Kenneth Almendares
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San Pedro Sula, Honduras
| Profile | |
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| Position | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 14, 1999 San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brazoswood (Clute, Texas, U.S.) |
| College | Louisiana (2018–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Kenneth Almendares (born November 14, 1999) is a Honduran football placekicker. He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. He won the 2024 Lou Groza Award as the top kicker in college football.
Almendares was born on November 14, 1999, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.[1] His family is from Naco in the Cortés Department, and he moved with his parents to the U.S. at a young age.[2] He played soccer growing up before being introduced to football while attending Brazoswood High School in Clute, Texas.[2][3] He became a placekicker in football and was a standout for the school, being named their special teams MVP three years in a row.[1] He was ranked the 48th-best kicker prospect nationally by Kohl's kicking and committed to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.[1]