2. He has a history of making kicks under pressure
The Florida one was his biggest, but he’s also made several other big kicks that defined his climb up draft boards.
York kicked the three longest field goals in LSU history and converted 15 of 19 field goals of 50 or more yards in his career, which is also a program record. He completed most of them in the big, loud and intimidating stadiums in the SEC and is ranked second in LSU history with 54 career field goals.
York mentioned his freshman season as one of his best examples of kicking under pressure. The Tigers won the National Championship that year, and York won and held onto the starting kicker job by converting 21 of 27 field goals and 89 of 93 extra points.
“That is the biggest thing I changed in college my freshman year was improving that mental game,” he said. “It’s not necessarily trying to eliminate pressure because one of my favorite quotes is ‘Pressure is a privilege.’ It’s just knowing that you are going to have times…