| Missouri Tigers — No. 95 | |
| Placekicker | Senior |
| Major: Biology | |
| Date of birth: Unknown | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Career history | |
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| High school: Jackson High School | |
| College(s): Missouri Tigers (2007-Present) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Grant Ressel is the current placekicker for the Missouri Tigers' football team. He was born in Jackson, Missouri.
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At Jackson High School, Ressel was a letterwinner for football and track and field. As a sophomore, Ressel was awarded Second-team all-conference honors for converting 28-of-30 extra points and 1-of-1 field goals. He earned First-team all-district and all-conference awards for his junior season, with 24-of-26 extra points made and 2-of-2 field goals. During his senior season, where he made 30-of-30 PATs and 5-of-6 field goals, he won first-team all-district, all-conference, and all-reigon awards. He was also the captain of the track and field team as a senior.[1]
Ressel was a walk-on for the Missouri Tigers in 2007. He played in one game in 2008, before his breakout season in 2009, where he earned 1st-Team All-American honors. That season, he made 26-of-27 field goals, and 39-of-39 PATs, setting a new single-season record for the NCAA best combined kick accuracy (98.5%). He also was the NCAA leader in field goal percentage (13 or more attempts) in 2009 with 96.3% field goals converted. In the 2009 Border Showdown game, Ressel kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired. In his 2010 season, Ressel hit 17-of-19 field goals and 45-of-47 PATs, and was a Lou Groza Award Semifinalist, as he also was in 2009.[2]