Ross Jordan Krautman (born 1991) is a former All-American football placekicker who played for the Syracuse Orange.[1] He was considered[by whom?] one of the best placekickers of his class.[clarification needed] While attending Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, NJ, he received full football scholarship offers from Miami of Ohio and Syracuse University. He chose to accept Syracuse's offer because he thought of it as a "great academic school" and because he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his older brother who had previously been a placekicker at Syracuse.[2][a] He was a three-time NJ All State high school football player/high school football All-American. At Syracuse, he made All-American his freshman year.[3] In 2013, during his senior year, he suffered a hip injury and didn't play for the remainder of the season. Following this, he retired from football.[1][4]
| No. 37 | |
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| Position | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 1991 (age 33) Englewood, New Jersey |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Syracuse (2010–2014) |
| Bowl games | All-American Bowl (2010) |
| High school | Ramapo High School |
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Early life and high school career edit
Krautman was born in February 1991 in Englewood, New Jersey to Jeff and Sharon Krautman. He played football while attending Ramapo High School.[5] In 2009, he made 123-of-124 PATs, setting a New Jersey state record, and highest extra point percentage in state history, in addition to holding the state record for most consecutive PATs in a career with 81.[1][6] He also made 34 field goals during his high school career. He had the highest kickoff touchback percentage rate in school history. He was rated a two-star football prospect by Scout.com[7] and top 5 rated high school football placekicker in the country for the 2010 class by Max Emfinger Recruiting. He also played in the 2010 All-American Bowl.[2]
College career edit
As a freshman in 2010, Krautman hit 18 total field goals, tying single-season school record, and was named Rookie Male Athlete of the Year.[6] He also hit 16 consecutive field goals, which again tied the single season school record. At the end of the season, he was ranked 21st nationally and tied for second among Big East kickers with 1.38 field goals per game.[8] His 95% field goal led the conference. He tied three Syracuse records held by Gary Anderson.[9][better source needed] He was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Rivals.[8][10] He was the leading point scorer for Syracuse during the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Syracuse University Athletics – 2013 Football Roster". Syracuse University. n.d. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Webb, Donnie (July 1, 2009). "Syracuse football picks up commitment from kicker Ross Krautman". Syracuse University. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ "NFL Draft – 2014 K Draft Prospects". CBS Sports. CBS. June 11, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ "Syracuse kicker Ross Krautman's football career is over because of chronic hip injury". Syracuse University. August 2, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Rowe, John (October 5, 2010). "College notes: Orange get kicks from Ross Krautman". The Record. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
Ross Krautman has been everything Syracuse football coach Doug Marrone expected him to be and then some. The freshman kicker from Franklin Lakes is 4-of-5 on field goal attempts, 15-of-16 on PATs and has averaged 61.8 yards on 14 kickoffs as the Orange have gone 3–1.
- ^ a b Hinton, Eric (May 5, 2011). "Ramapo High Grad Gets Rookie of the Year Nod at Syracuse". Patch. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Farrell, Sean (May 29, 2014). "Get To Know Your Orange Man - #37, K Ross Krautman". nunesmagician.com. SBNation. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "Syracuse University Athletics – 2010–11 Football Roster". Syracuse Athletics. n.d. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ SI Staff (August 12, 2011). "2011 Preseason All-Big East Team". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "Orange Duo Named to FWAA Freshman All-America Team". Syracuse University. January 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Syracuse was always my dream school since I was little [...] seeing [my older brother Ricky] kick int he[sic] Carrier Dome was cool [...] Besides that, Syracuse is a great academic school."
External links edit
- CBS Sports bio (archived on October 17, 2012)