A sixth-round rookie kicker for the Green Bay Packers, Trey Smack, is absolutely making noise in the NFL preseason, drilling field goals from distances that are just wild. This kid is straight up showing out, and it’s making everyone, including some of the league’s biggest stars, take notice. You don’t often see a kicker, let alone a rookie, stealing headlines like this, but Smack is doing it with his powerful leg and an uncanny ability to connect from deep.
A Rookie Kicker Is Already Dropping Bombs
Look, it’s brutal trying to make it as a rookie in the NFL. The lights get brighter, the pressure is on from day one, and you have to perform, or you’re out. But Smack? He’s making it look easy. In Week 1 of the preseason, this guy belted two 58-yard field goals. Yeah, you read that right, TWO. One got called back because of a defensive penalty, which is a bummer, but it doesn’t erase the fact he hit it clean. To even attempt, let alone make, two kicks from nearly sixty yards out in your first taste of NFL action? That’s what we call finding a diamond in the rough, folks. For a sixth-round pick, showing that kind of leg strength and accuracy from the jump is huge.
Then Week 2 rolls around, and Smack just keeps piling it on. Playing in Denver, he “smacked,” pun intended, a 51-yard kick. Then came a massive 59-yard kick. And just for good measure, he followed that up with a 43-yarder right as the first half expired. Think about that: a clutch kick at the buzzer, even if it’s “just” preseason, shows serious ice in the veins. It’s an incredible display of consistency and raw power that’s got everyone talking about this kid’s potential to be a game-changer when it really counts. You simply don’t see this kind of performance from a new face very often.
Even Micah Parsons Is Fired Up
It’s not just fans and analysts who are buzzing about Smack either. CBS Sports already named him one of the biggest winners of the preseason, and they’re giving props to the entire Packers’ special teams crew, which tells you how much of an impact he’s making. But the biggest endorsement? It’s coming from Packers All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons himself.
Parsons, who is still recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in Denver last season and is watching games from the couch, took to X to give Smack a shout-out. You know it’s real when an All-Pro like Parsons, a guy who makes plays all over the field, is fired up about a kicker’s performance. Smack’s position might not be the most glamorous, and he probably won’t get the same media hype as the big-name offensive rookies, but his preseason has been nothing short of a solid start. For a guy coming in as a sixth-rounder, proving yourself with kicks that long and consistent is exactly how you make a name for yourself in this league and earn your spot on the 53-man roster.
So, what’s next for Trey Smack? He’s clearly got the leg and the calm under pressure. The biggest challenge now will be carrying this unbelievable preseason form into the regular season. The lights get even brighter then, and every kick matters more than ever. Can he keep delivering those absolute bombs when the games actually count? All eyes will be on him to see if this sixth-round pick can truly lock down a spot and be the long-range weapon the Packers clearly think they’ve found, proving he’s ready for the real deal.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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