With the success that Jake Bates is having with the Detroit Lions, the Michigan Panthers clearly need to find another trusty candidate at the kicker position for 2025. On Thursday, Michigan took a step in that direction, signing B.T. Potter to the roster.
We have ourselves a kicker! https://t.co/MqU3FBMJMp
— Panthers Shadow (@UFLShadow) November 7, 2024
B.T. Potter is a young kicking prospect with plenty of potential at the pro level. He played all of his college football at Clemson, and despite a bit of a shaky start, he ended up serving the team with his kicking skills for four full seasons.
In 2019, Potter struggled. He was 13-21 on field goals – with all of his misses between 20-49 yards. Interestingly enough, he was 3-3 from 50+ that year.
Michigan has their kicker for 2025, and his name is Benjamin “B.T.” Potter.#LetsHunt 🐾
(Via @theACCDN) pic.twitter.com/BEuqD9wwvY
— Michigan Panthers Dude (@MIPanthersDude) November 7, 2024
As the years went on, B.T. became a bit more consistent from midrange. He also was solid from 50+, with 9-13 as his final statistic at Clemson. Across his kicking career at Clemson, B.T. was 73-97. On top of that, he was 234-235 on XP attempts.
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Potter earned himself an NFL opportunity with the Pittsburgh Steelers, in 2023. He signed as an UDFA in May, and played with the team during the preseason, hitting all three XP attempts and connecting on two of three field goal kicks.
The #Steelers will sign former Clemson K B.T. Potter. pic.twitter.com/cEPakUdC9f
— Kicker Update (@kickerupdate) April 29, 2023
With B.T. on the free agent market for over a year, he now makes his way to the Michigan Panthers – and will look to replicate the success of Jake Bates, who took the UFL by storm. General Manager Steve Kazor has a knack for finding quality specialists, so one has to imagine that Potter will be a tremendous asset for the organization in 2025. Only time will tell. If B.T. struggles,…