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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2024 Football Roster

46 Patrick Nations

  • Position Kicker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 202
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Tamasse, S.C.
  • High School Walhalla
  • Previous School East Carolina University

Biography

IN 2023
- FCS Football Central All-UAC
- Phil Steele All-UAC
- 2x UAC Special Teams Player of the Week

Played in all 11 games ... made 19-of-25 field goal attempts ... converted 31 extra points ... made a 46-yard field goal as time expired to beat No.16 SE Missouri St. (Sept. 23) ... converted a season- high three field goals on three occasions... season-long field goal of 49 yards against Utah Tech (Oct. 28).

IN 2022
Made 14-of-21 field goal attempts ... tied single-season program record with 48 made extra points ... made both field goals and all four extra points against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 2) ... 24-yard field goal and six made extra points, including game-tying kick with no time remaining, against Bowling Green (Sept. 10) ... season-long 46-yard field goal against Austin Peay (Sept. 24). 

IN 2021
HERO Sports Freshman All-American ... Phil Steele First-Team All-ASUN ... ASUN Special Teams Player of the Year ... six-time ASUN Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Oct. 11, Oct. 18, Nov. 1, Nov. 22) ... led the ASUN in field-goal accuracy, making 12-of-16 attempts ... made all 34 of his extra-point attempts ... also kicked 31 touchbacks ... connected on all three field-goal attempts against Central Arkansas (Oct. 16) ... made three field goals and added three extra points against Abilene Christian (Oct. 9)... booted career-long 51-yard field goal against Jacksonville State (Nov. 20).

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2020 AT EAST CAROLINA
Did not play in any games.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019 AT EAST CAROLINA
Redshirt season … played in one game as a true freshman … appeared on special teams during fourth-quarter action in the Pirates’ home finale against Tulsa as part of an onside kick lineup (but did not record statistics) … officially enrolled early at ECU (January) and participated with in spring drills.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters for coach Padgett Johnson at Walhalla High School … part of a Razorbacks’ squad that turned in a 9-4 record and a runner-up Class I-AAA finish in 2017 … captured the 2016 Ray Guy National Underclassman Championship, finishing his sophomore campaign ranked as the top kicker and kickoff specialist in the country … a left-footer who averaged 66.0 yards per kickoff … earned All-Region I-AAA honors as a kicker, punter, receiver and safety following junior campaign … converted 36-of-38 PATs and eight-of-13 FGAs with a long of 44 yards for the Razorbacks … selected to participate in the 2018 Touchstone Energy Bowl … a 2018 preseason all-state selection as a specialist … named Class 4A Specialist-of-the-Year by the South Carolina Football Coaches Association following senior season … a two-time Ray Guy Prokicker.com Top Prospect Award winner (2017, 2018) … rated as the No. 1 kicker nationally by ProKicker.com and No. 4 nationally by Kohl’s Kicking … other recruiting services listed him as a five-star prospect as a kicker and a three-star recruit as a safety … ranked among the best 30 players (overall) in the state of South Carolina according to ESPN.com … also lettered in basketball … officially committed to ECU on June 19, 2018 … also recruited by Clemson, South Carolina and Georgia Tech among others … reportedly drilled a 68-yard field goal during a practice session and also nailed a 63-yarder during a Ray Guy camp.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Janice and Dennis Giles … Graduated with undergraduate degree in General Studies, starting a post-baccalaureate degree in Sport Management in 2024.

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Kicker
    6'0" 182 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Kicker
    6'0" 182 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Kicker
    6'0" 195 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Kicker
    6'0" 202 lbs
    46