As one of the top-ranked punting prospects coming out of high school, Bradley Pinion played just three seasons at Clemson before declaring for the 2015 NFL Draft.
He made his mark in the kicking camp world after charting an astounding 100-yard kickoff at the Kohl's Kicking Southern Showcase going into his senior year of high school. It still stands as a camp record.
While at Clemson, he notched a 41.1-yard career punting average that put him seventh all-time in Clemson football history and was a weapon on kickoffs. He finished his collegiate career with a 39.2-yard net punt average and 55 punts inside the 20 on 140 total punts.
He left Clemson following his junior season and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round of the 2015 Draft, training with the Kohl's staff through his draft process. The staple to Pinion's career has been his ability to excel as a kickoff specialist to compliment his punting abilities.
With three kickers overall taken in the NFL Draft, the sixth round was a big one. All with similar attributes, when the first was selected, other teams knew they had to act fast. Within the span of ten draft picks, all three top kickers on draft boards were taken by teams looking for a kicker.
36 of the last 46 NFL drafted specialists over the past 10 years have been Kohl's attendees. Here's a look at all 44 Kohl's athletes taken in the NFL Draft and how involved they were with the Kohl's Staff.
