Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 2/2 | 52 | 5/5 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 1/1 | 36 | 7/7 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs Michigan State | 2/3 | 35 | 3/3 | 9 | |
| Total | 5/6 | 52 | — | 30 |
#35
Spencer Porath
Junior kicker for Notre Dame. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Brownsburg, IN · Brownsburg/Purdue
Transferred Purdue → Notre Dame for 2026
The numbers
5
field goals · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 FG, 5 XP, vs Wisconsin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior kicker for Notre Dame. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2024.
Spencer Porath
Money from inside 50 — you don't sweat the routine ones. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week.
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.
20249 games
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Brownsburg
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Notre Dame
2025Purdue
2026Notre Dame
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9/9 (100%) | 4/5 (80%) | 2/3 | |
| 2024 | 6/10 (60%) | 1/1 | -- | |
| Career | 15/19 (79%) | 5/6 (83%) | 2/3 |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
11 points · 52 long · 100 percent on field goals
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 field goals, +3 field-goal attempts, +9 points.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Notre Dame3-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
How he plays
Play style
Money from inside 50 — you don't sweat the routine ones.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 2,804 recruit in the country is kicking in the FBS Independents as a junior.
The battery
Notre Dame’s specialists
- #49Andrew KrosLong snapper · Jr.
- #96Joseph VinciLong snapper · So.
- #39Jasper ScaifePunter · Fr.4 punts · 45.5 avg · 1 inside the 20
- #18Erik SchmidtPunter · So.
- #35Spencer PorathKicker · Jr.5 of 6 on field goals
- #36Micah DrescherKicker · Fr.
DNA match
Player DNA
Automatic
Money from inside 50 — you don't sweat the routine ones.
K
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andrew Mevis’s 2021 season.
79%match
Matches Andrew on
Height
FG%
Longest make
Differs from Andrew on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Calum Sutherland's sophomore season at UL Monroe (2022).
74%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Calum on
Longest make
FG%
Height
Differs from Calum on
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Spencer Porath
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology