Justin Medlock
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Career Summary
Justin Medlock is a former professional placekicker whose career included the NFL and CFL.
Medlock appeared in 11 NFL regular-season games with Kansas City and Carolina. He also became one of the CFL’s most accurate kickers during his Canadian professional career.
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Early Life
Medlock was born October 23, 1983, in Santa Clara, California.
UCLA’s football media guide identifies him as Justin Charles Medlock, born in Santa Clara. He later attended Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California.
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High School
Medlock was an all-county and all-league kicker and punter at Mission San Jose High School.
UCLA’s media guide says he earned all-county and all-league honors at both positions as a junior and senior. He also lettered in soccer and earned all-league honors in that sport.
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College Career
Medlock developed into a first-team All-American kicker at UCLA.
As a UCLA senior in 2006, Medlock made 28 of 32 field-goal attempts and all 29 extra points for 113 points. UCLA says he received first-team All-America recognition from several organizations and was second-team All-America with the Walter Camp Foundation.
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Path to the NFL
Kansas City selected Medlock in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
UCLA reported that he was the first placekicker selected in the 2007 draft. NFL reporting described him as a fifth-round supplemental selection by the Chiefs after his UCLA career.
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NFL Career
Medlock played 11 NFL regular-season games across the 2007 and 2012 seasons.
NFL statistics list one game with Kansas City in 2007 and 10 games with Carolina in 2012. He made eight of 12 career field-goal attempts, including seven of 10 in his Panthers stint.
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Career Accomplishments
Medlock established major accuracy and scoring marks in the CFL.
Winnipeg announced in 2016 that he was the CFL’s all-time most accurate field-goal kicker at that point. That season he converted 60 of 68 field goals, set a club single-season scoring record with 227 points, and earned West Division Most Outstanding Special Teams Player recognition.
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Playing Style
Medlock was known for careful, technical preparation as both a placekicker and punter.
Winnipeg teammates described him as meticulous about every part of the kicking operation. Club coverage characterized him as constantly studying, adjusting and refining his approach.
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Legacy
Medlock’s professional legacy rests on outstanding CFL accuracy after an All-America college career.
His 2016 Winnipeg season broke the CFL single-season field-goal record and included a 58-yard kick that tied a club record. His college work had already made him the first kicker selected in the 2007 NFL Draft.
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