Fred Mitchell Award celebrates placekickers for excellence – 2025 Preseason Watch List
The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 35 placekickers for their excellence on the football field throughout the 2024 season and for their off-field contributions throughout the year. The Fred Mitchell Award will recognize kickers that were nominated by their schools or are at the top of their division for terrific performances through Nov. 22, 2025 (regular season statistics only). The recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award will be announced in December based on performance on the football field and in the community. The namesake for the award, Fred Mitchell, was a longtime (1974-2015) award-winning sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune and... Read More