At last, the New York Jets have a kicker worth writing home about.
And not just because of his nickname.
Coming off a season in which Greg Zuerlein cost them multiple games, it was bizarre to see the Jets ride into mid-June with their only kickers being Caden Davis and Anders Carlson. It was a recipe for disaster if they stuck with it.
Davis is an undrafted rookie who made under 77% of his field goal attempts in college, including just 44% from 50+ yards. Carlson was waived by the Packers ahead of his second season despite being a sixth-round pick; he has made an abysmal 85% of his career extra point attempts.
That… was not going to work.
Enter Harrison Mevis, the hero Jets fans have dreamed of.
Mevis’ arrival coincided with the release of Carlson. It leaves Mevis and Davis as the Jets’ remaining kickers.
Consider Mevis the clear-cut favorite.
In Davis and Carlson, the Jets lacked a kicker with any sort of positive track record to cling to. New York was essentially praying that one of the two kickers would have the best season of their career by a wide margin, with little to base that upon.
Mevis brings a real track record of success to Florham Park. Between his four-year college career at Missouri and his lone UFL season with the Birmingham Stallions, Mevis has proven that he is capable of being a quality NFL kicker.
Let’s dive into his career statistical profile.
Harrison Mevis stats
Mevis kicked in 50 games for the Missouri Tigers from 2020 to 2023. He made 84% of his field goal attempts (89 of 106), the third-best conversion rate in SEC history. Only Will Reichard and Evan McPherson (who are both in the NFL) rank ahead.
The 243-pounder also made 148 of his 149 extra points (99.3%).
Mevis has displayed a powerful leg throughout his career. In 2023, he made an SEC-record 61-yard field goal. It came at an extremely clutch moment, too, giving unranked Missouri a walk-off upset victory against 15th-ranked Kansas State.
Mevis also made 56-yard attempts in 2021 and 2022, along with a 54-yarder in the UFL.
In 2024, Mevis went undrafted, landing with the Carolina Panthers. He only appeared in one preseason game, making his lone kick, a 41-yard field goal. Mevis was waived before the season and eventually landed with the UFL’s Birmingham Stallions.
Mevis was a star for the Stallions in 2025, missing only one field goal attempt all season. He finished 20 for 21, a conversion rate of 95.2%. This included a whopping 13 for 14 performance from 40+ yards out.
Across his career, Mevis has been excellent from long distance. He performs well from both 50+ yards (75%) and the 40-49-yard range (83.3%).
However, Mevis has been slightly more prone to missing sub-40-yard attempts than the average NFL kicker. At Missouri, Mevis missed four attempts in the 30-39-yard range and two attempts from under 30 yards. His main goal in the NFL should be to remove these from his game. If he can do that, he has the makings of a strong NFL kicker.
Here is a look at Mevis’ career field goal percentages (between Missouri and Birmingham) broken down by range, and how they compare to the average NFL kicker in 2024.
It was a small sample, but Mevis improved his short game in the UFL, making both of his attempts from under 30 yards and all five of his attempts from 30-39 yards.
Still, he missed six field goals from under 40 yards across his four college seasons, which is a few more than would be ideal. He will need to carry his UFL performance to the practice and preseason fields to convince the Jets he has sharpened his accuracy.
Mevis is also capable of handling kickoffs. Missouri elevated him to the kickoff role in his fourth season, and he delivered kickoffs for Birmingham. Opponents averaged just 22.1 yards per return on Mevis’ kickoffs, with no touchdowns on 73 returns.
Overall, Mevis is a good kicker prospect. His short game needs improvement, but he is trending up, and his long-distance game is already proven to be fantastic. Across a four-year college sample, he displayed consistency, leg strength, and a clutch gene. He only got better in the UFL this past season.
Unlike any other position on the football field (besides punter), there isn’t anything stopping a kicker from translating his college and UFL production to the NFL game. It’s the same job: Kick the ball through the uprights. Mevis has been darn good at it, and if he can sustain his poise under the NFL spotlight, he should cruise to the Jets’ Week 1 kicking job.