Diego Guajardo

HISTORY — From College Profile

As A Fourth-Year Junior (2022): Named All-Conference by Phil Steele... Lou Groza semifinalist was perfect on the year in field goals through nine games this season before missing his only kick against Texas State... Ranked nationally in four different categories including sixth in field goal percentage... Also ranked 29th in field goals per game and is in the top 50 in scoring and total points scored and has six games of two or more field goals this year including five in conference play... Fnished the year 17-for-18 in field goals including 5-for-5 from 40-49 yards and connected on 44-of-45 extra point attempts.

As A Third-Year Sophomore (2021): Handled all placekicking duties for the Jaguars throughout the season ... Led the Jaguars in scoring with 69 points, making 12-of-17 field goals and 33-of-35 extra-point attempts ... Recorded 23 touchbacks on 59 kickoffs as well ... Finished the year fifth in the Sun Belt Conference and among the top 75 in the country in field goals per game, also standing sixth in the league in field-goal percentage and tying for eighth in points per outing (5.75) ... Voted the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 13 after converting all three field-goal tries including the game winner from 44 yards out as time expired to lift to Jaguars to a three-point victory at Bowling Green ... Connected on 2-of-3 field goals and made all five PAT attempts to score a season-best 11 points in win over Georgia Southern ... Was good on both tries in season-ending match-up with Coastal Carolina ... Made a 48-yard field goal — his longest of the year — on his only attempt in victory over Southern Mississippi to begin the campaign ... Also converted lone attempts from 39 and 34 yards out, respectively, in defeat of Arkansas State and the annual “Battle For The Belt” at Troy.

As A Sophomore (2020): Was a third-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection after handling all kicking duties for the Jaguars in each of their 11 contests ... Earned second-team all-league honors from Pro Football Focus and third-team accolades from Phil Steele Publications as well after connecting on 13-of-17 field goal attempts and 24-of-25 extra-point tries to lead the team in scoring with 63 points ... Ranked third in the Sun Belt and among the top 45 nationally in field goals per game … Tied for second in the league in total field goals … Was the only player in the Sun Belt to make two 50-plus yard field goals during the season … Converted eight straight field goals from Oct. 17-Nov. 14, tying the third longest streak in school history … Was selected the Lou Groza Award Star of the Week after connecting on a career-high three field goals and scoring a career-best 12 points in win over Texas State … Converted multiple field goals in season-opening victory at Southern Mississippi … Accounted for all of South’s points at No. 15 Coastal Carolina after making both his field-goal attempts … Hit school-record 54-yard field goal — the longest in the conference on the year — on his only attempt at Georgia Southern … Lone try in ULM victory was good from 50 yards.

As A Freshman (2019): Saw action in all 12 games as the team’s kickoff specialist, taking over field goal and PAT duties the final two weeks of the season ... Averaged 59 yards on 67 kickoffs with 13 touchbacks ... Converted his only field-goal attempt from 34 yards out at Georgia State ... Had season-best average of 65 yards on kickoffs at Troy in the annual “Battle For The Belt” ... Two of his three kickoffs at ULM in South’s Sun Belt Conference opener resulted in touchbacks as he averaged 63.7 yards per effort ... Averaged 63 yards per kickoff in season debut at No. 24 Nebraska ... Recorded an average of 61 yards per kickoff against both Memphis and Georgia Southern, putting two of four kicks into the end zone against the latter ... Also averaged 60 yards or better on kickoffs at Texas State and in match-up with 21st-ranked Appalachian State ... Posted season-high three touchbacks in home-opening victory over Jackson State ... Was on the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School Highlights: Received two stars from 247Sports.com, with the organization ranking him among the top 30 placekickers in the country ... Also considered among the top 40 kickers nationally by Kohl’s Kicking ... Earned second-team all-state honors as a punter his senior year from the Alabama Sports Writers Association and was named first-team all-region by AL.com as well ... Connected on 16-of-19 field goals attempts with his longest make coming from 50 yards out ... Also converted 30-of-31 extra-point tries ... Punted 48 times for an average of 45.6 yards per kick ... Was part of a Trojan team that qualified for the state 6A playoffs.

Personal: Full name is Diego Guajardo ... Born Feb. 3, 2000, in Monterrey, Mexico ... Son of Javier and Lucia Guajardo ... Favorite movie is “Unbroken” ... Favorite team is the New England Patriots ... Favorite athlete is Daniel Carlson ... Likes Chinese food ... Also was recruited by Louisville, Arkansas State and ULM ... A business administration major.

--6/22/23

2022

kicking
FGM	PTS	LONG	PCT	FGA	XPM	XPA
18.0	100.0	49.0	0.947	19.0	46.0	48.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

kicking
FGM	PTS	LONG	PCT	FGA	XPM	XPA
12.0	69.0	48.0	0.706	17.0	33.0	34.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

kicking
FGM	PTS	LONG	PCT	FGA	XPM	XPA
13.0	63.0	54.0	0.765	17.0	24.0	25.0

2019

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0

kicking
FGM	PTS	LONG	PCT	FGA	XPM	XPA
1.0	7.0	34.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	6.0