The Miami Hurricanes have had a lot of top recruits already visit in the spring, and they are also making room for specialists as Moses Barker, the No. 1 kicker in the 2027 class, made a spring stop in Coral Gables.
Had a great day at spring practice with @CanesFootball! Thank you @CoachKalter and @CoachFerras for having me out super excited to get back in the future!! @DanOrnerKicking @WS_Storm_FB @CoachJWilkes pic.twitter.com/hnbheY47i4
— Moses Barker (@MosesBarker281) March 28, 2026
No. 1 ranked 2027 kicker, Moses Barker, visited Miami
The Hurricanes have leaned on Jose and Andres Borregales for years, then had to sort through a new kicking picture heading into the 2025 season after bringing in Carter Davis from FAU and Bert Auburn from Texas, with Davis ultimately winning the job in camp.
Barker, out of Willow Spring, North Carolina, had a breakout showing at the 2026 Kohl's National Underclassman Challenge, where he tied for first in the evening field goal competition, finished second on kickoffs with a 116.63 score, and made 23 field goals in charting, which was three more than anyone else at the event.
Barker is a second-team K/P after a junior season in which he went 8-for-14 on field goals with a long of 50 yards, made 24 of 27 extra points, averaged 37.7 yards on 14 punts, and produced 34 touchbacks on 47 kickoffs.
Miami's kicking situation recently
- 2025: Carter Davis: 17-for-24 on field goals (70.8%), 49-for-49 on extra points, 103 points, with a long of 53 yards. He also handled most kickoffs, recording 94 kickoffs, 82 touchbacks and an 87.2% touchback rate.
- 2025: Bert Auburn: 1-for-1 on field goals, 8-for-8 on extra points, 11 points, with a long of 31 yards in limited action over six games. He also had 3 kickoffs and 3 touchbacks.
- 2024: Andres Borregales: 18-for-19 on field goals (94.7%), 62-for-62 on extra points, 116 points, with a long of 56 yards. On kickoffs, he logged 99 attempts, 65 touchbacks and a 65.7% touchback rate.
- 2023: Andres Borregales: 22-for-26 on field goals (84.6%), 44-for-45 on extra points, 110 points, with a long of 51 yards.
- 2022: Andres Borregales: 17-for-20 on field goals (85.0%), 32-for-32 on extra points, 83 points, with a long of 49 yards.
- 2021: Andres Borregales: 17-for-21 on field goals (81.0%), 45-for-45 on extra points, 96 points, with a long of 55 yards.