Giorgio Tavecchio
Tavecchio with the California Golden Bears in 2008
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| No. 2 – Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 16, 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Moraga (CA) Campolindo | ||||||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2017 | |||||||||||||
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| Field goals: | 10 |
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| Field goal attempts: | 12 |
| Field goal %: | 83.3 |
| Longest field goal: | 52 |
| Touchbacks: | 25 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Giorgio Tavecchio (born July 16, 1990) is an Italian-born American football placekicker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Milan, Italy and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers in 2012. He played his collegiate career at the University of California-Berkeley.
Tavecchio's original plan was to attend UC Davis after they offered him a soccer scholarship. After finding out that they would not allow him to play football, he searched for other options. He then set up a workout at Cal but was only offered to be a walk-on.
Tavecchio began attending Cal in 2008 and started the season opener against Michigan State just a few months after his workout. Throughout his first three seasons, he posted a 68% field goal percentage and was able to reach 75% after his senior year. During his time at Cal, he was a four-year starter.
Going into the draft, Tavecchio was not invited to the NFL Combine. During the California Golden Bears pro day, it began to rain before he was able to perform any drills. Tavecchio kept running his planned drills but was unable to showcase his talents since every NFL scout had gone into an indoor practice facility. Tavecchio remained unsigned after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. He then attended a tryout for the San Francisco 49ers at which he was the only kicker present.
On August 29, 2012, Tavecchio signed a three-year, $1.44 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. At the time, 49ers special teams coach, Brad Seely was looking for an additional kicker to eventually succeed long time veteran David Akers. The left-footed Tavecchio was chosen because Akers was also left-footed and they could both use the same holder, instead of getting another holder for a right-footed kicker.
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