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Joe Mcfadden
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Joe Mcfadden

K · #84 · University of Nevada, Reno
TransferGrad
Height5'10"
Weight188 lbs
Est. eligibility0 yrs
Production index
Medium
Roster status
RosteredJoe Mcfadden (K) officially withdrew from the transfer portal
Last updatedSep 23, 2026, 12:24 PM
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Background

NEVADA CAREER RS SENIOR (2025): The Wolf Pack's primary placekicker on field goals and PATs ... Went 19-for-25 on field goals, with a long of 50, and was a perfect 20-for-20 on PATs ... His 19 field goals made rank tied for eighth on Nevada's all-time single-season list ... Had six games with at least two field goals, and two in which he went 3-for-3 ... Hit his lone field-goal attempt at No. 2/3 Penn State (Aug. 30) ... Converted both field-goal attempts and hit two PATs in win over Sacramento State (Sept. 6) ... Went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts at Western Kentucky (Sept. 20) ... Connected on all three field-goal attempts at New Mexico, finishing the game with 10 points (Oct. 18) ... Scored a season-high 13 points against San José State, going 7-for-7 on PATs and hitting two field goals (Nov. 15) ... Went 2-for-3 on field goals in win at Wyoming, the six points providing the Wolf Pack's margin of victory (Nov. 22). PRIOR TO NEVADA Played two seasons (2021, 2023) at UCONN, appearing in 22 games ... Handled kicking duties both seasons and punted in 2021 ... Hit 19 field goals and 39 PATs for 96 points over his two seasons for the Huskies ... Punted 61 times for an average of 39.8 yards per punt with six of 50-plus yards, and placed 14 inside the 20 with only one touchback ... Made 12-of-17 field goals with a long of 47 in 2021, then had seven made with a long of 50 in 2023 ... As a prep, handled kicking and punting duties for head coach Riley Dodge at Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas … His team won its first-round playoff game, 49-14, over Haltom and will compete against Permian in the second round on Friday, December 18 … Played in 29 games his first three years and connected on 14 field goals and 167 extra points … Longest field was 43 yards and his longest punt went for 70 yards … Scored 182 points over his first three years… Honored as an Adidas All-American, First Team All-District, First-Team All-Area, First Team preseason All-State and was the third-highest ranked kicker in the Nation by 247 Sports… Plans to major in finance… Son of Terry and Marsha McFadden.

Hometown
🏴󠁵󠁳󠁴󠁸󠁿Grapevine, TX
High schoolSouthlake-Carroll HS
ScholarshipYes
Career path
Career stats
YRSCHOOLGPGSOFF SNAPSPRODFGFG%1-1920-2930-3940-4950+XPXP%
2026
University of Nevada, Reno
3018--2/2100.0%0/00/00/00/00/010/10100.0%
2025
University of Nevada, Reno
12043High19/2576.0%0/03/35/610/141/220/20100.0%
2023
University of Connecticut
100--Low7/1353.8%0/01/14/41/71/120/2387.0%
2021
University of Connecticut
120--Med.12/1770.6%0/05/74/43/50/119/19100.0%
Career37061Med.40/5770.2%0/09/1113/1414/262/469/7295.8%
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Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026