Career Notes

• Most career 50+-yard field goals (8) in program history
• Single-season regular holder for 50+-yard field goals (4, twice)
• Sixth-most field goals in a season in Illinois history (18) in 2021
• Eighth-best career field goal accuracy in program history (37-52, 71.2%)
• Two-time All-Big Ten

2021 Senior

• All-Big Ten third team (coaches)
• All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
• PFF All-Big Ten third team
• Phil Steele All-Big Ten fourth team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Tied the Illinois record for 50+-yard field goals (4) 
• Ranked third in the nation in 50+-yard field goals (4) during the regular season
• Ninth in the nation in kickoff touchback percentage (82.4%) during the regular season
• PFF All-Big Ten third team
• 18-23 field goals, 26-26 extra points, 82.4% touchback percentage (42/51) on the season
• 14-for-15 on field goals inside of 50 yards
• Fifth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (53.8%) and field goals per game (1.5)
• 11th in the Big Ten in points (80)
• First Illinois kicker to convert two 50+ yard field goals in one game against UTSA 9/4/21
• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team

2020 Senior

• All-Big Ten honorable mention (media) 
• All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches) 
• Started six games at kicker 
• Missed two games due to COVID-19 protocols 
• 6-10 field goals, 15-15 extra points, 51.7% touchback percentage (14/ 27) on the season 
• 47-yard field goal at Rutgers 11/14/20 as time expired to give Illinois the first win of the season 

2019 Junior

• Started all 13 games at kicker
• 13-19 field goals, 42-43 extra points, 65.2% touchback percentage (43/66) on the season
• Ninth in the Big Ten in scoring (81 points)
• No. 11 kickoff grade in the nation and No. 2 in the Big Ten by PFF (87.6)
• 39-yard field goal as time expired beat  No. 6 Wisconsin to finish the largest upset over a ranked team in Big Ten history in the last 40 seasons
• Three 50+ yard field goals made is fourth-most in Illinois history
• 50-yard field goal vs. Michigan, 10/12/19, his third 50+ yard field goal of the season
• 57-yard field goal against EMU 9/14/19 tied for the longest in school history
• 53-yard field gol at UConn 9/7/19, his first career made field goal, tied for the longest road field goal in Illinois history and tied for the fifth-longest field goal overall in program history

2018 Sophomore

• Backup kicker and punter
• Made his Illinois debut with a kickoff against Minnesota 11/3/18

2017 Redshirt Freshman

• Member of the Illinois squad

2016 Freshman

• Member of the Illinois squad

High School

• Three-star recruit by Scout, 247Sports and ESPN.com
• No. 9 kicker recruit in nation and No. 2 in Florida by Scout
• Ranked as No. 16 kicker recruit in the nation by 247 Sports
• Florida Class 7A AP first-team All-State and All-Broward County in 2015
• Helped team to state championships in 2012, 2014 and 2015
• Attended same high school as fellow 2016 Illinois signee Dom Thieman, former Illini LB James Crawford and former Illini punter Justin DuVernois
• Also played lacrosse in high school (two years)

Personal

• Born Nov. 9, 1997 in Ireland
• Son of Ciaran and Margaret McCourt
• Has one older sister, Ellen, and two younger brothers, Marcus and Alex
• National Honor Society
• Lists rugby payer Brian O’Driscoll as his favorite athlete because of his “outstanding work ethic on and off the field”
• Graduated with a degree in finance
• Graduated with a master's degree in management in December 2021