Leon Augustine

Leon Augustine

No. 4     Free Agent
Kicker
Personal information
Place of birth: Hudson, NY
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Columbia-Greene Community College
College: North Texas Mean Green
NFL Draft: 2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 123
Debuted in 2020 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2020- Present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Lou Groza Award Winner (2019) 1st Team All-American (2019) C-USA Specialist of the Year (2018) 1st Team All C-USA (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2022
Field Goals Made 31 Field Goals Attempted 44 Field Goals % 70.5

Leon Augustine is an American football Kicker for the Indianapolis Colts. He was a JuCo transfer from Columbia-Greene Community College and finished his collegiate career playing at North Texas. The Indianapolis Colts selected him with the 123rd overall pick in the 2020 NFLHC Draft.

Early Years

Augustine was born in Hudson, New York. The son of a Spanish journalist, he was raised in Málaga, Spain before returning to the United States as a young teenager. He walked on to the varsity soccer squad his freshman year at Hudson High School which lead to his role as place kicker for the varsity football team. He was also a member of the school's varsity swim team his freshman and sophomore year.

College Career

Augustine was not offered any scholarships straight out of high school and his parents were not financially stable enough to send him to university after he graduated. He was accepted into Columbia-Greene Community College where he tried out for the school's soccer team but was not able to make the first team. He decided to try out for the school's football team where he caught the eye of many other universities by the time he was eligible for transfer his sophomore year, (2017). From there he transferred to North Texas for his Junior and Senior year. He graduated with a degree in Communications with an emphasis in Broadcasting. In his premier year with North Texas in 2018 he was named to the C-USA All Conference team and was voted C-USA Specialist Player of the Year by Media and Coaches. In his Senior year, 2019, he was named to the All-American team, won the Lou Groza Award for being the best place kicker in CFBHC and he won the Vlade Award, which is a place kicker award voted on by coaches who have won a National Championship.

College Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
North Texas Mean Green
Season	GS	Field Goals
		Long	FGM	FG Att	Pct
2018	12	52	9	9	100.0
2019	12	52	15	15	100.0
NCAA Career Totals	24	52	24	24	100.0

Professional Career

Draft

Augustine was selected in the 4th round of the 2020 draft. He was the first of three kickers selected in the draft, and 123rd player overall. He signed his rookie contract with Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Colts

Augustine had a mediocre rookie season, hitting 23 of 29 attempts. Heading into his second season, he suffered a severe groin tear during training camp. He missed the first four weeks of the season and was not the same when he returned. He missed 7 of 15 attempts and was benched for Dana Currier. The Colts drafted Chris Connell in the 6th round and had an open competition for the starting job between Augustine, Currier, and Connell. Connell won the job, Augustine was moved to the practice squad, and Currier was cut.

Regular season

Career Statistics (Regular Season) Year Team Games Field Goals Rating GP GS FGM FG Att Pct 2020 IND 16 16 23 29 79.3 78 2021 IND 8 8 8 15 53.3 79 2022 IND 0 0 0 0 0.0 77 Career 24 24 31 44 70.5

Contract History Year Team Contract Year Contract Information Notes Years Total Guaranteed Non-Guaranteed 2020 IND 1st 4 5 0.625 0.625 Drafted 2021 IND 2nd 0.625 0.625 2022 IND 3rd 0.625 0.625 Career 3 3.75 1.875 1.875

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2020	IND	0	N/A
2021	IND	4	Severe Groin Tear
2022	IND	0	N/A
Career		0