The grad transfer can back up both kicking spots
The Syracuse Orange football roster continues to take shape as we head into the summer. Yesterday the Orange picked up kicker Jackson Kennedy as a walk-on graduate transfer from Cornell.
Dream come true!! Proud to continue my career at @CuseFootball #DART pic.twitter.com/ofzn1wBYe4
— Jackson Kennedy (@Jackson_K2020) April 29, 2024
Kennedy was the place-kicker and punter for the Big Red and earned All-Ivy second team honors last season. He was 21-30 on field goals during his career at Cornell, with a long of 46 yards. Kennedy also hit on 41 of 41 PAT attempts for the Big Red. As a punter, he averaged 39.4 yards per kick on 81 career punts.
With two seasons of eligibility left, he gives the Orange an experienced backup behind starters Brady Denaburg and Jack Stonehouse. Jadyn Oh is the other placekicker on the roster, but now Syracuse will have someone behind Denaburg and Stonehouse who has had to handle kicking under pressure.