Alabama football’s all-time points leader now holds the Southeastern Conference crown.

Will Reichard set the SEC career record for points with an extra point in the first quarter against Arkansas. Reichard scored his 481st point, surpassing the 480 Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson amassed from 2014-17. Reichard tied the record a week ago against Texas A&M.

Reichard returned for a fifth season with the Crimson Tide in 2023. While improving his touchback rate, Reichard has yet to miss a kick through six games. He entered Saturday converting all 18 of his point-after attempts and has gone 12-for-12 on field goals, with his longest being a 51-yarder against Texas.

“As I look back on my career, very excited about what we as a team have been able to accomplish. I just felt like I had more room to improve before moving on to the next level. Honestly, I didn’t want to leave this place. I have been super blessed to meet a lot of people here, building relationships I’ve been able to build. There are a lot of people across the country who would love to play here. It’s just something where I wanted to be able to come back and finish my career here,” Reichard said in August.

Reichard has an 85.1% career field-goal rate with 74 makes in 87 tries. By passing Carlson, Reichard is seventh all-time on the NCAA scoring list. Navy’s Keenan Reynolds holds the record with 530 points.

Up next for Reichard is North Carolina State’s Christopher Dunn (491 points).

“Will Reichard is, I mean, he’s fantastic. To have really good specialists on your team is a tremendous asset. People that you can depend on in the clutch,” head coach Nick Saban said during his weekly radio show on Thursday.

The historic kick made it 7-6 Alabama in the first quarter.

Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at [email protected].