Kriston Esnard

Kriston Esnard
Height: 5" 10' | Weight: 170lbs
Class of 2021 | GA
Kicker Rating:
Punter Rating:
#4
Ranked Kicker
#98
Ranked Punter

Committed: Tulane

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Esnard recently competed at Kohl's National Scholarship Camp in July of 2020. He has won multiple field goal competitions against 200+ campers over the past year at Kohl's events. His leg speed is obvious and he seems to rise up in pressure situations. Esnard had a huge performance during the Future Stars punt competition in January 2019 by winning the competition against 200 other campers at that event. He has improved his ball rotation on field goals off the ground. Esnard has the talent to be a D1 scholarship player!

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Distinction: #4 Nationally ranked 5-star Kicker after invitation-only National Scholarship Camp competition (by Kohls Professional Camps, Gatlinburg TN July 18-19, 2020).

*****3rd Place at Finals of 2020 Kohls National Invitational Scholarship Camp: 27 of 30 FG=90% FG rate earned Esnard a trip to final competition - Tied for 3rd place out of >500 invited kickers.

[Gatlinburg, TN July 18-19, 2020].

*****College Camp: Top rising Junior kicker at Finals of 2019 UGA Kirby Smart Specialist Camp (tied for 3rd overall after 2 seniors, UGA, Athens June 1, 2019)

*****On May 19, 2019 Kriston Esnard '2021 kicked a 60-yard Field goal to win the final FG competition among all age groups including seniors/return seniors at Kohls Showcase in Atlanta GA.

*****On January 20, 2019 Kriston Esnard kicked a 55-yard punt to win the final punting competition among all age groups attending Kohls Future Stars invitational at IMG Academy, FL.

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1) KRISTON ESNARD ('2021) VARSITY FOOTBALL STATS (From freshman year: Main Kicker, Punter on Decatur High School Varsity football team):

Long Punt: 54 (in-game),

Average Punt: pre-2020 -35 yd (in-game),

Inside the 20: pre-2020 -8 punts,

Long Field Goal: 54 yd in-game (Senior, 2020), 49 twice in-game (Junior), 44 in-game (sophomore), 60 in-practice.

Long Kickoff: pre-2020 -71 (in-game)

Touch-Back Rate: pre-2020 -88.9% (40 Touch-backs)

Onside Kicks: 1 of 2 recovered (one recovered by me)

2nd Team all Region Kicker (Freshman Year)

1st Team all Region Punter (Sophomore Year)

1st-team All-Region for both kicker & punter

Nominated and Selected for GACA Football Allstar Classic Game

2) KOHLS PROFESSIONAL KICKING PUNTING NATIONAL RANKING for Kriston Esnard ('2021):

- DEBUTED as the only middle schooler among high schoolers: as a 7th grader scored 43 yarder FG in competition phase (video available) - Flowery Branch, GA - 2 Day Training Camp - Feb. 27-28, 2016

- Top rank Class 2021 score: #1 Punter charted, 4.5 star rating [Southern Showcase December 2017]

- Top rank Class 2021 score: #1 KO charted, 4.5 star rating [Southern Showcase December 2017]

- 4th rank Class 2021 score: #4 FG charted, 4.5 star rating [Southern Showcase December 2017]

- 3rd rank Class 2021 score: #3 KO charted [Future Stars camp Jan 2018]

- 7th rank score charted for Punts [Future Stars camp Jan 2018]

- 4th Overall Kohls Rank Future Stars [January 2018]

- Accomplished his goal of returning to win a Future Stars FINALS, Won finals Punting competition with 55-yard punt [IMG Academy JANUARY 19-20/2019]

-Kohls Overall 20th ranked Kicker Future Stars Jan 2019 (top 5% of camp), charted 4th highest 2021 KO score [IMG Academy JANUARY 19-20/2019]

-Kohls Overall 9th ranked Punter Kohls Future Stars Jan 2019.(top 10% camp), charted 4th highest 2021 Punt score [IMG Academy JANUARY 19-20/2019]

- Charted 8th ranked Kick-Off Kohls Future Stars Jan 2019 (Big Ball 78 yards) [IMG Academy JANUARY 19-20/2019]

- Kriston Esnard '2021 kicked a 60-yard Field goal to win the final FG competition among all age groups including seniors/return seniors at Kohls Showcase in Atlanta GA On May 19, 2019.

- #2 Nationally ranked, 5-star Kicker on Kohls (January 2020, #2 Nationally ranked after December 2019 showcase)

- #11, #12 ranked 5-star kicker (after Kohls Jan 2020 invite-only UCC challenge among nation's 63 highest ranked kickers, January 2020)

- #4 Nationally ranked 5-star Kicker, #84 as 4.5-star Punter after invitation-only National Scholarship Camp competition (by Kohls Professional Camps, Gatlinburg TN July 18-19, 2020).

3) COLLEGE CAMPS PERFORMANCE FOR KRISTON ESNARD ('2021)

- College Camp: Top rising Junior kicker at Finals of 2019 UGA Kirby Smart Specialist Camp (tied for 3rd overall kicker after 2 seniors, UGA, Athens June 1, 2019,)

Awards & Honors

Record holder honor for highest total number of points scored by any football player in the 109-yr history of Decatur HS (awarded 2021)
2020 Mike Sadler Award Kohl's National Scholarship Camp https://www.michaelsadlerfoundation.org/awards-scholarships-1
Scholarship: Offered a Full 4-year Scholarship by Tulane University to start 2021
DISTINCTION: 3rd place at Finals of 2020 Kohls National Invitational Scholarship Camp: 27 of 30 FG=90% FG rate earned Esnard a trip to final competition - Tied for 3rd place out of >500 invited kickers. [Gatlinburg, TN July 2020]
Distinction: #4 Nationally ranked kicker after August 2020 National Invite-only Scholarship camp, 5-star Kicker by Kohls Professional Camps (Gatlinburg, TN August 2020).
Distinction: #11 ranked 5-star kicker (after Kohls Jan 2020 invite-only UCC challenge among nation's 63 highest ranked kickers, January 2020)
Distinction: #2 Nationally ranked after December 2019 showcase, 5-star Kicker by Kohls Professional Camps (January 2020).
2019 All-State high school football team (GA, P) - https://www.ajc.com/blog/high-school-sports/2019-all-state-high-school-football-team/4DpzZXCmfDEWi1SyujGEsL/
2019 All-Metro high school football team (GA, P) - https://www.ajc.com/blog/high-school-sports/2019-all-metro-high-school-football-team/q4TFZ4pHi8rWpiMCNWeRoI/#DeKalb
2019 First-team All-Region 6-AAAAA for both kicker & punter
2019 First-team All-DeKalb County (GA) as a kicker.
2019 Specialist of the year (Decatur High School, GA)
College Camp: Top rising Junior kicker at Finals of 2019 UGA Kirby Smart Specialist Camp (tied for 3rd overall after 2 seniors, UGA, June 1, 2019)
Champion: Won Kohls Showcase FINAL overall FG competition (with a 60-yd FG Atlanta May 19, 2019)
Champion: Won Kohls "Future Stars" FINAL punting competition (55-yd at IMG Academy JANUARY 19-20, 2019) [See Kohls Class 2021 player rank notes https://kohlskicking.com/national-player-ratings/punters/2021]
Distinction: 1st Team all Region Punter (Sophomore Year Fall 2018) [https://www.ajc.com/blog/high-school-sports/all-region-teams-riverwood-white-named-aaaaa-player-the-year/14hGKfpd5Xpnihi2KUcktK/]
Distinction: 2nd Region Varsity Team Kicker as Freshman Fall 2017 GA [https://www.ajc.com/blog/high-school-sports/all-region-teams-carver-dominates-top-honors-aaaaa/QqlJwCAn8Wq7vkuZJPbxxJ/]
Distinction: Honorable mention Freshman as Punter Region Varsity Fall 2017 GA [https://www.ajc.com/blog/high-school-sports/all-region-teams-carver-dominates-top-honors-aaaaa/QqlJwCAn8Wq7vkuZJPbxxJ/]