​Aidan O’NeillPosition: KickerPrevious College: NoneProjection: Redshirt/Second-StringRemaining Eligibility: 4-5* years (*if 5 to play 5 goes into effect or he redshirts)Status: Preferred Walk-OnAidan O’Neill (b. Nov. 18, 2007) is a freshman walk-on kicker from Michigan who plans on majoring in business administration. While I expect him to redshirt*, he is still likely to be the backup field goal kicker.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementO’Neill prepped under head coach Justin Pintar at Clarkston (Mich.) High School, where he ranked No. 29 nationally among kickers in the Class of 2026 by Kohl’s Kicking. (Follow this link to view his camp highlights.)Some positive comments I noted from the Kohl’s evaluators that should give us hope for the future:O’Neill competed at the 2025 Midwest Showcase Camp in May. He scored 12/15 points on field goals and 106.25 points on kickoffs at the event. His drill work was again at the D1 level. … His “A” ball is elite! At the December 2024 Midwest Showcase Camp he won the field goal and kickoff competition at the event. He scored 110.95 points on kickoffs and 12/15 points on field goals and has made a big jump in his repeatability!At the National Scholarship Camp he scored an impressive 27/36 points on field goals and 100.47 points on kickoffs. He has D1 tools and the next year will be an important time of development for O’Neill. He had another strong showing at the 2024 Kohl’s Midwest Spring Showcase. He showed improved command of his “A” ball on field goals and has increased his leg strength since this past winter. He scored 12/15 points in the field goal charting and produced a kickoff score of 99.70. His field goals are elite and if he can raise his kickoffs to the same level, he should continue to develop his overall ability as a college prospect.Named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team as a junior in addition to earning all-regional honors, O’Neill was a two-time all-state performer who finished his career going 13 of 20 on field goals and 85 of 89 on extra points, with each of his misses coming from blocked kicks, and also recorded 101 touchbacks during his prep career.He walked on at K-State over interest from (and attending kicking camps at) Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State and Nebraska. (And he can squat 455 pounds!)*Keep in mind that starting this season, redshirted players can play in up to nine total games and retain their year of eligibility. If the 5-for-5 rule survives its court challenges, that number goes from nine to “all of them.”