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92 Paul Schumacher

92 Paul Schumacher

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    177
  • Position:
    PK
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • High School:
    The King's Academy

Summary

Biography

All-Big South Conference candidate at the kicker position … Coming off a breakout all-around season … Emerged as a reliable weapon during junior season and hopes to build upon that success … Has a strong and accurate leg … Has improved accuracy and confidence level … One of the Big South’s top kickoff men … Has made 25 career field goals and scored 145 career points in three seasons … Has connected on 70-of-72 career extra points (97 percent), one of the league’s most accurate marks over the past three seasons.

2016 at Gardner-Webb: Earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors following a breakout season kicking the football … Led the Big South in field goal percentage, making 10-of-11 chances (90.9 percent) … Lone field goal miss of the season was blocked … Also led the league in PAT percentage with a perfect 32-of-32 effort … Ranked third nationally in field goal percentage … Ranked second in the Big South with his 10 field goals made, as well as kick scoring (62 points) … Ranked second in the Big South Conference with a school-record 23 touchbacks … Led the Big South Conference in net kickoff yardage … Named Big South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring 10 points in the overtime win vs. Monmouth (11/19) … Tripled previous career touchback total in just one season … Boomed four touchbacks each in games vs. Benedict (10/1), Presbyterian (10/8) and Kennesaw State (10/22) … Had three touchbacks at Liberty (10/29) to go with eight points scored. 2015 at Gardner-Webb: Starter at placekicker as a true sophomore for 11 games … Connected on 7-of-12 field goals … Made four of his first five kicks, including two of 40 yards or more, to start the season … Averaged 58.2 yards per kickoff on 31 attempts and had seven touchbacks … Was 16-of-17 on PAT attempts for the season … Made all three of his field goals vs. Monmouth (11/21) in the season finale for a season-best nine points … Scored seven points vs. Elon (9/12) and Virginia Union (9/19) … Had two touchbacks and made four PAT kicks in the win over No. 15 Liberty (10/10) … Made all four of his PAT kicks vs. ETSU (11/14) … Had a pair of special teams tackles on kickoffs. 2014 at GWU: Won the starting job on PATs and field goals early as a true freshman … Slowly improved accuracy and made four of his final six field goal attempts … Connected on 8-of-17 attempts on the season … Only kicked off in two games, averaging 59.3 yards per attempt vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (9/13) … Attempted an onside kick at Monmouth (11/22) … Finished 22-of-23 on PAT attempts … Scored 46 points on the season … Best game came at VMI (10/18) … Made a clutch, 43-yard field goal to tie the game with 7.1 seconds to go – his second field goal of the day … Was a perfect 5-of-5 on extra points to finish with 11 points in the game … Named College Sporting News FCS Weekly All-Star for his performance … Booted a pair of field goals vs. Charlotte (10/4), including a kick that just beat the halftime horn … Also had two field goals vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (9/13) … Made his lone attempt vs. Wofford (9/20).

High School: Played at The King’s (Fla.) Academy under Coach Heath Nivens … Earned second-team Class 3A All-State honors from the Associated Press following a strong senior season … Recipient of the prestigious 2013 Lou Groza Award as the top kicker in Palm Beach County … A first-team All-Area selection by the Palm Beach Post … Earned first-team All-County honors from the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel … Selected to play in the Treasure Coast All-Star Game on January 11 … Rated as a 4.5 star prospect and as the No. 57 kicker nationally by Kohl’s Kicking … Rated as the No. 62 punter nationally in the Class of 2014 by Kohl’s … Made 7-of-10 field goals including a 50-yarder against state powerhouse Pahokee (Fla.) High … Had four field goals of 40 yards or longer … Made 29-of-31 PAT kicks and finished the season with 50 points in nine games … Helped Lions to a 6-3 record … Had 32 touchbacks on 42 kickoffs (76.1 percent) … Averaged 40.4 yards per punt on 29 attempts with a long of 62 yards … Earned honorable mention Class 3A All-State honors as a junior in 2012 … Made 6-of-8 field goals and averaged 38.0 yards per punt … Had 25 touchbacks recorded on kickoffs … Has also seen action at receiver and cornerback … Standout on the King’s Academy soccer team as a defender … Also a triple jumper … Chose GWU over Campbell, Mercer and Colgate.

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Historical Player Information

  • 92

    2014Freshman

    PK/P
    5'10" 172 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2015Sophomore

    PK/P
    5'10" 172 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2016Junior

    PK/P
    5'10" 175 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2017Senior

    PK
    5'10" 177 lbs
    92