Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 1/1 | 48 | 8/8 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Ohio State | 1/1 | 37 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-6vs UTSA | 3/3 | 52 | 3/3 | 12 | |
| Total | 5/5 | 52 | — | 29 |
#44
Gianni Spetic
Senior kicker for Texas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 221 lb · Chardon, OH · Notre Dame Cathedral Latin School
Transferred Memphis → Texas for 2026
The numbers
5
field goals · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 FG, 3 XP, vs UTSA
Swing playSwung South Alabama from 46% to 71% to win.South Alabama at Ohio · 27-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior kicker for Texas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2023.
- Transferred from Memphis to Texas in 2026.
Gianni Spetic
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202313 games
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School
202512 games
- Entered the portal
- All-AACthird
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas
Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas
2025Memphis
2026Texas
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8/9 (89%) | 2/5 (40%) | 3/4 (75%) | |
| 2024 | 8/9 (89%) | 4/5 (80%) | 1/2 | |
| 2023 | 17/19 (89%) | 1/5 (20%) | 0/2 | |
| Career | 33/37 (89%) | 7/15 (47%) | 4/8 (50%) |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Ohio State
6 points · 37 long · 100 percent on field goals
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 field goals, +3 field-goal attempts, +12 points.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning
2026Texas3-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning, fast tempo
How he plays
Play style
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 2,481 recruit in the country is kicking in the SEC as a senior.
The battery
Texas’s specialists
- #47Trey DubucLong snapper · Jr.
- #42Trott O'NealLong snapper · Fr.
- #43Mac ChiumentoPunter · Sr.6 punts · 41.3 avg
- #45Mikey BukauskasPunter · Fr.
- #44Gianni SpeticKicker · Sr.5 of 5 on field goals
- #49Jake CollettKicker · Fr.
- #46Spencer BarnettKicker · So.
DNA match
Player DNA
Big Leg
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it.
K
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Gino Garcia’s 2023 season.
Matches Gino on
FG%
Longest make
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Clune Van Andel's junior season at Arkansas State (2025).
70%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Clune on
Class year
Longest make
Weight
Differs from Clune on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Gianni Spetic
Background
A first-year kicker from Chardon, Ohio … on 2026 preseason watch list for the Lou Groza Award ... transferred to Texas from Memphis in spring 2026 … has played in 39 career games across three seasons ... played in 13 games as a Memphis Tiger … participated in 24 games across two seasons at Ohio…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology