Former UConn kicker Chris Freeman has taken the next step, signing with the Houston Texans earlier this week.
Freeman’s rise at UConn was quick and obvious. The Indiana transfer spent two seasons with the Huskies from 2024-25 and turned himself into one of the nation’s better kickers.
Last season, he went 22-for-26 on field goals, knocked in a long of 50 yards, and ripped off 12 straight makes to set a new UConn school record. He was perfect on extra points, finishing 52-for-52, and put up 121 points on the year.
Across his two seasons in Storrs, Freeman finished with 43 made field goals and 230 total points. His leg showed up from distance, too: he drilled career-long 53-yard field goals twice in 2024, once against Wake Forest at home and once on the road at UMass. He also delivered one of his biggest performances at Buffalo last fall, hitting a career-high four field goals, including the game-winner in the closing seconds.
Freeman, 24, is from Zionsville, Ind. Before arriving at UConn, he spent his first two college seasons at Indiana and made 10 of 14 field-goal tries in 2023.
With Freeman’s signing, UConn now has 10 former players in the NFL. He joins Joe Fagnano (QB- Ravens), Travis Jones (DT- Ravens), Skyler Bell (WR- Bills), Chase Lundt (OT- Bills), Matt Peart (OT- Broncos), Ryan van Denmark (OT- Vikings), Eric Watts (DE- Jets), Christian Haynes (OT- Seahawks) and Valentin Senn (OT- Cardinals).
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