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Jets Fans React to 'Thiccer Kicker'
Jets Fans React to 'Thiccer Kicker' originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Often times, special teams additions go under the radar, especially at this point in the offseason. Tuesday saw an exception to that rule, when the New York Jets signed kicker Harrison Mevis, colloquially known as "The Thiccer Kicker."
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Mevis is an absolute unit of a kicker, standing at 5-foot-11, weighing 242 pounds. The average NFL kicker stands at 6-0, 195 pounds. Mevis weighs more than most players on the Jets' roster, including linebackers Quincy Williams and Jamin Davis and tight end Stone Smartt.
Mevis is encroaching on EDGE Will McDonald's playing weight last year (245 pounds) and long snapper Thomas Hennessy (246 pounds). Mevis is within 10 pounds of 6-8 tight end Zack Kuntz.
Mevis has been a fan favorite dating back to college, where he was a First-Team All-American and First-Team All-SEC selection as a sophomore in 2021. A four-year player for the Missouri Tigers, in his college career, Mevis knocked down 84 percent of his field goals, including an SEC-record 61-yarder, and he converted 148 of his 149 extra points.
Mevis was initially signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers in 2024, but was waived in August. Mevis spent last season with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League, where he converted 20 of 21 field goals.
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Fans had a combination of hopeful and hilarious reactions to the new Jets kicker.
"31 other teams wish they had a kicker with this much aura," one fan posted on X.
"Thiccer Kicker is an elite nickname… he will be drafted in my kicker fantasy leagues," another posted.
"Jets just going for lols I respect it," joked another.
"This is what peak male fitness looks like you may not like it but it's true. Go be Great Thiccer Kicker," a Mizzou fan wrote.
Mevis now becomes the third Jet added from the University of Missouri this offseason. New York selected tackle Armand Membou in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft and signed his college quarterback, Brady Cook, as an undrafted free agent. The Tigers trio can now challenge the Ohio State Buckeyes quartet of Garrett Wilson, Justin Fields, Jeremy Ruckert and Josh Myers.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 18, 2025, where it first appeared.
