Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs Louisville | 2/3 | 48 | 5/5 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-9vs Charlotte | 2/2 | 57 | 5/5 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 32-24vs LSU | 1/2 | 37 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Total | 5/7 | 57 | — | 28 |
#17
Lucas Carneiro
Senior kicker for Ole Miss. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Cornelius, NC · Community School of Davidson
The numbers
5
field goals · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 FG, 5 XP, vs Louisville
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior kicker for Ole Miss. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year in 2024.
Lucas Carneiro
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Tyson Helton, Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding. Three straight seasons of it now: SEC Special Teams Player of the Week again in 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202313 games
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
202414 games
- Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Yearwinner
- All-Conference USAfirst
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Ole Miss
2026era →
Pete Golding
Ole Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Pete Golding. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17/18 (94%) | 9/10 (90%) | 5/7 (71%) | |
| 2024 | 9/10 (90%) | 3/3 | 6/6 (100%) | |
| 2023 | 5/7 (71%) | 4/5 (80%) | -- | |
| Career | 31/35 (89%) | 16/18 (89%) | 11/13 (85%) |
Game log
Signature game
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 field goal, +2 field-goal attempts, +6 points.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026Ole Miss3-0HC: Pete Golding · Pass-leaning
How he plays
Play style
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out.
CFB Index positional classification
The battery
Ole Miss’s specialists
- #50Caleb BlankenshipLong snapper · So.
- #93Richie BruderLong snapper · Fr.
- #83Sean JudgeLong snapper · So.
- #33Oscar BirdPunter · So.7 punts · 44.4 avg
- #47Stephon WeisePunter · Fr.
- #17Lucas CarneiroKicker · Sr.5 of 7 on field goals
- #46Jackson MooreKicker · Sr.
- #41Peter McStravickKicker · So.
DNA match
Player DNA
Weapon
Accurate and has the range — good from anywhere you'd send him out.
K
His 2025 production profile sits closest to John Hoyland’s 2022 season.
80%match
All-Mountain West
Matches John on
FG%
Weight
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Kleather's junior season at Bowling Green (2025).
79%match
All-MAC
Matches Jackson on
Class year
FG%
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Lucas Carneiro
Background
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2026 Lou Groza Award Watch List • 2026 Preseason All-America First Team (On3, Phil Steele) • 2026 Preseason All-America Second Team (Walter Camp, ESPN, The Ahtletic, Athlon) • 2026 Preseason All-SEC Second Team (Coaches, Media, Athlon, Phil Steele) • 2025 All-SEC First Team…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology