Spencer Shrader (born May 19, 1999) is an American football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Florida Bulls and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
| No. 3 – Indianapolis Colts | |
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| Position: | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1999-05-19) May 19, 1999 (age 25) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Newsome (Lithia, Florida) |
| College: | South Florida (2019–2022) Notre Dame (2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
Shrader was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and grew up in Lithia, Florida and attended Newsome High School, where he lettered in football, soccer and tennis. Coming out of high school, Shrader decided to walk-on to play college football for the South Florida Bulls.[1]
In Shrader's first collegiate season in 2019, he went 12 for 12 on extra points and four for nine on field goal attempts.[2] During the 2020 season, Shrader went four for six on his field goal attempts and 11 for 12 on his extra point attempts.[3] In the 2021 season, Shrader finished as a Lou Groza semifinalist, as he converted on 11 of his 13 field goal attempts, while also making 35 of his extra point attempts.[4] During the 2022 season, Shrader hit nine of thirteen field goal attempts, while also making all 37 of his extra point attempts.[5] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Shrader decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[6]
Shrader decided to transfer to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[7][8] In week three of the 2023 season, Shrader set a Notre Dame school record with a 54 yard field goal in a win over NC State.[9] In, Shrader's final collegiate season in 2023 he went 15 for 22 on his field goal attempts with a career long of 54 yards, and 61 for his 62 on his extra point attempts.[10]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+2⁄5 in (1.86 m) |
201 lb (91 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[11] | ||||||||||||
On April 27, 2024, Shrader signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent after he was not selected in the 2024 NFL draft.[12][13]