Kali Nguma

2025: Has made 11-of-12 field goal attempts this season … ranks eighth in the FBS with a field goal percentage of 92.3% … kicked a 46-yarder in the win over UAB, matching his career long … has converted a school record 70 extra point attempts this season to push his career total to 125, the third-most in program history … recognized as the American Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after the win over Temple when he knocked through seven PATs and a field goal. 2024: Appeared in all 13 games as the starting kicker … earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors ... named AAC Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 12 … was a perfect 55-of-55 on PAT attempts … converted 11-of-16 field goals attempted … had a streak of nine consecutive made FGs, tied for the fourth-longest streak in the FBS era in program history … made the longest field goal of his career, a 46-yarder at Florida Atlantic … hit three field goals vs. Wyoming. 2023: Did not see game action … preserved a redshirt. Prior to UNT: Prepped at Sharyland High School in Mission, Texas … played for coach Craig Krell … helped team to 7-5 record … Converted 27 field goals in high school … scored 202 total points … also served as team’s punter … averaged 38.0 yards per punt as a senior … had 14 punts downed inside the 20 … averaged 41 yards per punt as a junior with a long of 69 yards … rated five stars by Kohl’s Kicking … No. 36 rated kicker nationally … three-time all-district … all-state honoree … owns school record with 53-yard field goal … also punted in high school … competed at National Invitational Scholarship Camp and the Kohl’s Texas Showcase … selected to RGV All-Star Game … also played soccer.