Brad Craddock
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Position: | Placekicker |
Personal information | |
Date of birth: | 24 June 1992 |
Place of birth: | Adelaide, Australia |
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Career information | |
High school: | Tabor Christian College |
College: | Maryland |
Undrafted: | 2016 |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Brad Craddock (born 24 June 1992) is an Australian-born American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Early life
Brad Craddock was born in Adelaide to Raymond and Leonie Craddock.[6] He attended Tabor Christian College. He began learning to punt at the age of 8 while playing Australian rules football. Craddock attended OzPunt, a developmental program for aspiring punters, placekickers, and holders in American football. He left the program with a 4.5/5 rating and as the top kicking prospect in Australia in 2012. Craddock enrolled in the University of Maryland soon after graduating the program.[7]
College career
At 6-foot (1.8 m) tall,[6] Craddock was initially supposed to play as a punter with the Maryland Terrapins. Instead, he was moved to the position of placekicker. As a result, he encountered many difficulties in his first year with the team.[8] He finished the season with only 10 of 16 field goals made,[9] posting a 62.5 success rate,[10] and 3 of 5 successful attempts at field goals beyond 40 yards (37 meters), including one from beyond 50 yards (46 meters).[9] He also handled kickoff duties for the Terrapins.[6]
Under the tutelage of former Pro Bowl kicker and Baltimore Ravens player Matt Stover, Craddock's stats improved greatly in his second season with the Terrapins.[11] In one of his career highlights, Craddock converted 3 field goals, including one from 50 yards (46 meters), help the Terrapins to a 37–0 win over West Virginia University.[12]
Craddock entered the Big Ten along with the Terrapins. In a game against Pennsylvania State University, Craddock kicked a 43-yard (39-meter) field goal with less than a minute to go for the Terrapins to take the lead.[13] The Terrapins won 20–19 and became bowl-eligible. After the kick, Maryland head coach Randy Edsall summarized the game with one quote, "Let the rivalry begin."[14] He finished the year having made 18 of 19 field goals for a 94.7 percent success rate. He posted a long of 57 yards (52 meters) and his lone miss came on his last kick of the season from 54 yards (49 meters) out.[15] Craddock earned national recognition as a 2nd team All American award, and received the Lou Groza Award, awarded annually to the United States's most effective collegiate placekicker.[16]
Records
In his three years of collegiate football, Craddock has accrued several records. As of 2014, he has scored the most consecutive field goals in the history of the Maryland Terrapins and the entire Big Ten Conference (24 field goals), as well as the longest field goal in Terrapins history (57 yards (52 meters) against Ohio State University).[17] Craddock also recorded the highest per-season conversion rate in the school's history (94.7%) as well as the highest career field goal conversion rate (81.7%).[15]
Professional career
After going unselected in the 2016 NFL draft, Craddock signed with the Cleveland Browns on 5 May 2016.[18]
Personal life
Brad Craddock has two siblings: Alanah and Jacqui. He is currently majoring in agricultural and resource economics with a focus on agribusiness.[6]
Craddock grew up in his home town of Adelaide, Australia where he will never forget his mates, Nick, Dan, Jed, Chappy and Sharpie. He might forget Jed actually... But not the others.
Statistics
Through the end of the 2014 regular season, Craddock's statistics are as follows:[19]
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Season | Games | Games Started |
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FGM | FGA | PCT | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | Long | XPM | XPA | PTS | ||||
2012 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 52 | 23 | 25 | 53 | |
2013 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 0–0 | 8–8 | 8–9 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 50 | 37 | 38 | 100 | |
2014 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 9–9 | 2–3 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 95 |
References
- ↑ Zenitz, M. (n.d.). Maryland kicker Brad Craddock named second-team AP All-American. Retrieved 16 December 2014, from http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-82310479/
- ↑ Staff, E. (n.d.). FWAA All-Americans: Marcus Mariota, Big Ten lead first team. Retrieved 18 December 2014, from http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24899392/fwaa-all-americans-marcus-mariota-big-ten-lead-first-team
- ↑ View 2014 All-Big Ten football teams & individual award winners (Big Ten Network View 2014 AllBig Ten football teams individual awardwinners Comments) http://btn.com/2014/12/01/view-2014-all-big-ten-teams-individual-award-winners/
- ↑ Terps Kicker Brad Craddock Wins Lou Groza Award (PressBox Baltimore) http://www.pressboxonline.com/2014/12/12/terps-kicker-brad-craddock-wins-lou-groza-award
- ↑ Maryland Terrapins Athletics – University of Maryland Terps Official Athletic Site (umterps.com) http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=209805156
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- ↑ Stevens, P. (19 September 2012). For Aussie Brad Craddock, kicking crosses two cultures. Retrieved 12 December 2014, from http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/19/maryland-football-australian-kicker-brad-craddock-/?page=all
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- ↑ Recap: Maryland 37, West Virginia 0. (21 September 2013). Retrieved 17 December 2014, from http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-09-21/news/sns-rt-fbc-maryland-westvirginia-recap-20130921_1_brad-craddock-west-virginia-terrapins
- ↑ Brad Craddock's late field goal gives Terps their first-ever win at Penn State (baltimoresun.com) http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bal-brad-craddocks-field-goal-gives-terps-their-firstever-win-at-penn-state-20141101-story.html
- ↑ Maryland coach Randy Edsall: "Let the rivalry begin" after Terps' win (ydr.com) http://www.ydr.com/psu/ci_26846095/maryland-coach-randy-edsall-let-rivalry-begin-after
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- ↑ As Lou Groza Award finalist, Maryland’s Brad Craddock takes it all in. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 December 2014, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/terrapins-insider/wp/2014/12/11/as-lou-groza-award-finalist-marylands-brad-craddock-takes-it-all-in/
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