A fifth-round draft pick of the Bengals in 2021, McPherson owns the fourth-highest career FG percentage in team history (81.74) ... He has converted 94 of 115 FG attempts in the regular season, and is a perfect 19 of 19 in postseason play ... Knocked through 16 of his 22 tries in the 2024 season, before sustaining a groin injury in Game 12 vs. Pittsburgh that kept him out of the final five contests ... Known primarily for long-distance range, his 24 career made FGs of 50 or more yards are already the most in team history, and tied for the fifth-most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2021 ... Has been named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week three times ... Made two game-winning "walk-off" FGs as time expired during Cincinnati's postseason run to Super Bowl LVI.
Selected by Cincinnati in fifth round of 2021 NFL Draft (149th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-17-21 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 8-18-24.
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 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 NFL debut on Sept. 12 vs. Minnesota; became 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 ... Made all 14 FG attempts and all six PATs in postseason; no other NFL kicker had previously been perfect on as many as 11 FGs in single postseason ... 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 ... Made all five FG attempts from 50 or more yards ... Drilled team-record 59-yard FG on first attempt of the season on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh ... Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for performance on Sept. 29 vs. Miami, when he made both FG attempts (including 57-yarder in fourth quarter) and all three PATs ... Made all three FGAs in windy conditions on Nov. 20 at Pittsburgh, including 54-yarder ... Converted all five FGAs in postseason, with two in snowy Divisional Playoff at Buffalo.
2023—Played in all 17 games ... Made 26 of 31 FGs and was 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 ... On Dec. 4 at Jacksonville, kicked a 54-yard FG late in fourth quarter to give Bengals the lead, then in overtime drilled 48-yard game-winner ... Had another OT game-winner on Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota, a 29-yarder to give Cincinnati its third straight victory.
2024—Played in 12 games ... Suffered right groin injury in Game 12 vs. Pittsburgh, and spent final five games on Reserve/Injured list ... Converted 16 of 22 FG attempts and 37 of 38 PATs ... Drilled all four FGAs on Sept. 15 at Kansas City, including 53-yarder in fourth quarter ... Hit season-long 56-yarder on Sept. 29 at Carolina, his longest FG since Week 8 of 2023.
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 Southeastern Conference all-time leader in FG percentage (85.0; minimum 50 attempts) ... Went 51 of 60 on career FGs and 149 of 150 on PATs ... Accounted for 302 career points.
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 ... He and his wife, Gracie, welcomed their first daughter in March, 2024 ... Last name is pronounced "mick-FEAR-son."
