Andres
Borregales.
Andres
Borregales.
Miami (FL)· 5'11"· 199 lb
"Borregales hit 74 of 86 field goals and missed exactly one extra point in four years at Miami, which is why a kicker went in the sixth round."Pre-draft read
Borregales has a compact, repeatable operation. His plant is consistent, his strike is clean, and the ball comes off with tight rotation — the mechanics look the same on a 25-yarder and a 50-yarder, which is the single best predictor of NFL translation for a kicker.
The leg is good rather than exceptional. He has hit from 56 and can handle kickoffs, but he is not a 60-yard weapon who changes a coordinator's fourth-down math. His value is accuracy and consistency: he made 86 percent of his career attempts and was essentially automatic on extra points.
Any team that wants accuracy and reliability inside 50 rather than a coordinator willing to attempt 58-yarders.
Year 1: immediate starting placekicker. Ceiling: long-tenured, low-variance kicker.
Team that needs a 60-yard threat to expand its fourth-down decision range.
Consistency of mechanics is the trait that projects; the range is what it is.
Andres Borregales kicking at Miami's Pro Day
Game film cut-up of Andres Borregales's Miami (FL) tape.
Borregales Wins Groza Award | 1.7.21
Game film cut-up of Andres Borregales's Miami (FL) tape.
Miami Hurricanes practice August 6, 2021- Andres Borregales
Game film cut-up of Andres Borregales's Miami (FL) tape.
Borregales converted 74 of 86 career field goals at Miami with a long of 56, and went 183 of 184 on extra points across 50 games. His senior season was his best: 18 of 19 on field goals and a perfect 62 of 62 on extra points.
Four years of ACC starting reps with that hit rate is about as much certainty as the position offers. He was never benched, never went through an extended slump, and handled cold-weather bowl environments and pressure kicks without visible mechanical breakdown.
The limitation is range. He is reliable inside 50 and merely competent beyond it, so a team drafting him is buying dependability rather than a strategic weapon. New England spending a sixth on a kicker is a statement about how much they valued removing the position as a variable — and given the hit rate, it is a defensible use of the pick.
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Career Accuracy
Borregales made 74 of 86 field goal attempts for 86 percent career accuracy.
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Extra Points
He converted 183 of 184 extra point attempts during his college career.
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Consistent Mechanics
His mechanics are compact and repeatable, holding up under pressure.
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Power Four Starter
He served as the starting kicker for four years at a Power Four program without slumps.
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Adequate Range
Borregales demonstrates adequate NFL range with a career long of 56 yards.
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Leg Strength
His leg strength is good but not elite, limiting value beyond 55 yards.
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Kickoff Touchbacks
His kickoff touchback rate is only average for the college level.
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Cold Weather Experience
He has little experience kicking in true cold-weather or high-wind conditions.
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Positional Value
Given positional value, any slump would immediately put his job at risk.
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Miami | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Miami | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Miami | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Borregales demonstrates the leg strength and composure to be a reliable NFL starter, consistently converting field goals within 50 yards throughout his career.
Borregales shares Tucker's exceptional accuracy and power, projecting as a consistent, long-term weapon who can reliably convert from deep range.
Borregales has the talent to make an NFL roster, but struggles with consistency from long range could limit him to a few seasons as a starter.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
New England used a sixth-round pick to stop thinking about the kicking job, which is a legitimate strategy after years of instability there.
Kickers are drafted this late for a reason — the position is replaceable and one bad month ends a career regardless of college résumé.
The likely outcome is that he wins the job in camp and holds it for several years as a high-percentage kicker inside 50. Rarely spectacular, rarely the reason a team loses.