#45

Kenneth Almendares

Former kicker at Louisiana. 2024: 28 field goals, 130 points.

PK · Louisiana · Sr. · #45

6′2″ · 252 lb · Clute, TX

Consensus AALouisiana 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former kicker at Louisiana. 2024: 28 field goals, 130 points.

  • Named All-America (AP) in 2024.
  • Named All-America (Consensus) in 2024.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Louisiana, an All-American season (2024) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202414 games

  • All-America6 selectors
  • Lou Grozawinner
  • All-Sun Beltfirst

Career arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Louisiana
2019–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

14 honors · 2 categories
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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2024)

4 first-team selectors

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ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM

All-Sun Belt 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2024

2 coaches
2019–2021
Billy Napier
Louisiana
2022–2024era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology