The UCF Knights have added a new member to their kicking room with a commitment from Appalachian State transfer Ryker Casey.
Casey, who announced the news on Twitter Tuesday, took a redshirt during his freshman 2020-21 season with the Mountaineers and will head to Orlando with four years of eligibility remaining.
Although Casey never got the opportunity to attempt any field goals or extra points his redshirt season, the freshman competed in nine of Appalachian State’s twelve games as a place-kicker.
Casey attempted a total of 50 kickoffs during the 2020 season for a total of 2,761 yards, averaging 55.2 yards per kick. In addition, the freshman tallied up 14 touchbacks, with only two kickoffs going out-of-bounds.
Casey was ranked No. 3 in the nation out of all 2021 transfer kickers, according to Kohl’s Kicking Camp.
“Casey showed throughout the camp that he can compete against some of the best in the country and will be an impactful player from day 1,” Kohl’s praised the new Knight.
The site also includes that Casey record a “massive” 76-yard kickoff attempt with a hang time of 3.96 seconds at the 2021 Kohl’s transfer challenge.
Coming out of high school, Kohl’s had Casey ranked as the No. 19 overall kicker in the class of 2019.
The camp spoke highly of Casey during his senior year of high school, saying he “showed some of the most impressive leg strength we saw at camp during the kick off charting.”
Kohl’s also included how Casey did a good job fielding kicks during some “very windy conditions.”
Casey will look to compete with current Knight sophomore place-kicker Daniel Obaeski for the starting kicking position this offseason.
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