Cameron Dicker
American football player (born 2000)
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Cameron Lawrence Dicker (born May 6, 2000), nicknamed "Dicker the Kicker,"[1] is an American professional football placekicker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to the Chargers, he spent time with the Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore Ravens and the Philadelphia Eagles. Prior to playing in the NFL he was an All-Big 12 kicker and punter for the Texas Longhorns, where he holds the school record for field goals made, in college football.
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| Position | Placekicker | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 6, 2000 Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Lake Travis (Austin, Texas, U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Texas (2018–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
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He is the most accurate kicker in NFL history by field goal percentage (93.5%),[2] and is the only NFL player born in Hong Kong.[3]
Early life
Dicker was born in Hong Kong, to Kelly and Rachel Dicker. He has one sister, Annabelle.[4][5] His parents were from Seattle but were working in China.[6] He spent the first eleven years of his life in Shanghai, where his father worked.[4] Dicker grew up watching soccer and is a fan of Liverpool F.C.[7] In 2011, when he was 11, his family moved to Austin, Texas.[8]
Dicker didn't play football until the fifth grade as part of an ex-pat youth league in Shanghai. He moved to Austin and played on the middle school team, as left guard.[9]
During his high school career at Austin's Lake Travis High School, Dicker was a two-time all-state selection and was the starting kicker for three seasons and the starting punter for two seasons, winning the Texas 6A Division I State Championship in 2016 with teammates Garrett Wilson and Charlie Brewer and was state runner-up in 2015.[9] Dicker had 331 points, going 34–43 on field goal attempts and 229–232 on extra point attempts.[10] Additionally, Dicker set a Lake Travis High School record with a 53-yard field goal.[11] Dicker was ranked the number four kicker in the nation by 247Sports and the number 16 kicker nationally by ESPN in the 2018 class.[12][13] On May 4, 2017, Dicker committed to Texas.[14]
He also played soccer at Lake Travis, helping them to the 2015 State Championship game.[9]
College career
Dicker played college football at the University of Texas where he earned immediate playing time, winning the starting role as a freshman. He kicked his first career game-winning field goal against #7 Oklahoma. In that game he gained notoriety as "Dicker the Kicker" (by play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson of Fox Sports) when he kicked the game-winning 40-yard field goal in the Red River Showdown.[15] For that kick he was named the Big 12 Special Teams player of the week for the first time.[16] He was named Big 12 Special Teams player of the week against after the Texas Tech game when he was perfect for kicking, hitting field goals of 46 and 52 yards. The 52 yard field goal he hit was tied for the 3rd longest by a freshman in school history. He went 18–25 on field goals and 51–52 on extra points that year, earning 2018 second-team All-Big 12 honors, honorable mention as Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year and All-Rookie Academic All-Big 12 honors.[17] His field goals kicked and attempted both led the Big 12 that year, and it was the most field goals kicked by a freshman in Texas history. His 97 points scored was the 2nd most by a freshman in school history.[18] That season he helped the Longhorns make it to the 2018 Big 12 Championship game, to upset Georgia in the 2019 Sugar Bowl and finish ranked #9.
Before the 2019 season started, he was placed on the Lou Groza Award watchlist. That season he kicked a college career long 57 yard field goal against Rice, the 6th longest in Big 12 history and 7th longest in school history at the time.[16] The only Longhorn to kick a longer field goal is Russell Erxleben. A few weeks later against Kansas he went 6 for 6 on extra points and 2 for 2 on field goals, including kicking a walk-off 33-yard game winner and earned Big 12 Special Teams player of the week honors.[16][19] He helped the Longhorns to a win in the 2019 Alamo Bowl and a #25 finish in the rankings. He was also an Honorable Mention as a kicker on the All-Big 12 team, led the conference in extra point attempts and makes and earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.[16] He was perfect for extra points on the season, tying the school's extra point percentage record for a season.[18]
Dicker earned second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2020 as he again led the conference in extra point attempts and makes. When Ryan Bujcevski suffered a torn ACL against West Virginia, Dicker also took over punting duties.[20] He again helped the Longhorns to a bowl win, in the 2020 Alamo Bowl, and a top 25 ranking (#19/#20) in the polls. In the Alamo Bowl he set the record for the longest field goal in Alamo Bowl history, kicking a 53-yarder that was also the 2nd longest field goal in a bowl game in school history.[21] For the 3rd year in a row, he was the team's scoring leader and he again earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.[16]
In 2021 he continued to punt as Bujcevski recovered from his injury.[22] Before the season started he was again placed on the Lou Groza Award watchlist. Against Texas Tech, he kicked 10 extra points, tied for 5th most in a game in Big 12 history and tied for 1st in school history for both extra points attempted and made in a game. He was named the Big 12 co-Special Teams player of the week after the Kansas game when he went 8 for 8 on extra points and had 2 punts for 90 yards.[16] The next week he had 4 field goals against TCU, which tied for 5th for the most field goals in a single game in school history. The next week he kicked a career-long 78 yard punt, the 5th longest in school history. Against Oklahoma State, one week later, he averaged 51.7 ypp, the 7th best single-game punting average in school history, on 7 punts including the school's 6th longest punt ever of 77 yards. In November he was named a Ray Guy Award semifinalist for his punting as he led the nation in et punting average.[23] At the end of the season he was named 1st Team All-Big 12 as a punter after averaging 46.8 ypp (3rd best season in school history behind Michael Dickson in 2016 and 2017), was honorable mention as Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year, honorable mention as a kicker, made the First Team Academic All-Big 12 team for the fourth consecutive year and was a Campbell Trophy Award semifinalist.[24][25] Across the 2020-2021 season, he made 70 extra point attempts in a row and 12 field goals in a row - both were the 4th longest such streaks in school history at the time. He also connected on a career high 86.7% of field goal attempts - 4h best for a season in school history.[18]
He finished his career as the highest scoring kicker in school history and 3rd on the all time scoring list with 386 points, behind Cedric Benson and Ricky Williams. In the final game of his career, he broke Phil Dawson's school record for the most field goals made (60) in a career and tied him for most field goal attempts (79). He also finished second in extra point attempts (210), second for extra points made (206) and fourth in field goal accuracy (75.9%). His 4 career field goals of longer than 50 yards tied him for 6th in school history.[18]
On January 19, 2022, Dicker declared for the NFL draft.[26] On February 5, 2022 he participated in the 2022 Senior Bowl.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[27][28][29] | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Rams
After going undrafted, Dicker signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2022.[30] He was released by Los Angeles on August 16.[31]
Baltimore Ravens
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On August 26, 2022, Dicker was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as a punter and kicker; however, he was waived two days later as part of final roster cuts.[32]
Philadelphia Eagles
On October 4, 2022, Dicker was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to their practice squad.[33] He was elevated to the active roster on October 8th to fill in for the injured Jake Elliott. He kicked two extra points and two field goals in his debut against the Arizona Cardinals on October 9, including a game-winning 23-yard kick in the final two minutes - making him the only Eagle to ever kick a game-winning field goal in an NFL debut.[34] For his performance, Dicker was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[35] He was moved back to the practice squad on October 11th, when Ellito was back and then released by the Eagles on October 29 to make room for Tarron Jackson.[36][37]
Los Angeles Chargers
2022 season
On November 3, 2022, Dicker was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad following an injury to kicker Taylor Bertolet who was filling in for an injured Dustin Hopkins.[38] Dicker was elevated to the roster 2 days later.[39] On November 6, he made two field goals, including a game-winning 37-yard kick as time expired against the Atlanta Falcons.[40] For his performance, he won his second Special Teams Player of the Week award.[41] He is the first rookie kicker to win the Special Teams Player of the Week Award for two different teams, let alone in two conferences.[42]
After being elevated from the practice squad two more weeks, Dicker had reached the maximum number of times he could be called up he was signed to the active roster on November 22 and Hopkins was put on injured reserve.[43] On December 18, he kicked a game-winning field goal against the Tennessee Titans to move the Chargers into a Wild Card position.[44] He was later named the Special Teams Player of the Month for December.[45]
He appeared in 11 games as a rookie and converted all 24 extra point attempts and 21 of 22 field goal attempts, finishing with the highest field goal percentage in the league that season.[46] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[47] In the Wild Card Round against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dicker converted all three extra point attempts and three of four field goal attempts in the 31–30 loss.[48]
2023 season
Dicker was named the Chargers kicker after Hopkins was traded to the Browns before the season. In Week 16, against the Buffalo Bills, Dicker made five field goals in a 24–22 loss.[49]
2024 season
On August 30, 2024, Dicker signed a four-year, $22.04 million contract extension with the Chargers.[50]
In December 2024, he was nominated by the LA Chargers for the 2024 Walter Payton Man of the Year award. His work with various charities include a donation to the Chargers Impact Fund, participation in the Chargers' 'Boo at the Bolt' Halloween party, work with The Friendship Foundation (including providing 30 tickets to a Chargers home game), and a PSA for Easterseals Southern California.[51]
On December 19, 2024, in a Thursday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos, Dicker kicked a 57-yard fair catch kick, the first successful attempt since 1976, and the longest successful fair catch kick in NFL history.[52] The most recent player to achieve this was Ray Wersching, coincidentally also playing for the Chargers, then based in San Diego. Wersching was invited by team owner Dean Spanos to make a surprise appearance at a subsequent team practice; he remarked that he was "impressed" by Dicker's achievement, which set a new record.[53] In Week 17, Dicker was four-for-four on field goals and four-for-four on extra points in a 40–7 win over the New England Patriots, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[54] The following week he was four-for-five on field goals and made two extra points in a 34–20 win over the Raiders, earning player of the week honors again.[55]
He helped the Chargers to earn the #5 seed in the playoffs that year, but they lost in the wild card game to Houston.
2025 season
In Week 2, on a Monday Night Football matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, Dicker became the most accurate kicker in NFL history, replacing fellow University of Texas alum Justin Tucker by 5 percentage points.[56] The next week, Dicker kicked three field goals, including a 43 yard game–winning field goal against the Denver Broncos to win 23–20.[57] In Week 6, Dicker kicked 5 field goals and the game–winning field goal against the Miami Dolphins to win 29–27.[58] In Week 8, Dicker missed his first field goal of the season against the Minnesota Vikings.[59] He rebounded by making his last three field goals in the game as the Chargers won 37–10. In a Sunday Night Football Week 10 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dicker made a season long 59 yard field goal but missed a 55 yard field goal in the same game.[60]
On December 5, Dicker was again nominated by the Chargers for the 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.[61] Two days later, against his former team, the Eagles, he made all five field goal attempts including a 46 yarder to send it to overtime, and a go-ahead field goal from 54, which led to their 22–19 victory.[62] In Week 15, Dicker kicked three field goals and one extra point in a 16-13 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, earning his second AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors of the season.[63] He was named to his first Pro Bowl.[64] In Week 17, against the Houston Texans, Dicker missed a 32–yard field goal, the first miss of his career that was inside 40 yards, and later missed an extra point in the 20–16 loss.[65]
The Chargers made the playoffs for the 2nd year in a row, but lost to the eventual AFC Champion Patriots.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| General | Field goals | PATs | Kickoffs | Points | ||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | FGM | FGA | FG% | Blck | Long | XPM | XPA | XP% | KO | Avg | TBs | Pts |
| 2022 | PHI | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 5 | 65.4 | 4 | 8 |
| LAC | 10 | 19 | 20 | 95.0% | 0 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 100.0% | 50 | 63.8 | 42 | 79 | |
| 2023 | LAC | 17 | 31 | 33 | 93.9% | 1 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 100.0% | 81 | 63.8 | 68 | 128 |
| 2024 | LAC | 17 | 39 | 42 | 92.9% | 0 | 59 | 33 | 36 | 91.7% | 94 | 63.0 | 65 | 150 |
| 2025 | LAC | 17 | 38 | 41 | 92.7% | 0 | 59 | 34 | 35 | 97.1% | 90 | 61.2 | 16 | 148 |
| Career | 62 | 129 | 138 | 93.5% | 1 | 59 | 126 | 130 | 96.9% | 320 | 63.0 | 195 | 513 | |
Playoffs
Personal life
Dicker was given the nickname "Dicker the Kicker" by his seventh grade science teacher.[1]
