Noah Ash

Physical Profile

Listed at 5-11, 190 lbs.

Play Style

Ash is a power-first kicker. His best skill is a big, fast leg swing that drives kickoffs deep with hang time. His numbers show two different profiles. On kickoffs and short kicks he is close to automatic: an 87% touchback rate and 98% on extra points. On longer field goals he has been streaky, and his 57.9% field goal rate likely includes a meaningful share of 40+ yard attempts that a power kicker gets asked to try. His perfect 15-for-15 showcase shows the technique is there when everything around the kick is clean. Whether he becomes a field goal kicker or stays a kickoff specialist depends on how much his game-day consistency improves.

Strengths

• Kickoff power that already fits FBS: 74 touchbacks on 85 kickoffs (87%) in 2025, and a 75-yard, 4.40-second camp kickoff. That combination of distance and hang time lets a staff either take touchbacks every time or hang the ball inside the 5 against the new kickoff alignment rules
• Accuracy in a controlled setting: he went 15-for-15 on field goals with a kickoff score of 118 at the 2025 Kohl's Southern Showcase. His mechanics hold up when the snap, hold and conditions are steady
• Reliable on extra points: 55 of 56 (98.2%) in 2025 over a 14-game season, which shows consistent routine and plant-foot discipline on short kicks
• Can do multiple jobs: he also punted, averaging 35.9 yards with three punts downed inside the 20. That gives a staff emergency punting depth, though punting is a secondary skill for him right now

Areas to Improve

• Field goal accuracy in games: 11 of 19 (57.9%) in 2025, with a long of 48, is well below his perfect camp results. The gap between camp and game numbers usually comes from more long attempts, uneven high school snapping and holding, or a ball flight that drifts when he swings at full power. He needs to show that his clean camp technique holds on 40-50 yard kicks under game pressure
• Field goal range: his longest game kick is 48 yards, even though his kickoff leg suggests he can make kicks from 52-55 yards or more. He needs to turn kickoff power into controlled field goal distance. That means a repeatable approach angle and keeping his chest over the ball instead of over-swinging
• Punting mechanics: a 35.9-yard average is a backup-level number. If Auburn wants him as a true combo specialist, he needs a more consistent drop and more hang time. Otherwise he projects as a kickoff and field goal player only

College Projection

Ash projects as a kickoff specialist early in his career. The touchback ability is ready for college now, and SEC staffs often give a freshman with this kind of leg kickoff duties in year one or two while a veteran handles field goals. His path to becoming the full-time field goal kicker is year two or three, once he steadies his long-range accuracy with college-level snapping, holding and coaching. Without that improvement, he still has a long-term role as a kickoff specialist, which is valuable under the current kickoff rules. Punting will most likely stay a backup duty.

Best Fit

A Power 4 program that splits kicking duties and has a dedicated special teams coordinator, so he can take over kickoffs right away while developing as a field goal kicker without being forced into it early. Auburn fits that role. Programs that pin kickoffs inside the 5 to force returns get even more out of his hang time. He would gain the most from a staff with a proven kicking coach who can tighten the consistency of his long field goals, since that is the gap between a good specialist and an All-SEC one.