Cairo Santos

Height:
5-8
Weight:
160
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Augustine, Fla.
High School:
St. Joseph's Academy

Career Notes: Four-year letterman had 312 points after hitting 61-of-78 field goals (.782) and converting 129-of-132 PATs (.977) while punting 15 times for 615 yards (41.0 avg.) and kicking off 190 times for 11,887 yards (62.6) and 78 touchbacks for his career...played in all 50 games during his time in a Green Wave uniform...completed his career No. 1 in Tulane history in field goal percentage (.782), second in points scored and points scored kicking (320), field goals made (61) and field goal attempts (78), and third in PATs made (129), PAT attempts (132) and PAT percentage (.977)...in Green Wave single-season history, sits first and fourth in field goal percentage (1.000 in 2012 and .812 in 2010), tied for first in PAT percentage (1.000 in 2013), second and tied for fourth in field goals made (21 in 2012 and 16 in 2013), tied for second and fifth in points scored kicking (89 in 2012 and 86 in 2013), fourth and tied for sixth in field goal attempts (23 in 2013 and 21 in 2012), fifth in PATs made (38 in 2013), seventh and tied for ninth in PAT attempts (38 in 2013 and 34 in 2011), and tied for seventh and 10th in total points scored (89 in 2012 and 86 in 2013)...signed a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs at the conclusion of his college career. 2013: Saw action in all 13 games as a senior...named first-team All-Conference USA by league coaches and media members as well as by College Sports Madness while garnering first-team All-Louisiana status after leading the team in points scored (86) by going 16-of-23 on field goals and connecting on all 38 PATs while kicking off 62 times for 3,995 yards (64.4 avg) with 47 touchbacks...shared C-USA lead in PAT percentage (1.000) while sitting fourth in both field goal percentage (.696) and field goals per game (1.2), and sixth in points per game (6.6)...ranked 39th nationally in field goals per game and 73rd in field goal percentage...tabbed C-USA and Louisiana Special Teams Player of the Week, Lou Groza Star of the Week and College Football Performance Award National Placekicker of the Week after scoring a career-high 18 points courtesy of a school-record five field goals and three PATs while kicking off six times for 390 yards (65.0 avg) with five touchbacks vs East Carolina (10/12)...also claimed C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week honors after hitting a 39-yard field goal and all six PATs while kicking off seven times for 455 yards (65.0 avg) with six touchbacks vs UTEP (11/23)...scored 10 points after nailing field goals of 22 and 34 yards and all four PAT against Jackson State (8/29)...added seven points twice: drilling a 47-yard field goal and hit all four PATs vs South Alabama (9/7) and connecting on a season-long 56-yarder - the second-longest in school history - and four PATs at ULM (9/28)...hit a 51-yard kick and was 3-of-3 in PATs at Louisiana Tech (9/12)...was 2-of-2 on field goals and converted his lone PAT at Rice (11/30)...also had single field goals of 21 yards with two PATs at Syracuse (9/21), of 27 yards with three PATS vs North Texas (10/5) and of 22 yards with a pair of PATs at FAU (11/2)...off the field, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll and Tulane[apos]s 3.0 Club while being named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. 2012: Played in all 12 games as a junior...won the Lou Groza National Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, tabbed College Football Performance National Kicker of the Year and named consensus All-American after leading the team in points scored (89) by going a perfect 21-for-21 in field goals and 26-of-27 in PATs while also pacing the squad kickoffs (55) and kickoff yardage (3,525)...was 11-for-11 from 40-plus yards and 2-for-2 from 50-plus, including a then-record long 54 yarder vs ULM (9/29) before eclipsing that with a 57-yard boot vs Rice (11/3)...claimed first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of American, Sports Illustrated and Phil Steele Publications while garnering first-team All-Conference USA and All-Louisiana recognition...tied an NCAA Division I record in field goal percentage while becoming just the second player in DI-BCS to finish perfect with 20-plus field goal attempts...paced C-USA in field goal percentage while finishing second in field goals made per game (1.75), fifth in kicking points per game (7.42), seventh in PATs percentage (.963) and eighth in total points per game...ranked 10th nationally in field goals per game and 70th in points per contest...scored a career-high 13 points after hitting both field goal attempts and all seven PATs vs UAB (10/27)...garnered Special Teams Player of the Week recognition from C-USA and the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as well as College Football Performance Award National Kicker of the Week honors following an 11-point effort when he was 2-for-2 in field goals, including the record 57-yarder, and 5-for-5 in PATs vs Rice (11/3)...tabbed Lou Groza Star of the Week after tallying 11 points with two PATs and field goals of 45, 43 and 30 yards at Memphis (11/10)...also kicked three field goals and a pair of PATs vs East Carolina (11/17)...off the field, was a member of Tulane[apos]s 3.0 Club and was named Tulane Student-Athlete of the Year. 2011: Saw action in all 13 games as a sophomore...led the team in field goals (11), field goal attempts (18), PATs (33) and PAT attempts (34) while ranking second on the team in points scored (66), punts (15), punting yardage (615), kickoffs (16) and kickoff yardage (62.6)...ranked ninth in Conference USA in field goals per game (0.85) while sitting 10th in kicking points and 19th in points per game overall (5.1)...finished tied for 71st nationally in field goals per game...scored a season-high 10 points after connecting on 2-of-3 field goals - including a season-long 49-yarder - and all four PATs vs Syracuse (10/8)...also hit a 49-yard field goal at Duke (9/24)...was a perfect 4-of-4 on field goals of 20-29 yards and went 2-of-3 from 30-39 yards...nailed five field goals of 40-or-more yards...made punting debut at SMU (11/5) when he drilled two for 77 yards...posted career-highs with six punts and 262 yards, including a career-long of 54 yards, at Hawai[apos]i (11/26)...kicked off a season-high eight times for 517 yards vs Southeastern Louisiana (9/3)...off the field, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll and Tulane[apos]s 3.0 Club. 2010: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman...earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team and honorable-mention All C-USA recognition after leading the team in points scored (71), field goal attempts (16), field goals made (13), PATs (32), PATs attempted (33), kickoffs (57) and kickoff yardage (3366)...finished sixth in C-USA in field goals made per game (1.08) and seventh in kicking points per contest (5.9)...ranked tied for 58th nationally in field goals per game...scored a season-high 12 points after converting a pair of field goals and all six PATs vs Rice (11/13)...also posted double digits (10 points) at UTEP (10/23) after hitting 2-of-3 field goals and all four PATs...finished 8-of-9 on field goals of 20-to-29 yards and a perfect 4-of-4 from the 30-to-39 range...nailed a season-long 39-yarder to go with a pair of PATS at Rutgers (10/2)...kicked off seven-or-more times on three occasions, including a nine-boot, 574-yard effort vs Rice...off the field, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll and Tulane[apos]s 3.0 Club. High School: Three-year letterman at St. Joseph[apos]s Academy where he saw time at wide receiver, kicker and punter for head coach Bob Esguerra...named a two-star prospect by ESPN.com and Scout.com...earned a Scout Grade of 72 and ranked the No. 57 kicker in the country by ESPN.com...over his final two prep seasons, combined to score 156 points after connecting on 19-of-23 field goals and 99-of-100 PATs...as a senior, named conference and district Kicker of the year as well as first-team all-conference and all-district honors after hitting 8-of-10 field goals and all 67 PATs...also punted 29 times for 968 yards (44.0 y/p) and hauled in two passes for 44 yards and a score...set school record with a 51-yard boot against Monroe Day and broke his own mark later in the game with a 55-yarder...had 67 of his 72 kickoffs go for touchbacks...named all-county after both his sophomore and junior seasons...as a junior, hit 11-fo-13 field goals and 32-of-33 PATs, sending 20 of his 33 kickoffs into the endzone for touchbacks and punting 37 times for 1,473 yards (39.81 y/p)...won the 2009 National Expo Competition in Orlando, hosted by One-on-One Kicking...also lettered three years in soccer where he scored 57 career goals and had 49 career assists...away from the field, was a member of the Principal[apos]s Excellence Academic Honor Roll, Behavior Honor Roll and the Spanish Club. Personal: Born Cairo Fernandes Santos on Nov. 21, 1991, in Sao Paulo, Brazil...son of Cairo and Magalie Santos...lived with David and Kathy Burnett as part of a high school exchange...has one sister, Talita...majoring in management. Santos[apos] Career Kicking Stats

Year	GP/GS	FG/Att	Pct	Long	PAT/Att	Pct	Pts	KO	Yds	Avg
2010	12-0	13-16	.812	39	32-33	.969	71	57	3366	59.1
2011	13-0	11-18	.611	49	33-34	.971	66	16	1001	62.6
2012	12-0	21-21	1.000	57	26-27	.963	89	55	3525	64.1
2013	13-0	16-23	.696	56	38-38	1.000	86	62	3995	64.4
Career	50-0	61-78	.782	57	129-132	.977	312	190	11887	62.6