Mitchell Fineran
American football player
Mitchell Fineran is a former American college football placekicker for the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten). Prior to enrolling at Purdue as a graduate transfer in 2021, he attended and played football at Samford University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
At Samford, Fineran earned 2018 SoCon All-Freshman Team, 2019 All-SoCon Second Team, and 2020-2021 FCS All-America Second Team honors. At Purdue, he was selected as a 2021 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and Pre Season All-Big Ten, All-Big Ten Academic Team, All-Big Ten District Academic Team in 2022.
Early life
Fineran attended Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Georgia, where he served as the placekicker on the Trojans' football team from 2014 to 2017. As a junior, he helped the Trojans reach the 2016 Class state playoff semifinals. He finished the season with 10 made field goals, including a long of 52 yards, and 57-of-58 PATs. His junior placekicking performance earned him Georgia Class AAA All-State honors.
Entering his senior season, Fineran was named to the Preseason Georgia Class AAA All-State Team. As a senior, he was the highest scorer with 119 points (13-of-19 on field goals and 80-of-81 on PATs) on Peach County's 2017 team that scored 646 points, which ranks as the 26th highest scoring team in the history of Georgia high school football.
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