Seth Small
{{short description|American gridiron football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| name = Seth Small
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| image = 2022, 47, Seth Small.jpg
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| caption = Small with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|29}}
| birth_place = Katy, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
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| import = yes
| position1 = Placekicker
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 205
| college = Texas A&M
| high_school = Katy High
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2022|2023}}
| playing_team1 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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|CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|2022}}
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Seth Small (born October 29, 1999) is an American professional football placekicker. He previously played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
Small played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies from 2018 to 2021.{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/seth-small/9874 |title=Seth Small |publisher=Texas A&M Aggies |access-date=October 7, 2022}} He played in 46 games where he was successful on 71 of 91 field goal attempts for a 78.0% completion rate and made a career long 52-yard field goal in his freshman year.{{cite web|url=https://ticats.ca/players/167172/bio |title=Seth Small |publisher=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |access-date=October 7, 2022}}
Professional career
Following his collegiate career, Small was not selected in the 2021 NFL draft. He attended local camp with the Houston Texans and was invited to mini-camp with the Indianapolis Colts, but he was not offered a contract. He then signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 26, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-texas-am-all-time-points-leader-small |title=Tiger-Cats sign Texas A&M all-time points leader Small |publisher=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |date=May 26, 2022}} He played in both preseason games where he made all three field goal attempts, including a 51-yard try, but was released with the final cuts on June 5, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/07/10/ticats-sign-p-jon-ryan-k-seth-small/ |title=Ticats sign P Jon Ryan, K Seth Small |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=July 10, 2022}} After the team's incumbent kicker, Michael Domagala, struggled to begin the 2022 season, Small signed again with the team on July 10, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2022/07/11/why-the-hamilton-tiger-cats-signed-former-riders-punter-jon-ryan/ |title=Why the Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed former Riders’ punter Jon Ryan |publisher=3DownNation |date=July 11, 2022}}
Small made his professional debut on July 16, 2022, against the Ottawa Redblacks, where he was successful on his only field goal attempt of 28 yards and made all three convert attempts.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6233/ottawa-redblacks-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ |title=Ottawa Redblacks vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=July 16, 2022}} On August 26, 2022, he kicked a 58-yard field goal, against the Toronto Argonauts, which tied a franchise record for longest field goal made, and ended the year with the franchise record for the best accuracy percentage (90.7%) in Tiger-Cat history.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6255/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-toronto-argonauts/ |title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=August 26, 2022}}
On May 14, 2023, the Tiger-Cats placed Small on the suspended list.{{Cite web|title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats place all-star DL Ja’Gared Davis on suspended list|url=https://3downnation.com/2023/05/14/hamilton-tiger-cats-place-all-star-dl-jagared-davis-on-suspended-list/|access-date=December 27, 2023|website=3downnation.com|language=en}} He was activated on June 5. {{Cite web|title=TiCats Activate K Seth Small, Sign National RB Ryth-Jean Giraud|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/06/05/ticats-add-national-rb-ryth-jean-giraud/|access-date=December 27, 2023|website=cfl.ca|language=en}} Small made one 31–yard field goal for the team in Week 1, but was placed back on the suspended list on June 17 and replaced by Marc Liegghio.{{Cite web|title=Ticats sign Canadian kicker Marc Liegghio, suspend Seth Small|url=https://3downnation.com/2023/06/17/ticats-sign-canadian-kicker-marc-liegghio-suspend-seth-small/|access-date=December 27, 2023|website=3downnation.com|language=en}}
Personal life
Small was born to parents Jennie Ann and Ricardo Small and has three sisters, Emma, Isabella and Della Grace.{{cite web|url=https://ouresquina.com/2021/texas-am-kicker-seth-small-embraces-mexican-roots/ |title=Texas A&M senior Seth Small grew up with soccer aspirations |publisher=Our Esquina |date=October 1, 2021}} He married his wife, Rachel, in July 2021.
References
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External links
- [https://ticats.ca/players/167172 Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio]
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Category:American football placekickers
Category:Canadian football placekickers
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:Players of American football from Katy, Texas