Micycle McCormick

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Micycle McCormick
Micycle McCormick at Rutgers University
Micycle McCormick while at Rutgers University
No. 32 – Colorado Yeti
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-27)August 27, 1996 (aged 64)
Piscataway, NJ
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:150 lb (68 kg)
Username:infinitempg
Career information
High school:Piscataway High School
College:Rutgers University
ISFL Draft:2021  / Round: 3 / Pick: 18
Career history
Roster status:Retired
Career highlights and awards
Career NSFL statistics as of Week 14, 2030
Field Goals Made:106
Field Goal PCT:93.0%
Extra Points Made:134
Extra Point PCT:95.7%
Average Punt Yards:47.6
Completions:1720
Passing Yards:20852
Touchdowns:131
Player stats at ISFL.net

Micycle McCormick (born August 27, 1996) is an American football Quarterback and former Kicker/Punter for the Colorado Yeti of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights before entering the professional ranks in 2021. In 2022 (S7), Micycle became the first player in the history of the NSFL to record a full season without missing an extra point or field goal attempt. After a major foot injury, McCormick switched to playing Quarterback.

Early years

Micycle McCormick was born in Piscataway, New Jersey on August 27, 1996. At an early age, McCormick found himself drawn to both sports and technology. His father, Mitch, was a computer engineer, and as such there was a plentiful amount of gadgets and toys to experiment with at the McCormick household. Sports, on the other hand, was a natural talent that McCormick discovered on his own, as his family did not have a strong athletic heritage. By the age of 6, McCormick was competing in soccer, swimming, and martial arts, and excelling at each.

It was not until his sophomore year at Piscataway High School did McCormick don a football uniform as an emergency kicker. In his first game, McCormick was tasked with hitting a 45-yard game-winning field goal to defeat Sayreville High School and advance to the state title game, and the rush of adrenaline after making it left him hooked. McCormick was listed as an All-Division and All-State team member in his junior and senior years. He also served as emergency quarterback, and went 25/32 for 316 yards in a game where both the starter and backup quarterbacks were injured and suspended respectively.

McCormick also spent the summer prior to his senior year participating in U-19 camp for the Indonesian national soccer team as an attacking midfielder, but wasn't invited to join the final 23 at the Asian Football Confederation U-19 Championships.

College career

McCormick attended Rutgers University on full academic scholarship after failing to garner any scholarship offers from major schools. Despite this, McCormick earned a spot as a walk-on kicker to the team, and redshirted his first year.

As a redshirt freshman, McCormick served as a backup kicker and punter until the last two games, where an injury to the starting kicker allowed him to play. He scored 3 extra points and 4 field goals in those games, impressing the coaching staff. He also participated in a fake field goal attempt and two fake punts, gaining 50 rushing yards and scoring a touchdown.

With the graduation of the starting kicker and punter that offseason, McCormick found himself in the lead position for both starting jobs. After the end of spring ball and before summer training camp, McCormick suffered a major kneecap dislocation while finishing a 5K race (which he did finish with a time of 29:17), tearing his ACL and MCL in the process. He applied and was granted a medical redshirt and spent the year rehabbing and focusing on his studies. While he came back nearly full strength and re-won the starting jobs by the next spring, McCormick lost the speed and agility he once used during fake kick attempts.

The 2017 season for Rutgers was a very poor offensive showing, and as such McCormick put up paltry numbers despite being very consistent. He ended the season with 25 made extra points and 13 made field goals, only missing twice all season. His punting was also very strong (and was used very often), recording an average of 43.5 yards per punt. McCormick also found his footing as an emergency quarterback once again in the final game versus Maryland, with the starting QB injured and the backup knocked out with a concussion, McCormick led a furious 17 point comeback in the fourth quarter and finished the night 15/17 with 205 yards and 3 touchdown throws.

McCormick entered his third year of eligibility safely with both starting jobs, and his performance on the field solidified that hold. He did not miss a single extra point or field goal all season, earning him all-Big Ten honors and the Special Teams MVP award for the team. With such a strong season, McCormick debated turning pro before his eligibility was up. He had received inquiries from several NSFL scouts about possibly being selected to the fledgling DSFL, but most experts and scouts agreed he would remain undrafted. McCormick ultimately decided to continue his Master's degree in Astrophysics at Rutgers while finishing his fourth year of eligibility.

The 2019 Rutgers football season proved to be a surprisingly successful campaign for the Scarlet Knights, with them finishing with an impressive 6 wins. McCormick rode this revitalized team to career highs in extra points and field goals, and finished as a finalist for the Lou Groza Award. Most notable was his game-winning kick to defeat the then #2 Penn State Nittany Lions to bring Rutgers to a bowl game as well as knock the Nittany Lions out of the College Football Playoff race.

College career statistics

McCormick left college with a career total of 106 extra points, 70 field goals, and 10,122 punting yards, as well as a 100% Extra Point PCT and 93% Field Goal PCT.

Career statistics Extra Points Field Goals Punts
Season Team Games Made Attempted PCT Made Attempted PCT Long Punts Yards Inside 20 Long
2014 RU DNP (Redshirt)
2015 RU 2 3 3 100 4 5 80 43 0 0 0 0
2016 RU DNP (Injury)
2017 RU 12 25 25 100 13 15 86.7 51 84 3654 21 75
2018 RU 12 33 33 100 24 24 100 53 80 3576 27 64
2019 RU 13 45 45 100 29 31 93.5 52 64 2892 28 67
Total 41 106 106 100 70 75 93.3 53 228 10122 76 75

Professional career

DSFL career

McCormick was picked with the 13th overall pick in the 2020 DSFL Draft (S5) by the Kansas City Coyotes. His DSFL career was one full of work and lost time, as McCormick had to balance moving to Kansas City, possibly also moving to Chicago with the team's debated relocation, and finishing his Master's thesis at Rutgers remotely. Without being able to commit his full time to training, McCormick struggled to a 78.9% field goal rate (second lowest in the league), hitting only 3 of 7 of his kicks between 40 and 50 yards. McCormick also did not take part in the player revolt against general manager Alexandra Jones over the team's possible move to Chicago.

DSFL career statistics

Career statistics Extra Points Field Goals Punts
Season Team Games Made Attempted PCT Made Attempted PCT Long Punts Yards Inside 20 Long
2020 (S5) KCC 14 17 17 100 15 19 78.9 50 101 4454 11 67
Total 14 17 17 100 15 19 78.9 50 101 4454 11 67

NSFL career

Prior to the NSFL Draft

Due to his weak year in the DSFL, most NSFL pundits and scouts predicted McCormick to fall deep into the draft as by far the second kicker off the board, behind Tijuana's K/P Forfeit. McCormick received interviews from the Colorado Yeti, Orange County Otters, Las Vegas Legion, Yellowknife Wraiths, and Baltimore Hawks. Despite his poor statistical showing in the DSFL, McCormick did outperform Forfeit during the 2021 (S6) Scouting Combine.

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40‑yd dash 20‑ss 3‑cone Vert jump Broad BP Wonderlic
5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m) 		160 lb
(73 kg) 		33+7⁄8 in
(0.86 m) 		8+5⁄8 in
(0.22 m) 		5.73 s 5.30 s 8.21 s 18.7 in
(0.47 m) 		5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m) 		2 reps 30
2021 NSFL Scouting Combine

Colorado Yeti (2021-2030)

McCormick was selected by the Colorado Yeti with the 18th overall pick in the 2021 (S6) NSFL Draft. The Yeti already had their own kicker, Peg Leg, so it was expected that they would split duties with McCormick as the kicker and Peg Leg as the punter. In Week 5 of the season, Peg Leg was traded to the Second Line in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2023 (S8) NSFL Draft. Despite winning the starting position, McCormick struggled with field goals, making only 73.7% of his field goals. The Yeti management still saw McCormick as a valuable asset who was bound to improve, and kept him on long term.

Their decision paid off in the 2022 (S7) season as McCormick had the most efficient kicking season in NSFL history, making every field goal and extra point he attempted. It was the worst statistical season of his career (mostly due to the rebuilding offense), but this helped bolster his punting statistics, averaging 46.5 yards per punt and pinning the opponent 19 times. McCormick received votes for Punter of the Year, Kicker of the Year, and the NSFL Player-voted MVP.

Prior to the 2023 (S8) draft, there were rumors of the Yeti drafting a new punter to replace McCormick. These rumors were unfounded, and with the starting position fully secured, McCormick re-signed with the Yeti until the 2025 season. McCormick's upswing in skill was soon matched by the rest of the Yeti team, as they posted a surprising 6-8 record. McCormick missed only 2 of his 30 field goal attempts, and hit the game-winning field goal in overtime against the Arizona Outlaws, breaking Colorado's 32 game winless streak. McCormick also posted the third best punting season in NSFL history with 49.2 yards per punt. McCormick received votes for Punter of the Year, and was voted the NSFL Kicker of the Year that season.

McCormick continued his strong performance in 2024 (S9), again making every field goal and only missing 2 extra points. This was added on by the surging Yeti offense, where McCormick converted 37 extra points (almost double the year previous) while only being called on for 18 field goals. McCormick expressed frustration over his role multiple times at his playcallers, as he was called on for many punts when long field goals seemed more useful. Despite this, McCormick was named Co-Punter of the Year with Dean Jackson, finishing with a league-high 48.3 yard punting average and dropping 15 punts inside the 20.

McCormick's final year as a kicker came in 2025 (S10). As now a veteran kicker, he worried about becoming the next victim of the Kicker's Curse, a surprising downwards turn in effectiveness as experience increases. While a decrease in statistics did appear, it was not significant enough to cause worry. McCormick finished with career highs in field goals made and attempted (40 and 43 respectively) as the Yeti made a second consecutive run in the playoffs. He also had a stellar punting season, finishing with an average of 50.3 yards per punt, 0.6 yards per punt short of Turk Turkleton's record but still enough to win him Punter of the Year recognition for the second straight season.

Foot Injury & Transition to Quarterback

Following the 2025 (S10) NSFC Championship, McCormick was rushed to the hospital with two broken toes after stubbing his toe in the locker room[1]. A quick surgery ensued to insert screws into McCormick's toes, and there was hope that the screws would hold up to the stresses of punting and kicking at a professional level[2]. After a few tests, however, this was quickly dismissed and doctors refused to clear McCormick to return to the field as a kicker[3].

Complicating the situation was the departure of Yeti starting quarterback Ryan Applehort. With no clear backup in place, McCormick offered his services as a replacement quarterback for the team. Thanks to his quarterbacking experience in high school and college, as well as a good rapport with star receivers Dwayne Aaron and Howard Miller, McCormick had a seamless transition and began the season as the new starter for the Yeti. New management and coaching led to a much more pass-happy offense than previous years, and McCormick's statistics thrived as he finished second in passing yards. McCormick's inexperience showed as he threw for 17 interceptions, including 2 key interceptions in a pivotal game against Orange County in the last week of the season that cost the Yeti home field advantage in the NSFC Championship.

In 2027 (S12), the Colorado Yeti rebranded with the hopes of starting a new page with their new quarterback. The Yeti drafted a new receiver James Bishop to replace the retiring Aaron, and hoped that Bishop would make a quick impact. The Yeti struggled out of the gate, starting 0-5 with McCormick throwing 8 of his 17 interceptions in the first 5 games. In the last 5 games of the season, the young Yeti were able to put together a 4-1 record and only just fail to make the playoffs after a Week 13 loss to the Liberty.

Franchise QB

With the Yeti's young stars beginning to get used to the big league and their old stars on the verge of retirement, Colorado's management opted to go "all-in" on 2028 (S13) and traded for stars such as Verso L'Alto, Blackford Oakes, and Brian Mills. While these trades filled up major holes in the team, the Yeti only added 2 wins to their previous total and finished at a conference leading 8-6 record, with McCormick having his best passer rating but his worst bulk statistical season. After thrashing the Liberty in the NSFC Championship game, McCormick and the Yeti went to their first Ultimus, coming up just short to the Orange County Otters by a score of 24-21 in a game that included a near 11 point comeback in the last 2 minutes.

Looking to make a repeat of the successes of 2028, the Yeti entered 2029 (S14) with high hopes that were quickly dashed on the back of all-around poor performance from McCormick. The team proceeded to re-open the tank and traded away many stars, including McCormick's favorite target Miller, and went with an all-out spread philosophy on offense. This allowed McCormick to have his best bulk statistical season yet, making him the 10th player in NSFL history to eclipse the 5000 passing yard mark. McCormick's interception problem continued, however, as he had a career-high 18 interceptions in a disappointing 4-10 season.

Entering the 2030 (S15) season, rumors began to swirl about McCormick's availability and overall health, with some speculating he might retire soon. McCormick quickly put these rumors to rest in an article published in The Player's Tribune where he stated that his health had been declining and he needed to retire before the effects were irreversible[4].

He entered his final season with his receiver Bishop nearing his peak, and a new, young defense adding on to old stalwarts Logan Lejune and Beau Montgomery. It was all for naught, however, as the team's tank continued for another season. McCormick had career lows in all of his stats as the Yeti sputtered to a 2-12 finish.

Professional career statistics

Kicking statistics

Career statistics Extra Points Field Goals Punts
Season Team Games Made Attempted PCT Made Attempted PCT Long Punts Yards Inside 20 Long
2021 (S6) COL 14 21 22 95.5 14 19 73.7 56 89 3924 8 71
2022 (S7) COL 14 10 10 100 21 21 100 47 117 5400 19 71
2023 (S8) COL 14 22 22 100 28 30 93.3 54 92 4534 12 72
2024 (S9) COL 14 37 39 94.9 18 18 100 50 86 4156 15 72
2025 (S10) COL 14 44 47 93.6 25 26 93.6 47 97 4878 14 77
Total 70 134 140 95.7 106 114 93.0 56 481 22892 68 77

Passing statistics

Career statistics Passing
Season Team Games Completions Attempts Yards PCT Long TD Interceptions QB Rating
2026 (S11) COL 14 391 635 4433 61.6 59 29 17 86.6
2027 (S12) COL 14 321 573 4019 56.0 62 28 17 81.9
2028 (S13) COL 14 322 534 3964 60.3 52 23 14 86.7
2029 (S14) COL 14 387 674 5007 57.4 58 31 18 85.1
2030 (S15) COL 14 299 524 3429 57.1 71 20 20 73.7
Total 70 1720 2940 20852 58.5 71 131 86 83.1

Achievements and Records

Awards

NSFL records

Career
  • 9th career Field Goals made (106)
  • 3rd career Field Goal percentage (93.0, min 10 att)
  • 8th career Extra Point percentage (95.7, min 10 att)
  • 2nd career Punt average (47.6)
  • 9th career Punt yards (22892)
  • 3rd longest Punt (77)
  • 10th career Passing percentage (58.5)
  • 12th career Completions (1720)
  • 12th career Passing yards (20852)
  • 13th career Passing Touchdowns (131)
  • 13th career Passer Rating (83.1)
  • 1st career Yards per Rush (5.3, min 100 rush)
  • 6th longest run (70 yards)
Season
  • 2022 (S7) - 2023 (S8): Broke NSFL record for most consecutive games without a missed kick (22 games)
  • 2022 (S7): Tied NSFL record for highest Field Goal percentage (100%)
  • 2022 (S7): Tied NSFL record for highest Extra Point percentage (100%)
  • 2025 (S10): 2nd highest Punting average (50.3 yards per punt)

Post-Playing Career

Upon his retirement, McCormick took a job with the Yeti organization as kicking coach. During the offseason, he also helped out future Yeti Wolfie McDummy with his position change to quarterback. He was promoted to Head Coach of the team upon the start of the 2032 (S17) season.

2032 (S17) Ownership Battle

At the conclusion of the 2032 (S17) season, Colorado Yeti owner Biggert Footson was involved in a fistfight with General Manager Malmouf Silvers that resulted in the resignation of Silvers and dismissal of McCormick as head coach[5]. McCormick's dismissal, combined with threats of relocation, caused a social media firestorm against Footson. Many Yeti players, notably including captains Mo Berry, Bubba Thumper, and Lazslo Forty-Two publicly came out in support of the embattled McCormick over ownership[6].

The whole ordeal culminated in the surprise purchase of the team by Micycle's father, Mitch McCormick, for a record $1.2 billion USD. Being part of the ownership group, Micycle was reinstated to the organization as the Vice President of Football Operations. McCormick's first decision was to extend the contract of new General Manager Bobby Wasabi, and hire Tom Ozzborne out of the University of Nebraska to be the co-GM and head coach.

References

  1. ↑ http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=10581&view=findpost&p=150800
  2. ↑ http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=10597&view=findpost&p=150993
  3. ↑ http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=10641&view=findpost&p=151286
  4. ↑ http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=13175&view=findpost&p=188324
  5. ↑ http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=15510&view=findpost&p=215463
  6. ↑ http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=15513&view=findpost&p=215482
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