carolina, converting field goals from 40 and 30 yards . . . made both of his field-goal attempts (from 26 and 32 yards) and all three of his extra-point tries vs. Troy . . . was selected Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week after accounting for all 12 points in ULM’s 12-7 victory over Jackson State in the home opener as the Warhawks won for the first time since Nov. 23, 2019 (45-42 over Coastal Carolina), ending a 12-game losing streak; his 12 points matched his career high (12 at UCLA in 2019) . . . converted 4-of-6 field-goal attempts, hitting from 29, 45, 42 and 49 yards against the Tigers; his 42-yarder early in the fourth quarter gave ULM a 9-7 lead and his 49-yarder with 2:24 left in the game provided the final margin; tied the ULM single-game record with four made field goals; his six field-goal attempts tied the fourth-highest single-game total in Sun Belt history . . . also named one of the Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week for his efforts vs. Jackson State . . . made his only field-goal attempt, from 29 yards, and an extra-point try in the season opener at Kentucky . . . 2020 SEASON: Per NCAA rules sat out the entire 2020 season after transferring from Oklahoma . . . OKLAHOMA HIGHLIGHTS | 2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Handled Oklahoma’s placekicking chores for the first three games of the 2019 season . . . accounted for 29 points, hitting 2-of-4 field-goal attempts and all 23 extra-point tries . . . scored 12 points at UCLA, converting field goals of 22 and 32 yards and all six PATs . . . made all 10 extra-point attempts vs. South Dakota . . . went 7-for-7 on PATs in the 2019 season opener vs. Houston but missed field-goal attempts from 49 and 36 yards . . . 2018 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Averaged 50.3 yards on three kickoffs vs. Kansas, including a 64-yarder . . . 2017 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starter as kicker for Coach Bart Helsley at Keller (Texas) Central High School . . . scored 99 career points as a three-year member of the varsity team . . . went a perfect 11-for-11 on field-goal attempts and made 66-of-68 extra-point tries . . . earned first-team all-district (3-6A) honors as a senior after accounting for 62 points in 2016, converting all seven field-goal attempts and 41-of-43 PATs . . . seven of his 23 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks (30 percent) . . . scored double-digit points in two games as a senior: 11 vs. Weatherford, including a season-long 34-yard field goal, and 10 vs. Garland . . . four of his eight kickoffs produced touchbacks vs. Fossil Ridge . . . averaged 31.3 yards on 39 punts as a senior, including a career-long 64-yarder vs. Birdville . . . selected as the Chargers’ Special Teams Player of the Game eight times during his career . . . earned four letters as a member of the Keller Central soccer team . . . named first-team all-district (3-6A) as a defender as a senior . . . selected Dallas-Fort Worth Player of the Week after scoring three goals in the 2017 season-opening Woodlands Kilt Cup; netted two goals vs. Round Rock Stony Point and the game-winner vs. No. 3-ranked Brownsville Rivera . . . born Oct. 20, 1999, in Stirling, Scotland . . . son of Gordon and Jacqueline Sutherland . . . majoring in communication.
