Seth Small (born October 29, 1999) is a professional gridiron football placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
| No. 47 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
 Small with the Tiger-Cats in 2021 | |
| Born: | October 29, 1999 Katy, Texas, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Suspended List |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Placekicker |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| College | Texas A&M |
| High school | Katy High |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2022–present | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| CFL East All-Star | 2022 |
| Career stats | |
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College career edit
Small played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies from 2018 to 2021.[1] He played in 46 games where he was successful on 71 of 91 field goal attempts for a 78.0% completion rate and made a career long 52-yard field goal in his freshman year.[2]
Professional career edit
Following his collegiate career, Small was not selected in the 2021 NFL Draft.[2] He attended local camp with the Houston Texans and was invited to mini-camp with the Indianapolis Colts, but he was not offered a contract.[2] He then signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 26, 2022.[3] He played in both preseason games where he made all three field goal attempts, including a 51-yard try, but was released with the final cuts on June 5, 2022.[2][4] After the team's incumbent kicker, Michael Domagala, struggled to begin the 2022 season, Small signed again with the team on July 10, 2022.[4][5]
Small made his professional debut on July 16, 2022, against the Ottawa Redblacks, where he was successful on his only field goal attempt of 28 yards and made all three convert attempts.[6] On August 26, 2022, he kicked a 58-yard field goal, against the Toronto Argonauts, which tied a franchise record for longest field goal made, and ended the year with the franchise record for the best accuracy percentage (90.7%) in Tiger-Cat history.[7]
On May 14, 2023, the Tiger-Cats placed Small on the suspended list.[8] He was activated on June 5. [9] Small made one 31–yard field goal for the team in Week 1, but was placed back on the suspended list on June 17 and replaced by Marc Liegghio.[10]
Personal life edit
Small was born to parents Jennie Ann and Ricardo Small and has three sisters, Emma, Isabella and Della Grace.[11] He married his wife, Rachel, in July 2021.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Seth Small". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Seth Small". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats sign Texas A&M all-time points leader Small". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Ticats sign P Jon Ryan, K Seth Small". Canadian Football League. July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Why the Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed former Riders' punter Jon Ryan". 3DownNation. July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Ottawa Redblacks vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Canadian Football League. July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts". Canadian Football League. August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats place all-star DL Ja'Gared Davis on suspended list". 3downnation.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "TiCats Activate K Seth Small, Sign National RB Ryth-Jean Giraud". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ticats sign Canadian kicker Marc Liegghio, suspend Seth Small". 3downnation.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Texas A&M senior Seth Small grew up with soccer aspirations". Our Esquina. October 1, 2021.