Matt McCrane


Matthew McCrane is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Kansas State University. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also played for the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New York Guardians.

Early years

McCrane attended and played high school football at Brownwood High School. While playing for the Lions, McCrane converted on 41 of 44 extra points and 7 of 12 field goals, including the longest in school history at 52 yards.

College career

McCrane attended and played college football at Kansas State for head coach Bill Snyder. From 2014–2017, he converted 133-of-134 extra point attempts and 57-of-66 field goal attempts. McCrane ranks #2 in Big XII history and #7 in NCAA history for Career Field Goal Percentage.

Collegiate statistics

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, McCrane signed with Arizona Cardinals. He was released on September 1, 2018.

Oakland Raiders

McCrane was signed by the Oakland Raiders on September 25, 2018. On September 30, 2018, against the Cleveland Browns, McCrane converted three of five field goal attempts and four extra points. He converted the game winning field goal for the Oakland Raiders in his NFL debut. McCrane was waived by the Raiders on October 23, 2018 after the team signed Daniel Carlson.

Arizona Cardinals (second stint)

McCrane was re-signed by the Cardinals to their practice squad on October 26, 2018. McCrane was released by the Cardinals on October 30, 2018. He was re-signed to the active roster on November 17, 2018 following an injury to Phil Dawson. McCrane handled the kicking duties in the Cardinals' 23-21 loss to the Raiders, making all three of his extra point attempts, and was waived the following day on November 19, 2018.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On December 28, 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed McCrane after placekicker Chris Boswell was placed on injured reserve. McCrane made all three field goal attempts and his sole extra point attempt in the Steelers final regular season game on December 30, 2018 in a 16-13 win against the Cincinnati Bengals. McCrane was released by the Steelers on May 9, 2019.

New York Guardians

McCrane was drafted by the New York Guardians in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.