Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales (born January 2, 2003) is a Venezuelan football kicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life and high school
Borregales attended Chaminade–Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Florida. He went seven for nine on his field goal attempts as a sophomore and finished his high school career with a long of 56 yards.[1][2] He committed to play college football for the Miami Hurricanes.[1]
College career
Heading into his freshman season in 2021, Borregales was named the Hurricanes starting kicker and kickoff specialist.[3] He finished the 2021 season hitting 17 out of his 21 field goals and all 45 of his extra points attempts.[4] In week 10 of the 2022 season, Borregales hit four field goals in an overtime win over Virginia.[5] In 2022, he went 17 for 20 on his field goal attempts and converted on all 35 of his extra points.[6] In week 9 of the 2023 season, Borregales hit three 45-plus yard field goals including a game-tying 48 yard field goal to force overtime in a win over Virginia.[7] He finished the 2023 season converting on 22 of his 26 field goal attempts and 44 of his 45 extra points.[8] In week 5 of the 2024 season, Borregales hit a career-long 56 yard field goal in a win over Virginia Tech.[9] He finished his final collegiate season in 2024, going 18 for 19 on his field goals, while also making all 62 of his extra point attempts.[10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
28+7⁄8 in (0.73 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Borregales was selected by the New England Patriots with the 182nd pick in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.[13]
Personal life
Borregales was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of one. He is the younger brother of former Lou Groza Award winner and NFL kicker José Borregales.[14] He is the fourth Venezuelan born NFL player, along with placekickers Alan Pringle, Pat Ragusa, and Andres's brother Jose.
References
- ^ a b Wilson, David. "Chaminade–Madonna kicker Andres Borregales commits to Miami Hurricanes' Class of 2021". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Wilson, David. "A brief conversation with Chaminade K Andres Borregales, UM's unlikely popular recruit". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Wilson, David. "An underrated special teams weapon and feedback on 'very Miami-ish' new recruiting suite". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Schifman, Mike. "2022 Miami Hurricanes player preview: Andres Borregales". State of the U. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Miller Degnan, Susan; McPherson, Jordan. "Borregales' clutch field goals, injury updates and more from Miami's win over Virginia". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "Andres Borregales Named to Best Kicker Award Watch List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Wilson, David. "'Thank God for Andy Borregales.' Miami kicker makes history with another clutch kick". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Adam. "Hurricanes kicker Andres Borregales named a preseason All-American". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ McPherson, Jordan. "Andres Borregales keeps climbing in Hurricanes record book. And Malik Bryant's growth". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "Andres Borregales 2024 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "Andres Borregales Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ "Andres Borregales College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (April 26, 2025). "Patriots NFL Draft 2025: New England picks Andres Borregales, K, Miami with 182nd overall selection in Round 6". Pats Pulpit.
- ^ Miller Degnan, Susan. "The gang's all crying for Andy Borregales, Miami's baby-faced kicker with a man-sized leg". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2025.