The Star’s Zack Rosenblatt is counting down Arizona’s recruits leading up to Wednesday’s national signing day.
Name: Lucas Havrisik
Position: Kicker
Height: 6-2
Weight: 168 pounds
Hometown (high school): Norco, California (Norco)
Rating: 2-star
Other offers: None
2016 stats: 11 of 16 field goals, long of 51 yards, 48 of 50 extra points, 40 punts, 39.8 average, 10 inside the 20
Who he is: According to Chris Sailer Kicking, Havrisik is a five-star kicker, though the California native wasn’t rated by other recruiting websites until he committed to the Wildcats. Havrisik didn’t have any other offers, but Portland State was showing interest. At “Kicking World,” Havrisik set a camp record with a 65-yard field goal.
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How he fits: Last year, Josh Pollack was forced to play both kicker and punter and, sometimes, take care of kickoffs. As a result, his performance suffered as the season went along. At minimum, Havrisik should be able to spell Pollack on kickoffs while also competing for the field goal kicking job at some point.
He said it: “I’m a soccer player and I’ve always played soccer since I was little. My friend saw me kick a soccer ball my freshman year and was like “dude, we need a kicker, and you can kick” so I went out my freshman year, but then it was too late but I was on varsity next year. I did kickoffs that year. I didn’t do all kicking until my senior year.” — Havrisik
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