3-star K Evan Noel signs with Florida
On Wednesday, kicker Evan Noel of Bay City (Miss.) St. Stanislaus signed with the Florida Gators during the first day of the Early Signing Period. Here is everything you need to know about him.
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Position: Kicker
Height/Weight: 6-foot-2/155 pounds
On3 Industry Rankings: No. 2,184 prospect | No. 1 kicker | No. 42 prospect in Mississippi
Commitment date: 11/11/24
Chose Florida over: Arkansas
Time of enrollment: Summer
Notable: Florida flipped Noel from Arkansas following multiple trips to Gainesville during the 2024 calendar year. One source close to Florida’s program calls him “big weapon.” This fall, he set the Mississippi state record with a 61-yard field goal.
Social Media: X (evannoel14); Instagram (evannoell4)
What the Gators are getting in Evan Noel
Noel competed at the National Scholarship Camp in July of 2024 and had an outstanding camp. He scored 32/36 points on field goals and 107.5 points on kickoffs. Noel might have the best overall talent in the 2025 class! He is very consistent and handles pressure very well.
Noel had another strong showing at the 2024 Underclassman Challenge. He scored an impressive 19 points on field goals and won a field goal competition at the UC Challenge. Noel scored 111.68 points on kickoffs at camp. He also won the 2023 National Scholarship Camp field goal competition and scored an impressive 34/36 points on his field goal charts and 106.48 points on his kickoffs. He gets better in competitive environments.
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Noel also competed at the Underclassman Challenge and won a field goal competition vs the top 2024 players! Noel scored 18 points on field goals and 106.1 points on kick-offs at the event. At Kohl’s National Scholarship Camp in July of 2022 he had the most impressive camp for the 2025 class. He made 30 points out of 33 and hit a 72-yard 3.84 second hang time kick-off. Noel has great command of his ball striking and this earned him the #1 ranking in the country. Noel also competed in December of 2022 and scored 10/15 points on field goals and 104.7 points on kick-offs.
In January of 2022 at Kohl’s Future Stars Event, he had one of the most impressive field goal charting phases of camp with 9 made out of 10. He also had a kickoff that traveled 75-yards with 3.6 seconds of hang-time. Noel has the leg talent to be a highly recruited specialist in the 2025 class. He has tremendous range and upside as a kicker! — Kohl’s Kicking
