Nick Novak

Nick Novak
Novak in 2023
No. 3, 1, 9, 8
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1981-08-21) August 21, 1981
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Albemarle
(Charlottesville, Virginia)
College:Maryland (2000–2004)
NFL draft:2005: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • San Diego/LA Chargers 2010s All-Decade Team
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (2002, 2003)
  • 2004 ACC Jim Tatum Award Recipient and University of Maryland Lefrak Scholar
  • UFL Special Teams Most Valuable Player (2010)
  • UFL record 54-yard field goal
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made:182
Field goals attempted:222
Field goal %:82.0
Longest field goal:53
Extra points:256 / 263
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Nicholas Ryan Novak (born August 21, 1981) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football at Maryland and was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2005.

Novak was a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers, New York Jets, and Houston Texans of the NFL, as well as the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe, the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League (UFL), the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL.