Career
• Saw action in 61 career games (36 at GSU and 25 at UK) and compiled 393 career points
• Concluded his UK career as a two-year letterwinner who made 25-of-27 field goals for 92.6 percent, which broke the UK and SEC career records for percentage
• Concluded his UK career 74-of-76 on extra points, totaling 149 points
• Concluded his overall career, including three seasons at Georgia Southern:
• Ranked second on the NCAA’s active career scoring list with 393 points
• Ranked second on the NCAA’s active career PATs list with 183
• Ranked third on the NCAA’s active career field goals list with 70
• Finished the 2024 season making 15-of-16 field goals, and at 93.8 percent, broke his own school record for best field goal percentage in a season (made 10-of-11, 90.9 percent, last year)
• Set a school record with a 55-yarder against Georgia, one of four he made against the then-No. 1 ranked Bulldogs
• Made a school-record 18 field goals in a row dating back to the 2023 season, marking the sixth-longest streak in SEC history
• Hit 8-of-8 between 40- and 49-yard field goals in his career at Kentucky

2024 – Senior
• Second Team All-America, kicker (AFCA, Sporting News)
• First Team All-SEC, kicker (coaches, AP)
• All-SEC Honorable Mention (CFN)
• SEC Special Teams Player of the Year (coaches)
• Lou Groza Award, finalist
• William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist for the second straight season
• Hit 15-of-16 on field goals and 26-of-27 on extra points this season
• Extended his streak to 18 straight field goals – a school record and personal best streak that began last season against Tennessee at Kroger Field on Oct. 28, 2023 – with one connection from 32 yards at Tennessee
• His 33-yard field goal miss in the third quarter at No. 3 Texas, snapped his streak of 18 straight field goals, which set the school record and marked the sixth-longest streak in SEC history
• Hit all four FG attempts vs. No. 1 Georgia … Two of his four field goals were more than 50 yards, including a school-record 55-yard field goal that put Kentucky on the board first late in the first quarter
• His 12 points vs. No. 1 Georgia were the most against a No. 1-ranked team since Patrick Towles scored two touchdowns vs. top-ranked Mississippi State in 2014
Became just the second player in school history with two 50-yarders in one game, with Joe Bryant doing so, also against Georgia, in 1977 … Previous school record was 54 yards, made by Austin MacGinnis against Tennessee in Knoxville on Nov. 15, 2014
• Made both field goal attempts and both extra point tries, providing crucial points in Kentucky’s 20-17 upset at No. 6/5 Ole Miss … Connected on field goals of 27 and 48 yards
• Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/30)

2023 – Senior
• Lou Groza Award Watch List
• William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• A graduate transfer who came to Kentucky after three seasons at Georgia Southern
• Three-time member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• Ranks fourth all-time in career field goals made at Georgia Southern with 45 … His 76.3 percent career field goal percentage ranks seventh all-time
• Ranked third in the SEC in field goal percentage (10-of-11 for 90.91 percent) in 2023 … Set a new UK career and season FG percentage record
• Hit two or more FGs in three games (Ball State, Florida and Tennessee)
• Hit 48-of-49 extra points … His 48 PATs made ranked sixth in the SEC and tied for third on UK’s single-season list
• Hit 13 straight field goals (dating back to Georgia Tech) before missing a 53-yard attempt vs. Tennessee
• His seven straight field goals made as a Wildcat tied for fourth in UK history
• Connected on all three of his field goal attempts in the season opener vs. Ball State, including one from 41 yards and two more from 46 yards, in his Kentucky debut … Also went 5-of-5 in extra point attempts … His pair of field goals from 46 yards were just one yard short of his career best
• Became the first UK player with three made field goals in their UK debut since Taylor Begley against Louisville on Sept. 1, 2002

2022 – Junior (Georgia Southern)
• An honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection from the league
• A fourth-team selection by Phil Steele
• Finished as the top scorer in the Sun Belt with 103 points scored
• Hit 18-of-20 field goals with a long of 46 yards
• Was 49-of-50 on PATs
• His 49 extra points made rank eighth on GSU’s single-season list
• Scored a team-high 103 points (18 FGs, 49 PATs)
• Made three field goals with a long of 41 yards, along with four PATs, in the win over No. 25 James Madison
• Hit a 35-yard field goal and all PATs in the overtime win over App State … Also had a 3-yard run on a fake field goal that gained a first down
• Made the Honor Roll in the fall
• Named to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA

2021 – Sophomore (Georgia Southern)
• Started all 10 games played
• Was in for 47 special teams plays
• Made 9 of 14 field goals with a long of 44 yards
• Had 13 kickoffs
• Was 21 of 22 on PATs
• Scored a team-high 48 points (9 FGs, 21 PATs)
• Missed the opener, but returned for the Florida Atlantic game to kick off twice
• Had a season-long make of 44 yards at South Alabama
• Made the Honor Roll in the fall and spring for posting above a 3.00 GPA
• Named to the 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA

2020 – r-Freshman (Georgia Southern)
• Starting place kicker in all 13 games
• Saw action on 79 special teams plays
• A third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection by Pro Football Focus
• Was 18-of-25 on field goals with a long of 47 yards
• His 25 attempts are the second most in school history for a single season at Georgia Southern
• His 18 field goals rank fifth on GSU’s single-season chart
• Made 40-of-41 PATs
• Scored a team-high 94 points (18 FGs, 40 PATs)
• Also kicked off 10 times
• Made the Dean’s List in the fall for making above a 3.50 GPA
• Made the Honor Roll in the spring for posting above a 3.00 GPA
• Named to the 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA

2019 – Freshman (Georgia Southern)
• Redshirt season
• Made the Dean’s List in the fall for making over a 3.50 GPA
• Made the Honor Roll in the spring
• Named to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA

High School
• Played at Harrison High for head coach Matt Dickmann
• A first-team all-state kicker by the Georgia Sports Writers Association
• Also was a punter with a long of 64 yards
• Went 51 for 54 on PATs and 4 for 7 on field goals as a junior as well
• Named 6-AAAAAA All Region Second Team
• Also played soccer for two seasons

Personal
• Born in Kennesaw, Georgia
• Son of Suzanne and Christian Raynor
• Siblings are Avery and Asher
• Dad, Christian, played golf at Florida State (1990-94) and was inducted into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2012
• Graduated in May of ’23 from Georgia Southern with a degree in marketing … Graduated in May of ’24 from UK with an undergraduate certificate in business … Graduated in May of ’24 from UK with an undergraduate certificate in business

Community Cats
• Frequent visitor at Kentucky Children’s Hospital (2024)

Alex Says
• He chose Kentucky because it was the best opportunity, and it has always been his dream
• After football, his dream job is to work with his dad in the stock market
• Three words to describe him are loyal, dedicated and relaxed
• His go-to karaoke song is “Night Shift” by Jon Pardi
• His favorite family recipe to make is green bean casserole