With the 59th pick in the 2016 NFL draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Kicker Roberto Aguayo from Florida State. The junior is the first kicker to declare early for the NFL draft since former Florida State great and first-round pick Sebastian Janikowski.
The Buccaneers traded up to draft the three-time All-American and 2013 Lou Groza Award (given to the best college kicker each year) winner.
Aguayo is the most accurate kicker in college football history, making all 198 extra points he attempted and converting on 69 of 78 field goals, good for 96.7 percent in his career. Aguayo was as automatic as it got.
With the NFL moving the extra point back to the 15-yard line and NFL kickers missing a combined 71 extra points, the kicker position is at an all time high of importance. Aguayo has never miss a kick from inside the 40, so the 32-yard field goal should be no problem.
The biggest question mark surrounding Aguayo, does he have the leg to convert from deep? Aguayo was 20 of 29 from 40+ while at FSU, but Aguayo hit a long of 53 twice in his career.
The Buccaneers not only locked up the best kicker in NCAA history, they make their franchise quarterback Jameis Winston happy. Winston has said on multiple occasions that Aguayo is the most talented kicker he has ever been around.
