Cayden Camper is an American football placekicker who last played for the Colorado State Rams.[1]
| Position | Placekicker |
|---|---|
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Pueblo, Colorado |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| High school | Pueblo County (Pueblo) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Early years
editCamper attended Pueblo County High School where he played placekicker and punter. He was named the special teams Player of the Year for the Hornets in 2018, as well as being named a first-team all-state punter.[2]
College career
edit2019 & 2020 season
editIn 2019, Camper joined the CSU football team as a freshman walk-on. He made his first collegiate appearance on September 14, 2019 at Arkansas, where he scored two field goals and converted 4/4 extra points. Camper finished the season scoring 7 field goals on 13 attempts, as well as making all 18 attempted extra points.
Camper appeared in only one game in his sophomore 2020 season, which was heavily condensed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
2021 season
editCamper had his breakout season in 2021, his junior year at Colorado State University, largely in part due to the Rams' struggle to score from within the red zone, leading to the offense to often settle for close field goals rather than touchdowns. Through six games - half of the 2021 season - Camper had already made 17 field goals on 21 attempts, as well as completing all 13 extra points.[2]
On October 9, 2021, in CSU's 2021 homecoming game against San Jose State, Camper made six field goals on six attempts - including a career-long 53-yarder - breaking Colorado State's single game record for made field goals.[3] He also converted two extra points in the Rams' 32-14 victory over the Spartans. He continued his hot streak the following week against New Mexico, scoring five field goals on six attempts, as well as 3/3 extra points, in the Rams' 36-7 blowout win over the Lobos. Between field goals and extra points, Camper scored 38 points in two weeks.
Camper won Mountain West special teams Player of the Week for weeks 3 and 5. He also won the Lou Groza Award Star of the Week for weeks 3, 5 and 6.[2] He broke the Colorado State single season record for made field goals, making 25 field goals throughout the 2021 season.[4]
2022 season
editCamper left the Colorado State football program following a week two loss to Middle Tennessee State during the 2022 Colorado State football season.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Colorado State football kicker Cayden Camper has left the program". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Cayden Camper Player Profile - CSU". Colorado State Football.
- ^ "Camper Picks Up Conference Honors After Record-Setting Performance". CSU Rams.
- ^ "Single-Season Field Goal Record Set (Instagram Post)". CSU football via Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
Further reading
edit- "CSU's Cayden Camper Continues To Be Nation's Most Prolific Field Goal Kicker". CBS News Denver. October 18, 2021.
- Herz, Eddie (October 14, 2021). "CSU kicker Cayden Camper constructing dependable campaign following off-field wake-up call". Loveland Reporter-Herald.
- "Colorado State rides Cayden Camper's 6 FGs to win over San Jose State". Denver Post. October 9, 2021.
- Capobianco, Tony (September 20, 2021). "CSU kicker Cayden Camper redeemed himself at Toledo". The Gazette.