By Marty Gordon
Radford High School kicker Connor Lytton made it official Monday when he signed a national letter of intent to continue his playing career at Boston College.
Lytton is rated the number one kicker in the country according to National Kicking Rankings.
Earlier this year, he said when the recruiting process started, he had decided his top three focuses would be academics, coaches and program atmosphere. “There are a lot of schools that met this criteria, but BC felt like the best fit,” he said.
The 6-2, 195-pound Lytton kicked off 58 times this past season for 1,288 yards. Seventy-two percent of his kicks were touchbacks with the opponent starting no further than their 30-yard line only five times. Most of the time, opponents started at the 20-yard line. Lytton added punting duties this season and averaged 36.8 yards per kick. He was also 39 of 40 on point-after attempts.
Lytton was just 11 away from the Bobcat school record of 37 field goals currently held by Trey Mitchell. This past season, he was named the All-County, All-City defensive player of the year.
At least 20 Division 1 schools had expressed interest in Lytton including West Virginia, UVA, UConn, Virginia Tech, Iowa State, Memphis and Michigan State. Boston College offered him a full ride to kick in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Lytton signed on the dotted line as family and friends watched virtually, a sign of the times during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lytton will skip the “spring” football season at Radford High School and enroll early at BC.
