Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 1/1 | 48 | 8/8 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Ohio State | 1/1 | 37 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Total | 2/2 | 48 | — | 17 |
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Gianni Spetic
Senior kicker for Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 221 lb · Chardon, OH · Notre Dame Cathedral Latin School
Transferred Memphis → Texas for 2026
The numbers
2
field goals · 2026
of 2 attempts · long of 48 · 17 points
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 FG, 3 XP, vs Ohio State
Swing playSwung South Alabama from 46% to 71% to win.South Alabama at Ohio · 27-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 kicker for Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2023.
- Transferred from Memphis to Texas in 2026.
Gianni Spetic
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202313 games
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School
202512 games
- Entered the portal
- All-AACthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas
Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas
2025Memphis
2026Texas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning
2026Texas2-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8/9 (89%) | 2/5 (40%) | 3/4 (75%) | |
| 2024 | 8/9 (89%) | 4/5 (80%) | 1/2 | |
| 2023 | 17/19 (89%) | 1/5 (20%) | 0/2 | |
| Career | 33/37 (89%) | 7/15 (47%) | 4/8 (50%) |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Ohio State
100 PCT · 37 LONG · 6 PTS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With A. Manning — 195 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.0 · 24 rush yds (8 car) · D. Smothers — 74 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Big Leg
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it.
K
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Gino Garcia’s 2023 season.
Matches Gino on
FG%
Longest make
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Clune Van Andel's junior season at Arkansas State (2025).
70%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Clune on
Class year
Longest make
Weight
Differs from Clune on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Gianni Spetic
Background
A first-year kicker from Chardon, Ohio … on 2026 preseason watch list for the Lou Groza Award ... transferred to Texas from Memphis in spring 2026 … has played in 39 career games across three seasons ... played in 13 games as a Memphis Tiger … participated in 24 games across two seasons at Ohio …...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology