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#29 Martin Connington

Class  RS SO/TRFrom  Michigan State (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'0" · 198 lbHometown  Meridian, ID · Mountain View HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

KO1

Placement

Starter

Room

Kicker

Experience

3-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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K room context

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Martin Connington holds the PK · Starter spot in Kansas Jayhawks’s kicker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

PK · StarterMartin ConningtonStarter

KO · StarterMartin ConningtonStarter

PK · BackupDane EfirdBackup

KO · BackupDane EfirdBackup

Transfer history

2026Michigan State→Kansas Jayhawks

Background & career

Martin Connington is a placekicker from Meridian, Idaho, who attended Mountain View HS before joining Michigan State. A three-star recruit ranked among the nation's top kickers in the Class of 2024, he redshirted in 2024. In 2025, Connington led MSU in scoring with 63 points, converting 12 of 16 field-goal attempts (.750) and 27 of 28 PATs. He averaged 62.0 yards on 37 kickoffs with 19 touchbacks. An Academic All-Big Ten selection, Connington now plays for Kansas as a transfer.

Michigan State2024 – 2025

Kansas2026 — present

Previous schoolMichigan StateRecruiting3-star · No. 2459 nationalOriginMeridian, ID · Mountain View HSAlso playsPK1