Grant Ressel Class: RS Junior Hometown: Jackson, Mo. High School: Jackson Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: Placekicker Experience: 1L

· 2009 1^st-Team All-American (Sports Illustrated)

· 2009 2^nd-Team All-American (Sporting News)

· 2009 Lou Groza Award Semi-Finalist

· 2009 1^st-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press, Coaches)

· 2009 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 30)

· 2009 ESPN The Magazine 2^nd-Team Academic All-District

· 2009 1^st-Team Academic All-Big 12

· 2009 Team Special Teams Player of the Year Award

2010 SPRING OUTLOOK

One of the top kickers in the nation who should contend for All-American honors and other national awards after an amazing sophomore season which saw him win the kicking job the week of the season opener, and then proceed to break an NCAA single-season accuracy record ... Emerged from unknown status to most Tiger fans prior to the 2009 season to become a 1^st-Team All-American, and he'll forever be enshrined in the hearts of Mizzou fans for generations to come, thanks to his game-winning field goal with no time left against arch rival Kansas ... Naturally, enters spring ball atop the depth chart for placekicking duties, and he'll also be looked at as a potential kickoff man, too ... Came to Mizzou as a walk-on, but no longer has to worry about that distinction, as he was awarded with a scholarship following the 2009 season ... Thanks to his accuracy, the 2010 season will begin with Mizzou having made 237 consecutive extra points, dating back to its last miss in 2005 ... Mizzou stands just 25 makes away from the NCAA record of 262 consecutive extra points made, by Syracuse, from 1978 to 1989.

2009 SEASON

Was one of the truly amazing stories in all of college football during the 2009 season, as he rose from an unheralded 2^nd-string kicker before the season and went on to win 1^st-Team All-American honors for a year that was record-breaking ... Ended the year making a combined 65-of-66 total kicks (98.5%), including 26-of-27 field goals and 39-of-39 extra points, and that percentage broke an NCAA single-season record for best combined kick accuracy ... Also led the NCAA in FG percentage among those with 13 or more attempts (96.3%) and finished third nationally with 2.00 field goals made per game ... Was the hero of MU's 41-39 win over rival Kansas, as he connected on all four field goal attempts (43, 28, 37, 27) including the game-winning 27-yarder as time expired ... Began fall camp as the second-string kicker, but was steady and accurate enough to prompt coaches to keep him in mind for the starting duties, and sure enough, he was named the starter the week of MU's season-opener against rival Illinois ... He rewarded the coaches for their faith in him by connecting on all three of his field goal attempts in the game (32, 44 and 41 yards) ... Was 2-for-2 on FG attempts in the home opener against Bowling Green, hitting from 38 yards and a career-high 46 yarder ... Made his only FG attempt against Furman, from 44 yards out ... Made four field goals against Nevada (22, 31, 27, 26 yards) ... Was 1-for-2 in field goal attempts against Nebraska, connecting from 22 yards ... His only miss of the entire 2009 season came against Nebraska, when he slightly pulled a 43-yarder in terrible downpour conditions, as the timing of the kick was thrown off with a snap that came in high and a bit wide ... Made his only attempt (21 yards) against Oklahoma State ... Was 2-for-2 at Colorado (29 and 33 yards) ... Made all three of his kicks against Baylor, including two 46-yard kicks, which matched his career best ... Put the Tigers on the board against Kansas State with a 23-yard field goal, his only attempt of the day ... Made field goals of 20 and 38 yards against Iowa State on Nov. 21 ... Also tried his hand at kickoffs toward the latter part of the year, as he booted 14 kickoffs in the final six games, getting one touchback in the process.

2008 SEASON

Saw action in one game, and he made the most of it, getting off a solid 43-yard punt in reserve duty against Southeast Missouri State ... The punt had outstanding hang time, and forced the SEMO returner to signal for a fair catch ... Had a productive spring camp, working as both a punter and kicker.

2007 SEASON

Joined the team as a walk-on student-athlete and contributed throughout the year in various roles on special teams in practice.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a three-year letterwinner for Jackson High School in the sports of football and track and field ... Won 1^st-Team all-conference, all-district and all-region honors as a kicker during his senior season, when he connected on 30-of-30 PATs and 5-of-6 FGs ... Left school holding the single-season and career PAT percentage record for Class 5 in the state of Missouri ... Three-year PAT success rate was 95.4% (82-of-86) ... Was also 1^st-Team all-conference and all-district as a junior (24-of-26 PATs, 2-of-2 FGs), and earned 2^nd-Team all-conference honors as a sophomore (28-of-30 PATs, 1-of-1 FGs) ... Served as his track team's captain as a senior ... High school coach - Carl Gross.

PERSONAL

Parents - Randy & Connie Ressel ... Has an interest in earning a degree in biology at Mizzou, and states his career goal as someday running his own dental practice ... Was a member of his school's chapters of the National Honor Society, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Future Business Leaders of America, as well as the Spanish Club ... Chose Mizzou over Purdue, Arkansas and Minnesota, among others ... Lists hobbies outside of football as watching movies and traveling ... Was born in Columbia, and regularly came to Tiger football and basketball games growing up, and that trend continued even when his family moved away to Jackson.

ressel Career Statistics

2008 1-0 (1 punt for 43 yards)

Totals 14-13 26-27 .963 9-9 10-10 7-8 0-0 46 39-39 1.000