Signed by the Buccaneers as an unrestricted free agent on March 30, 2023.
1x AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 5, 2022).
Has appeared in 47 career games between the Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets and Cleveland Browns. In his career, has converted 67-of-85 (78.8%) field goal tries and 88-of-90 (97.8%) extra point attempts for a total of 289 kicking points.Â
Has successfully converted 17-of-21 (81%) attempts from 50-or-more yards, good for the second-highest success rate in NFL history among players with at least 20 attempts.
Appeared in 16 games for the Colts, converting 30-of-36 (83.3%) field goal attempts and 21-of-21 (100%) extra point attempts. His 30 made field goals in 2022 marked a career high.
His 30 made field goals were eighth-most in the NFL and tops among kickers who did not appear in all 17 regular season games.
Logged nine made field goals from 50-or-more yards, establishing a new Colts single-season franchise record. His nine such field goals were tied for second-most in the NFL in 2022.
Appeared in 33 games across three seasons at the University of Illinois (2016-18), converting 44-of-59 (74.6%) field goal tries and 79-of-79 (100%) extra point attempts after walking onto the team as a fresman in 2014.
As a senior, he led the Big Ten in field goals per game
In 2018, won the Bakken-Andersen Big Ten Kicker of the Year award and was voted first-team All-Big Ten
Attended Cypress Woods High School (Cypress, Texas) where he lettered in football and soccer.
Majored in mechanical engineering at Illinois.
Parents are Dan and Tammy McLaughlin
