K Mitchell MacZura (Official Thread)

[wadc45]

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Pittsburgh (PA) Central Catholic

Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 195 lbs

Mitchell is a solid kicker. He has a good leg and makes kicks with nice consistency. Field goals are a current strength. Kickoffs are okay and will only continue to improve. Has a great attitude and work ethic. Mitchell has a bright future with continued hard work.

Had offers from Bucknell, Lehigh, Duquesne, Dayton and Gannon and interest from Minnesota and Penn. Same HS as '16 PA DB Damar Hamlin.

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/skull-sessions/2015/03/50910/thursday-skull-session

JIM TRESSEL FIST PUMP. It didn't get the requisite BOOOOOOM, but Ohio State picked up another 2015 commit yesterday.

From an old friend of the site, Alex Gleitman of OhioState.247Sports.com:

The 6-foot-2, 200-pound [Mitchell] MacZura handled both punting and kicking duties for his school this past season. He punted 33 times for an average of 33.6 with 8 inside the 20-yard line and a long of 49 yards. He hit 3 of 5 field goal attempts with a long of 37 and accumulated 61 points through field goals and PATs.

He was rated as the top kicker in the state by Preps.com and his review from Chris Sailer kicking says the following, in addition to grading him as a Division I prospect:

"Mitchell is a good all around K/P. A good athlete that has a great frame for the punting position. Has the tools to develop into a top combo prospect. Like his upside. Nice prospect."

Sean Nuernberger and Cameron Johnston are the only kicking specialists on the roster at the moment, so an addition of a combo prospect like MacZura sense to anyone with two brain cells to rub together.

I'm sure some folks will have something to say about MacZura's pedestrian numbers, but I think I'll defer to a three-time champion in Urban Meyer's (and his staff's) evaluations.

 

[shiznit7]

His brother Matt was the starting kicker for Georgetown in 2012 and 2013. Nice guy who is both very smart and a hard worker. Always good to have walkons who fit that mold.

 

[maximumblitz]

Awesome. One can never tell when there will be injuries. It sounds like his punting average was hurt by all the kicks inside the 20.