ARLINGTON, TEXAS – October 23, 2025 – The United Football League has become a launching pad for kickers who impress in the spring season and later excel in the National Football League. Currently, there are five former United Football League/Spring Football kickers who are making their mark at the NFL level.
Spring football specialists at their finest:
- Spring football has delivered five kickers this season who have produced 54+ yard field goals this season, two having kicked 60+ yarders.
- Brandon Aubrey (Birmingham Stallions) has recorded five career field goals of 60+ yards which are the most in NFL history. Aubrey’s 15 field goals this season are currently tied for the second-most in the NFL. His current field goal average this season is 38.6.
- Lucas Havrisik (Dallas Renegades) was signed by Green Bay on October 11 and went a perfect 4-for-4 in his first four tries including a career-long 61-yard field goal on October 19 that broke the record for the longest field goal in Green Bay’s 106-year history.
- Aubrey (65) and Havrisik (61) are two of only five undrafted kickers to record a 60+ yard field goal since 2023.
Individual Notes:
Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys (Birmingham Stallions)
- Nailed a career-long 64-yarder on September 14 vs. New York Giants.
- His five field goals of 60+ yards are the most in NFL history.
- Played soccer collegiately at Notre Dame and was selected in the first round of the MLS Super Draft by Toronto FC in 2017.
- After working as a software engineer, he began practicing to become a field goal kicker and honed his skills with the Birmingham Stallions in 2022 and 2023.
- While playing for the Stallions, he won back to back championships with the team
Jake Bates, Detroit Lions (Michigan Panthers)
- Kicked a season-long field goal of 58 yards on September 28 vs. Cleveland.
- Started his collegiate career playing soccer at Central Arkansas in 2017 and 2018. Played one season of college football at Texas State in 2020 as their kickoff specialist.
- Signed with the Michigan Panthers in 2023 and finished that season 17-for-22 on field goals earning All-UFL Honors
- He kicked a game-winning 64-yarder vs. St. Louis in 2024, a career high.
- His success with the Panthers earned him a two-year contract with the Detroit Lions, who shared the same home stadium as Michigan.
Lucas Havrisik, Green Bay Packers (Dallas Renegades)
- Lucas Havrisik’s 61-yard field goal this past Sunday is the longest field goal in Green Bay’s 106-year history. He’s gone 4-for-4 in his first four field goal attempts this season.
- Before Green Bay, Havrisik was searching for part-time work as a substitute teacher.
- In nine games for the Los Angeles Rams in 2023, he went 15-for-20 with a long of 52.
- Went 22-for-25 in field goals for the Dallas Renegades in 2025.
Andre Szmyt, Cleveland Browns (St. Louis Battlehawks)
- Since September 14, he’s gone 9-for-10 in field goals with a long of 55 yards.
- Won NFL Special Teams Player of the Week for Week Three, going 2-for-2 including a game-winning 55-yard field goal against Green Bay for a 13-10 Cleveland win.
- Szmyt dedicated the win to his late mother Lala, who passed away 10 days before Szymt reported to Browns training camp in July.
- Won the Lou Groza Award his redshirt freshman season at Syracuse. Now with the Browns, his workplace is 76 Lou Groza Boulevard.
- Went 19-for-21 in field goals with the St. Louis Battlehawks in 2024, including a career-long and franchise record of 61-yards.
Parker Romo, Atlanta Falcons (San Antonio Brahmas)
- Signed to Atlanta off the practice squad on September 9 and went 5-for-5 in his Falcons debut against Minnesota in a 22-6 win including a season-long 54-yarder.
- Appeared in four games with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024 and went 11-for-12 with a career-long 55-yarder on December 1 against the Arizona Cardinals in a 23-22 win.
- Spent the 2023 season in the XFL with the San Antonio Brahmas. Finished 17-for-19 with a season-long of 57 yards.
- Trained with Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little in the 2023 offseason.
- Spent his first two collegiate seasons at Central Arkansas and Tulsa, mostly handling kickoffs. Transferred to Virginia Tech after his sophomore season and went 18-for-22 in field goals his senior year.