Career Highs
* 1 FG vs. South Carolina, 2022
* Long FG of 21 yards vs. South Carolina, 2022

2023: Kicked off nine times in season-opening win versus UT Martin, seven of which resulted in touchbacks...kicked off eight times in win over Ball State, six of which resulted in touchbacks...had three touchbacks on five kickoffs against South Carolina...kicked off eight times in win over UAB, three of which resulted in touchbacks...recorded six kickoffs with three resulting in touchbacks at Auburn...kicked off nine times versus Kentucky, recording seven touchbacks...kicked off eight times at Vanderbilt, two of which resulted in touchbacks...had eight kickoffs for four touchbacks in win over Florida.
2022: Kicked off once in Georgia's win over Samford, a kick which resulted in a touchback...connected on his first collegiate field goal, a 21-yarder, in win at South Carolina...also had a kickoff for a touchback vs. USC...had three kickoffs vs. Vanderbilt, each resulting in a touchback...kicked off once in the CFP National Championship game for 65 yards which resulted in a touchback.
2021: Saw his first collegiate action in the Bulldogs' win over Charleston Southern, kicking off twice...both resulted in touchbacks...also had a touchback on one kickoff vs. Georgia Tech.
2020: Redshirted...named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Tivy HS, coached by David Jones...247Sports.com composite three-star prospect, ranked as the #4 kicker nationally...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, ranked as the #3 PK...ESPN.com three-star prospect, ranked as the #11 PK nationally...rivals.com three-star recruit, ranked as the #3 PK nationally...highest-ranked kicker from the state of Texas...attends the same high school that produced a recent Heisman Trophy winner from the Southeastern Conference in Johnny Manziel...Tivy went 10-2 overall and 7-0 in district play Zirkel’s senior season, averaging 39.9 points per game with 67 total touchdowns (hence the low numbers for Zirkel on field goal attempts)...reached the second round of the Texas Class 5A state playoffs to Calallen...went 61 for 63 on PATs his senior season...chipped in four field goals on six attempts...longest made field goal was from 40 yards his senior season...nailed a 59-yard field goal his junior season to record his career-high, a play recognized as the No. 5 High School Play of the Week by MaxPreps...totaled 73 points his senior season...averaged 41.2 yards on punts with a 64-yard marking his longest...averaged 56.4 yards on kickoffs, totaling 2086 yards...earned selections to the 2018 Kicking World All-American first team as a punter and honorable mention as a kicker...went 3-for-3 on field goals his junior season...recorded a touchback on 49 of 51 kickoffs his junior season...was a perfect 10-for-10 on PATs his junior season...first-team kicker for the 2019-20 Preseason Texas All-State Football team...PrepStar Magazine All-Central Region...champion of the 2019 Kicking World Austin TX Golden Boot competition.
Personal: Full name: JARED CHASE ZIRKEL...Major: Finance..recipient of the Durward and Betsy Pennington Family Scholarship.
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Jared Zirkel