Connor Barth Connor Thomas Barth ( born April 11 , 1986 ) is an American football placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League . He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at North Carolina . Barth has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins . As a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , he currently has the highest field goal percentage in franchise history . This record was broken during the 2011 season . He also broke another franchise record during the 2012 season in which he has made 25 consecutive field goals . Personal . Barth is the son of Thomas and Susan Barth . His younger brother , Casey Barth , is currently the placekicker for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team . Early years . Barth was named to the first - team high school All - America by " USA Today " during his prep career at John T . Hoggard High School in Wilmington , NC . He played in the U . S . Army All - American Bowl , where he was named the top kicker in the combine . He was selected to the inaugural EA Sports High School All - America Team . Out of high school , Barth was considered one of the best kickers in the country by most recruiting services . He set the North Carolina state record for field goals in a season and career with 38 . The " Charlotte Observer " ranked him among the top 25 overall players in North Carolina . In 2002 , he had a string of 40 consecutive extra point s . Playing as a punter and a kicker , Barth made 11 of 14 field goals that year . He also was 53 of 54 on extra point attempts as a Junior . He kicked 75 percent of his kickoffs into the end zone . As a punter , he punted 42 times for a 38 . 2 - yard average . College career . As a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Barth was named second - team freshman All - America by Rivals . com . He was also an honorable - mention All - ACC member . In 2004 , he made 14 of 18 field goals and 35 of 37 extra point attempts . He is well known for a 42 - yard game - winning field goal as time expired against No . 4 Miami . He made his first career field goal on a 22 - yard attempt at Virginia As a sophomore , Barth made 11 of 21 field goals . He struggled throughout the season , but connected on eight of his last 10 . In 2006 , as a junior , Barth made all 10 field goal attempts and 24 of 26 extra points . He was the only kicker in the country with a perfect 100 % field goal percentage . In a game against North Carolina State , Barth made a 54 - yarder that was his career best and tied for the second - longest in school history . In 2007 , as a senior , he made 19 of 22 field goals and 30 of his final 33 attempts , dating back to his sophomore season . He earned first - team All - ACC honors from Rivals . com and honorable mention all - conference honors from the Associated Press . Against Miami , Barth kicked a career - high four field goals in the 33 - 27 win and was named the ACC special teams player of the week . He graduated UNC with a Communications major . He previously held the UNC record for most made field goals ( 54 ) . His brother Casey Barth now holds the current record ( 55 ) In 2012 , he holds the longest streak of consecutive field goals made with 25 ( and counting ) with Jay Feely at 19 ( accurate to week 4 , 2012 ) Professional career . Kansas City Chiefs . Barth was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008 . He failed to beat out Nick Novak for the team ' s placekicking job and was waived by the Chiefs on August 29 . Barth was re - signed by the team on October 21 after Novak was released , becoming the seventh kicker on the Chiefs roster in two years . In his first NFL game , Barth went 1 - for - 1 on field goal attempts and 3 - for - 3 on extra points . He remained perfect up until a week 15 game ( going in he was 9 for 9 ) where he missed 2 field goal attempts , including what would have been a game winning 50 yarder as time expired . Barth was waived by the Chiefs on July 28 , 2009 , in favor of Ryan Succop Miami Dolphins . Barth was signed by the Miami Dolphins on August 10 , 2009 to compete with incumbent placekicker Dan Carpenter . However , the Dolphins waived Barth on August 29 . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Barth was signed by the Buccaneers on November 3 , 2009 after the Bucs released Shane Andrus . Barth tied an NFL record held by three other kickers when he made three field goals of 50 yards or more against the Miami Dolphins on November 15 , 2009 ; the kicks were from 51 , 50 and 54 yards . The record is shared with Morten Andersen , Neil Rackers , Kris Brown , and Josh Scobee . On December 27 , 2009 Barth kicked a 47 yard overtime field goal to give the Bucs the win over New Orleans , 20 - 17 . On October 10 , 2010 Barth kicked a 31 yard field goal with : 01 left in the game to give the Bucs a 24 - 21 lead over Cincinnati . As of September 30th , 2012 , he has currently made 25 straight field goals , which is leading the NFL . Barth is only 18 shy from breaking Mike Vanderjagt ' s record with 42 .