Junior kicker for Akron. 2022: 7 field goals, 36 points.
5′8″ · 145 lb · North Royalton, OH
The story
3 kicker for Akron. 2022: 7 field goals, 36 points.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearCory Smigel
Handles his kicks without drama. Cory Smigel has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Akron. 2022 brought the first one: MAC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Akron — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, and Joe Moorhead. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 30–23
6 PTS · 25 LONG · 50 PCT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With N. Gettman — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 62 LONG · D. Irons — 273 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 16.6 · 12 rush yds (12 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-23vs Saint Francis | 1/2 | 25 | 3/4 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Michigan State | 0/1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-63@ Tennessee | 0/1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-33@ Kent State | 2/2 | 42 | 3/3 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-27vs Miami (OH) | 1/1 | 25 | 0/0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-34vs Eastern Michigan | 0/1 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-12@ Northern Illinois | 3/3 | 33 | 5/5 | 14 | |
| Total | 7/11 | 42 | — | 36 |
Play style
Handles his kicks without drama.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Handles his kicks without drama.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Cory Smigel’s 2021 season.
Matches Cory on
Differs from Cory on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Morgan Suarez's senior season at Florida Atlantic (2024).
Matches Morgan on
Differs from Morgan on
Player DNA