Conor Talty

#31 · PK · Sr. · Alabama6′1″ · 201 lb · Chicago, IL · St. Rita

Field goals1137th of 105 kickersLast gameW 31–20vs Texas A&M · Oct 24
Nextat LSUSat Nov 7 · 3:30 pm ET
69 points in 8 games; their best was 14 vs Florida State.
vs East Carolina: 12 points, W12WECUat Kentucky: 13 points, W13W@UKvs Florida State: 14 points, W14WFSUvs South Carolina: 7 points, W7WSCat Mississippi State: 7 points, W7W@MSSTvs Georgia: 5 points, L5LUGAat Tennessee: 4 points, L4L@TENNvs Texas A&M: 7 points, W7WTA&M
vs East Carolina: 12 points, WWat Kentucky: 13 points, WWvs Florida State: 14 points, W14Wvs South Carolina: 7 points, WWat Mississippi State: 7 points, WWvs Georgia: 5 points, LLat Tennessee: 4 points, LLvs Texas A&M: 7 points, W7W

2026 games, points per game. W and L: the team’s results.

This week

What’s being said

4 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.

Sep 17 to Sep 23: 1Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 1 to Oct 7: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1W 45-17 at KentuckyWW 50-36 vs Florida StateWW 49-18 vs South CarolinaWW 56-23 at Mississippi StateWL 17-20 vs GeorgiaLL 10-26 at TennesseeLW 31-20 vs Texas A&MWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 1
Sep 17 to Sep 23: 1Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 1 to Oct 7: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1W 45-17 at KentuckyWW 50-36 vs Florida StateWW 49-18 vs South CarolinaWW 56-23 at Mississippi StateWL 17-20 vs GeorgiaLL 10-26 at TennesseeLW 31-20 vs Texas A&MWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 1
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

How Conor Talty Has Responded to First Missed Kicks of Season

Sports Illustrated Oct 30

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The story everyone in Tuscaloosa is still chewing on isn't a stat — it's a sound. After Talty missed against Oklahoma and was caught on ESPN cameras chewing out long-snapper David Bird on his way off the field, the next home crowd booed him before extra points and erupted when a backup warmed up. DeBoer publicly pushed back — "I wish they'd have his back like I know our locker room has his back" — and that coach-versus-fanbase split has become the through-line of his offseason.

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The receipts cut both ways. Talty finished 2025 at just 69.6% on field goals with a long of 46, a number that screams replaceable for a program that expects perfection. But the same season produced the counter-evidence: a redemption swing in the Iron Bowl, where he drilled a 45-yarder into the breeze, and DeBoer's trust paying off in the Playoff win over Oklahoma. He didn't shy from the heat — he had the window to leave and didn't. "He knew he had plenty of time to leave if he wanted to," DeBoer said. "He wanted to stay here."

Now Alabama has brought in Lorcan Quinn, the Northern Irishman who was one of the nation's best at Marshall, and DeBoer has declared it flat-out: "It's open competition." Through spring the two traded reps with no clear leader. So the boards have their question for 2026 — can the most-booed kicker in college football quiet his own stadium and beat out a sharpshooter for the job, or is the redemption arc about to end with someone else's leg?

Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Alabama lost 26-10 at Tennessee on Oct. 17 as a 7.5-point favorite. The Crimson Tide beat Texas A&M 31-20 on Oct. 24 and are 6-2, No. 10 in the AP poll. Talty scored 4 points in the loss at Tennessee and has 69 points through 8 games, with at least a point in every one.

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Style of play

Style of play

Play style

A traditional placekicker with a workmanlike leg — accurate enough to be trusted on a Playoff team, streaky enough to lose a fanbase. With no play-by-play percentile profile on file, the read is scouting-grade: 2025 landed at 69.6% on field goals with a long of 46, the range of a kicker who's reliable inside 40 and a coin-flip beyond it. The tell in his game isn't the leg, it's the temperament — he visibly wore his misses in 2025, and the swing between berating a teammate after one miss and burying a 45-yarder into the wind the next week is exactly the volatility DeBoer is trying to coach out. The 2026 question is whether the mechanics hold under a competition built to test his nerve.

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