Matthew McDairmid

Matthew McDairmid

No. 7 – Kansas City Coyotes
Position:	Kicker
Personal information
Born:	(2014-09-04)September 4, 2014 (aged 48) Inverness, Scotland
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:	George Heriot's School
College:	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
DSFL Draft:	2016 (S) / Round: 10 / Pick: 77
Career history
Kansas City Coyotes (2036 (S21)-)
Roster status:	Active

Matthew McDairmid (born September 4, 2014) is an American football kicker for the Kansas City Coyotes of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL).

Early years

Matthew McDairmid was born in the Scottish city of Inverness in 1998. While growing up in the Highlands, Matthew became keenly interested in the sport of Rugby, and would begin playing officially at the young age of 10 with his local team. Over his years in the north of Scotland, he became accustomed to the fly-half role, which gave birth to his dramatically strong kicking game. Upon reaching high school age, Matthew's parents transferred him to George Heriot's School in Edinburgh - which became the work base for both parents at this time. Once again, Matthew excelled at the sport he had grow up with, and continued to develop his mid-game intelligence and kicking leg. While Matthew had hoped to play at Scottish Championship level in his rugby career, his life was pushed in a different direction when his parents moved him away once again - this time, to Arkansas. It was here that Matthew was introduced to the game of American Football for the first time.

College career

Having spent most of his high school career in Scotland preparing for a rugby team to pick him up, Matthew had fallen behind in his academics. Because of this - upon reaching America - he would have difficulty getting into high level colleges. He spent a long time assessing his capabilities at multiple institutions - however the opportunity for him to go to these prestigious schools was out of his limits. Eventually, he stumbled upon the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where he eventually attended and walked on to their DI FCS football team. While cutting an imposing figure as a large Scottish import, the biggest thing that stood out about his game - as was similar in Scotland when playing Rugby - was his very strong leg. Seeing the potential he had, the coaches named Matthew the starting punter as a true freshman - however, due to his struggles with accuracy from a held position at first, he would sit behind more experienced kickers for his first 2 years. During his time at UAPB, Matthew continued to impress all those who would watch with his amazing kicking abilities; while, at the same time, becoming much more accurate from extra point and field goal sets. These vast improvements over his 4 years at UAPB saw him claim all-conference honours in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

College career statistics

TBC

Professional career

DSFL career

Upon finishing his college career - thanks to the pushes from his coaches - Matthew decided to attempt to become a pro American Football player, and declared for the DSFL Season 21 draft. In the 10th round of that draft, at pick number 77, he was selected by the Kansas City Coyotes; Matthew would become the second kicker on their roster for that season, behind Lefty Louis.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)

Professional career statistics

TBC

Achievements and records

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