A fifth-round pick in 2021, McPherson has quickly become one of the top kickers in the NFL and a fan-favorite in Cincinnati ... A key factor in Bengals' run to Super Bowl LVI who made five game-winning "walk-off" FGs as time expired as a rookie, including two in postseason ... He is 19-for-19 on FGs in the postseason (seven games), the most FGs made by any kicker in NFL history in his first two seasons and the second-most without a miss to begin a postseason career ... A dynamic kicker from long distance, he is 14 of 16 in his regular-season career on FG attempts of 50 or more yards, including a perfect five of five in 2022 ... Has the two longest FGs in team history (59, 58 yards) and is tied for the third-longest (57) ... It took him just 14 games to become Cincinnati's all-time leader in 50-plus yard FGs (previous record was eight) ... His 14 FGs of 50-plus yards are the most within a player's first 30 career games in NFL history ... Has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week three times in his career ... His 14 FGs in the 2021 postseason tied former Colts K Adam Vinatieri's NFL record, set in 2006 ... Played three seasons at University of Florida and became SEC's all-time leader in FG percentage (85.0), before declaring for the 2021 NFL Draft.
Selected by Cincinnati in fifth round of 2021 NFL Draft (149th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-17-21.
2021—Played in 16 regular-season games and all four postseason games as a rookie ... Inactive for regular-season finale at Cleveland (right groin) ... Put together one of the top seasons by a rookie kicker in NFL history, along with one of the top postseason performances by any kicker regardless of experience ... Made 28 of 33 FGs and 46 of 48 PATs during regular season ... NFL-best nine of his FGs were from 50 yards or longer, which doubled the previous team record (K Horst Muhlmann, four in 1970) and was one shy of NFL record ... Made three game-winning "walk-off" FGs during the regular season, including a 33-yarder in OT of his NFL debut on Sept. 12 vs. Minnesota that made him the youngest kicker in NFL history with a "walk-off" winner (22 years, 53 days) ... Other walk-offs came Sept. 30 vs. Jacksonville (35 yards) and Jan. 2 vs. Kansas City (20 yards), which clinched AFC North title for Cincinnati ... Tied an NFL record with three 50-plus yard FGs on Nov. 21 at Las Vegas (54, 53, 51) ... Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Month in December after going eight of nine on PATs and nine of 11 on FGs, including then-Bengals-record 58-yarder on Dec. 19 at Denver ... Did not miss a placekick in Cincinnati's four postseason games — made all six PATs and all 14 FGs ... No other NFL kicker had previously been perfect on as many as 11 postseason FGs ... His 14 postseason FGs tied Colts K Adam Vinatieri's NFL playoff record from 2006 ... Kicked game-winners in Divisional Playoff at Tennessee (52-yarder) and AFC Championship at Kansas City (31-yarder) ... Made both FG attempts in Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams.Â
2022—Played in all 16 regular-season games and all three postseason contests ... Made 24 of 29 FGs and 40 of 44 PATs during regular season ... Was a perfect five-for-five on FGAs from 50 yards or more ... Drilled a team-record 59-yard FG on his first kicking attempt of the season on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh to put Cincinnati on the board in the first quarter ... On Sept. 29 against Miami, converted both FG attempts and all three PATs to earn AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors; second FG was a 57-yarder in the fourth quarter to increase the Bengals' lead to 20-15 ... Went three-for-three on FGs and four-for-four on PATs on Nov. 20 at Pittsburgh, with a long of 54 yards in windy conditions ... Nailed all five FG attempts in the postseason, with two coming in a snowy Divisional Playoff at Buffalo, and was six-for-seven on PATs.
College:Spent three seasons (2018-20) at Florida, before forgoing his final season of eligibility and entering the NFL Draft ... Played in 37 career games ... Left school as the Southeastern Conference's all-time leader in FG percentage (minimum 50 attempts), at 85.0 ... Went 51 of 60 on career FGs and 149 of 150 on PATs ... Left Florida with 302 career points ... Also was kickoff specialist and had 136 touchbacks on 241 career kickoffs (56.4 percent).
High school/personal:Hometown is Fort Payne, Ala. ... Attended Fort Payne (Ala.) High School, where he was the team's kicker and punter ... As a senior, converted a 60-yard FG and an 84-yard punt — each was just one yard shy of Alabama state records ... Played in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game ... His brother, Alex, is currently a kicker at Auburn University ... Last name is pronounced "mick-FEAR-son."
