A fifth-round pick in 2021, McPherson has quickly become one of the top kickers in the NFL and a fan-favorite in Cincinnati ... He ranks third on Cincinnati's all-time field goal percentage list (83.9 percent; minimum 75 attempts) and has the most 50-yard FGs in team history (21) ... Converted 26 of 31 FG attempts in 2023 season, and was a perfect 40-for-40 on PATs ... A key factor in Bengals' run to Super Bowl LVI who made two game-winning "walk-off" FGs as time expired in postseason ... He is 19-for-19 on FGs in the postseason (seven games), the second most made FGs without a miss to begin a postseason career in NFL history (Robbie Gould, 29) ... His 21 career made FGs from 50 or more yards are tied for the most by any kicker since he entered the league in 2021, and are the most in NFL history in a player's first three seasons ... Has been named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week three times ... Finished college career at the University of Florida as the SEC's all-time leader in FG percentage (85.0; min. 50 attempts).
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) ... Made 28 of 33 FGs and 46 of 48 PATs during regular season ... Made an NFL-best nine FGs from 50 or more yards, 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 Bengals ... Tied 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.
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 attempt of the season on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh ... 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 ... Made all three FGAs and all four PATs on Nov. 20 at Pittsburgh, with long of 54 yards in windy conditions ... Drilled all five FGAs in postseason, with two coming in snowy Divisional Playoff at Buffalo.
2023—Played in all 17 games ... Made 26 of 31 FGs and was a perfect 40 of 40 on PATs ... Knocked through four of five FGAs on Sept. 25 vs. L.A. Rams, including makes from 53 and 54 yards ... Hit a 56-yarder on Oct. 29 at San Francisco, marking fifth longest made FG in team history and tied for second longest in history of Levi's Stadium (opened in 2014) ... Converted both FGAs on Nov. 12 vs. Houston, including 50-yarder in third quarter ... Hit another 50-yarder the following week Nov. 16 at Baltimore on opening drive ... On Dec. 4 at Jacksonville, kicked a 54-yard FG late in fourth quarter to give Bengals the lead, then in overtime drilled a 48-yarder for the game-winner ... Had another OT game-winner on Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota, a 29-yarder that gave Cincinnati its third straight victory.
Spent three seasons (2018-20) at Florida, before forgoing final season of eligibility and entering the NFL Draft ... Played in 37 career games ... Left school as the SEC's all-time leader in FG percentage (85.0; minimum 50 attempts) ... 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).
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 record ... Played in 2018 Under Armour All-American Game ... Brother, Alex, is currently a kicker at Auburn University ... Last name is pronounced "mick-FEAR-son."
