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Jets just signed the 'thickest' kicker in football and fans are loving it

The Jets are getting thicker in more ways than one.
Justin Fried
Justin Fried

The Jet Press

NY Jets kicker Harrison Mevis / Jason Clark/UFL/GettyImages

The New York Jets may have just added the most beloved specialist in football — and definitely the thickest. Scratch that. It’s thicc, with two C’s.

That’s the nickname that follows Harrison Mevis, the 6-foot, 242-pound kicker who’s reportedly signing with the Jets following a near-perfect season in the UFL.

The man dubbed the “Thiccer Kicker” went 20-for-21 on field goals with the UFL's Birmingham Stallions and holds the SEC record for the longest made kick, a 61-yard game-winner while playing alongside Jets first-round pick Armand Membou at Missouri in 2023.

Mevis is built like a linebacker, kicks like a cannon, and suddenly finds himself in the middle of a wide-open Jets kicker battle. The signing hasn’t been officially announced yet, but one thing is abundantly clear: the thiccness is coming to New York. And Jets fans are already celebrating.

NY Jets have added their thickest kicker yet in Harrison Mevis

Mevis isn’t your typical kicker, and that’s part of the fun. At 6-foot and a whopping 242 pounds, he’s “thicc," and he wears it like a badge of honor. His SEC-record 61-yard field goal is proof that he has the leg power to back it up.

The Jets are hoping Mevis can bring stability — and maybe a bit of spectacle — to a position that was a major issue in 2024. Greg Zuerlein fell off a cliff following his historic 2023 season, making just one field goal beyond 40 yards in eight games.

He battled a knee injury, landed on the injured reserve, and was arguably the worst kicker in the NFL last year. That collapse cost the Jets games and left a glaring hole on the roster.

That's where Mevis can hopefully help, but the Jets aren't going all in on thiccness just yet. Anders Carlson, acquired late last season, went 8-for-10 and nailed a 58-yarder in five games, though extra points were a mixed bag.

Then there’s rookie Caden Davis, an undrafted rookie out of Ole Miss with a booming leg of his own. Now the kicker room is crowded: Carlson, Davis, and Mevis will duke it out in training camp — that is, if the Jets don't release one of their kickers to make room for their newest arrival.

Training camp will sort it all out. For now, Mevis brings a fun — and stocky — twist to a serious question the Jets still haven’t answered: who’s actually going to make their kicks this year?

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Justin Fried

Justin Fried

Justin Fried is an editor for FanSided who has over seven years of experience covering the NFL and various other sports. A diehard Jets fan since birth, Justin has served as the editor for The Jet Press since 2019, interviewing athletes such as Sauce Gardner, Curtis Martin, LaDainian Tomlinson, Joe Klecko, and many others. Justin has also worked closely with brands like Red Bull to help highlight the niche sectors of the sporting world. His four-part series on the sport of breaking remains one of his proudest pieces of work. In his spare time, Justin is an avid pro wrestling fan who is fortunate enough to have traveled to nearly 30 different countries.