José Borregales
| No. 0 – Orlando Guardians | |
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| Position: | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 15, 1997 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Booker T. Washington HS Miami, Florida |
| College: | FIU (2016–19) Miami (FL) (2020) |
| Undrafted: | 2021 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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José Borregales (born December 15, 1997) is a Venezuelan American football placekicker for the Orlando Guardians of the XFL. He played college football at Florida International and the University of Miami.
High school career
Borregales attended Booker T. Washington Senior High School and was named a Florida Class 4A first-team selection. He also was named a First-team All Dade selection and a 2015 Kohl's All-American honorable mention. During his high school career, Borregales converted 13 of 14 field goals and 48 of 51 extra points. He committed to Florida International University to play college football.[1]
College career
2016–2019
Borregales redshirted his first year at Florida International University. In 2017, he served as the team's starting kicker. During the 2017 season he connected on 15 of 18 field goals and went 40 for 40 on extra points. In 2018, he finished the season making 14 of 18 field goals and 54 of 55 extra points. Also in 2018, he was finalist for the Lou Groza Award as the nation's best college kicker.[2] However, he fell short to Andre Szmyt in voting. In his final season at FIU, he finished with 21 of 29 field goals and converted all 40 extra point attempts.
2020
After graduating from FIU with a bachelor's degree in 2020, Borregales continued his football kicking career at the University of Miami, as a graduate student.[3][4][5] At Miami, he went for 18 of 20 on field goal attempts and went for a perfect 35–35 on extra points. During a game with UAB, he kicked a field goal from 25 yards out. He was named ACC Specialist of the week after he went for 4 of 4 on field goals after win against the top 20 ranked Louisville Cardinals. During games against Florida State and Clemson he hit field goals from 30 and 42 yards out. In a game against Pittsburgh, he made a field goal from 37 yards out. Next week against Virginia he made both field goals from 32 and 20 yards. He drilled 3 field goals in a come from behind win against NC State and made 2 field goals which were from 40 and 42 yards in a win against Virginia. He hit field goals from 52 and 32 yards during a game against Duke. He also hit a 47-yard field goal in his lone attempt against North Carolina. He was named a finalist for the Lou Groza award on December 22, 2020.[6][7][8][9] Borregales was also invited to the 2021 Senior Bowl.[10][11] On December 23, 2020, Borregales announced he will declare for the 2021 NFL Draft and would still be able to play in his team's bowl game.[12] On May 1, after going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, Borregales signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Statistics
| Year | School | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts |
| 2016 | FIU | ||||||
| 2017 | FIU | 40 | 40 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 85 |
| 2018 | FIU | 54 | 55 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 96 |
| 2019 | FIU | 37 | 39 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 100 |
| 2020 | Miami | 37 | 37 | 20 | 22 | 91 | 97 |
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Borregales signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2021.[13] He was waived on September 6, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad.
After the Buccaneers were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, Borregales signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[14] He was waived on August 30, 2022.[15]
Orlando Guardians
On November 18, 2022, Borregales was drafted by the Orlando Guardians of the XFL.[16]
Personal life
Borregales was born in Caracas, Venezuela and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of six. He is the third Venezuelan born player to make it to the NFL.[17] His brother Andres “El Borrego 2.0”, succeeded him as Miami's kicker after his departure to the NFL.[18]
References
- ^ "FIU gets commitment from Booker T kicker Jose Borregales | High School Sports Blog". miamiherald.typepad.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Borregales Named Lou Groza Award Semifinalist - FIU Athletics". fiusports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "247sports.com/college/miami/Article/FIU-kicker-Jose-Borregales-transferring-to-Miami-Hurricanes-141842352/". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "FIU Kicker Jose Borregales transferring to Miami". 305Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "FIU Kicker Jose Borregales Joins Miami as Grad Transfer". State of The U. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Borregales Named Groza Award Finalist – University of Miami Athletics". miamihurricanes.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Finalists | PB Sports Commission". Lou Groza. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Miami Hurricanes 2020 Senior Spotlight: Jose Borregales". State of The U. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Miami Hurricanes K Borregales, P Hedley finalists for National Awards". State of The U. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Accepted Invites". Senior Bowl.
- ^ "K Jose Borregales earns Senior Bowl invitation". 247Sports.
- ^ Furones, David. "Hurricanes' Jose Borregales declares for draft, will kick in bowl game". sun-sentinel.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (May 13, 2021). "Bucs Sign Eight Undrafted Free Agents". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (January 24, 2022). "Bucs Retain 10 Practice Squad Players with Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 30, 2022). "Tyler Johnson Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Ex-FIU kicker Jose Borregales who taunted Miami transfers to school". USA Today. January 12, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Andres Borregales". University of Miami Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2022.