A long line of elite kickers will continue as Auburn, which landed the signing of hometown kicker Towns McGough.

McGough, who goes to Auburn High School, was named a MaxPreps first team All-American kicker and a 5-star recruit by Kohls’s Kicking Camp. He made 19 of 22 field goals this season with all of his misses coming from beyond 56 yards. He made six field goals of beyond 50 yards and one from 60.

He is the third five-star rated recruit in Auburn’s 2024 signing class, which is now ranked No. 7 in the country by 247Sports.

The right-footed kicker also proved he can make a field goal with his left — just in case.

McGough is taking a preferred walk-on spot with Auburn, choosing to stay home over going to Ole Miss. Despite being a hometown kid, his recruitment to Auburn was not easy. Current Auburn redshirt freshman kicker Alex McPherson is still in line to be the kicker next year.

McGough is set to join a consistent line of NFL-bound kickers including Cody Parkey, Daniel Carlson and Anders Carlson. McPherson did not miss a field goal in 2023 and would appear on track for an NFL kicking job, too, before McGough’s turn. McPherson’s brother Evan is the kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @Matt_Cohen_ or email him at [email protected]