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2018 Football Roster

Evan Procaccini
Evan Procaccini
Derek Marckel
Derek Marckel

37 Jameson Vest

  • Position Kicker
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Peachtree City, Ga.
  • High School Our Lady of Mercy

Biography

Career
Holds UT career records for field goals made (72) and successful PATs (230)...Ranks fifth in UT in career field-goal percentage (75.0%)...72 field goals ranks third in MAC history...230 PATs is a MAC record.

2018
Led MAC in scoring with 8.4 points/game...Second in the MAC with 15 field goals made...Made a 29-yard field goal and connected on 9-of-9 extra points vs. VMI with six touchbacks in 11 kickoff attempts...Made  47-yard field goal vs. Miami...Three touchbacks in five attempts vs. Miami...Made 2-3 field goals at Fresno State, from 43 and 46 yards...Made 2-of-2 field goals at EMU and had four touchbacks in five attempts...Made all three field goal attempts against WMU (25, 28, 45)...Made all six PATs and his only field goal attempt against Ball State, breaking the program’s career records in both categories...On official watch list for the Lou Groza Award.

2017
First-team All-MAC selection...Set UT record with 25 field goals and 30 field-goal attempts...Led the MAC and ranked fifth in nation in field goals per game (1.79)...Led MAC in field goal percentage (83.3%)...Named MAC West Divison Special Teams Player of the Week for his performances vs. Tulsa, Miami, CMU and Akron...Kicked a career-best four field goals against Elon, all of which came in the first half...Totaled a career-best 17 points vs. Elon...Made three field goals vs. Nevada...Made a game-winning 33-yard field goal in 54-51 win over Tulsa as time expired...Made three field goals against Miami (Fla.) including a 49-yarder, tying his career long...Made two of his three field goal attempts against Eastern Michigan...Made a 41-yard field goal against CMU in rainy and windy conditions...Made two of his three field goal attempts against Akron, connecting from 40 yards and 29 yards...Made a 32-yarder against Ball State...Made both field goal attempts against NIU...made a 24-yard FG and all nine of his PAT’s against Bowling Green...Made all three of his field goal attempts (30, 33, 40) against Western Michigan...Made a 47-yard field goal and all six PATs against Akron in the MAC Championship Game.

2016
Made 13-of-19 field goals and 61-of-62 PATs...Led team and tied for fourth in the MAC in scoring at 7.7 points per game...Tied for sixth in MAC in field goals/game (1.00) and field-goal percentage (68.4%)...Converted a career-long 49-yard field goal against Ball State, one of season-best three successful attempts that game...Also connected on a 47-yarder vs. Ohio and a 44-yarder against NIU.

2015
Led MAC and was 23rd in country in field goals made (1.58/game)...Ranked fifth in MAC in field-goal percentage, connecting on 19-of-27 (.704) kicks...Named honorable mention Freshman All-America by CampusInsiders.com...Four times made three field goals in a game...Earned MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week honors for performance vs. Iowa State on Sept. 19...Made 3-of-4 field goals, including a 42-yarder that sent the game into second ovetime vs. Cyclones...Made 3-of-3 field goals with a season-long boot of 44 yards vs. UMass...Made 3-of-3 FGs vs. Arkansas State and 3-of-4 vs. Bowling Green...49-of-50 on PATs.

High School
Ranked as a three-star kicker by ESPN.com...Named honorable mention all-state, first-team South Metro, all-region offensive MVP, first-team all-county athlete and first-team all-county kicker...Also named an honorary captain, offensive MVP and special teams MVP as a senior...Had four field goals with a long of 45 yards...As a QB, threw for 1,058 yards, and rushed for 998 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior...Team’s offensive MVP and earned first-team all-county as an “athlete” as a junior...Recorded 1,800 passing yards, 750 rushing yards and 17 total touchdowns as a junior...Kicked five field goals, with a long of 48 yards... As a sophomore, was named a honorable mention all-region kicker.

Personal
Full name Jameson McBride Vest...Parents are Randal and Gail Vest...Has one brother, Chase...Mechanical engineering major.

Career Game Highs
Long Field Goal:
49 (2 times, last at Miami (Fla.), 9-23-17)
Field Goals in Game: 4 (Elon, 8-31-17)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2015Freshman

    Kicker
    5'9" 203 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2016Sophomore

    Kicker
    5'10" 196 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2017Junior

    Kicker
    5'10" 190 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2018Senior

    Kicker
    5'10" 190 lbs
    37