Senior kicker for Illinois. 2021: 18 field goals, 80 points.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Parkland, FL
Recruiting
K recruit
No. 1916 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
The story
4 kicker for Illinois. 2021: 18 field goals, 80 points.
James McCourt
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it. James McCourt has been at Illinois through three head coaches in three seasons. All-Big Ten in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lovie Smith, Rod Smith, and Bret Bielema. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2021
W 14–6
at Minnesota
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-22vs Nebraska | 0/1 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Wk 1 | L 30-37vs UTSA | 3/3 | 53 | 3/3 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-42@ Virginia | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs Maryland | 1/2 | 25 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-13@ Purdue | 3/4 | 51 | 0/0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-14vs Charlotte | 1/2 | 29 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-18@ Penn State | 3/4 | 39 | 1/1 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-20vs Rutgers | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 14-6@ Minnesota | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-33@ Iowa | 3/3 | 53 | 2/2 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-14vs Northwestern | 4/4 | 49 | 5/5 | 17 | |
| Total | 18/23 | 53 | — | 80 |
Play style
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Brayden Narveson’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brayden Narveson's junior season at Western Kentucky (2021).
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Player DNA