Mason Crosby Mason Walker Crosby ( born September 3 , 1984 ) is an American football placekicker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Colorado , earned All - American honors , and was a unanimous All American . The Packers chose him in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft , and he was a member of the Packers ' Super Bowl XLV championship team . College career . Crosby attended the University of Colorado , where he played for the Colorado Buffaloes football team from 2003 to 2006 . While enrolled at Colorado , he displayed extraordinary leg strength , making a school record 60 - yard field goal against Iowa State in 2004 . Crosby ’ s 58 - yard field goal against Miami in 2005 was the longest ever kicked in NCAA Division I - A football at sea - level without a tee . In all , Crosby holds 31 school records . Crosby connected on 66 of 88 field goals in total during his college career , and 30 of 34 inside 40 yards . He developed a reputation for kicking in the clutch , making 12 of 13 field goals in the fourth quarter , and a perfect 10 / 10 in the final 8½ minutes of games . This bent was most evident when Crosby played rival Colorado State University , against which Crosby made kicks of 55 ( 2004 ) , 48 , and 47 yards ( 2005 ) in consecutive years to win the Rocky Mountain Showdown . Crosby also served as the Buffaloes ' kickoff specialist , where his knack for forcing touchback s after touchdown s made him a fan favorite . Overall , 138 of Crosby ' s 203 career kickoffs were touchbacks , including an 87 - yard kickoff touchback from the 20 - yard - line against Iowa State in 2004 . The Sporting News named Crosby to its All - Decade team for the first nine years of the 2000s ( decade ) . Crosby was a first - team All - big 12 selection in 2004 , 2005 and 2006 . Following his junior season in 2005 , he was recognized as a unanimous first - team All - American , having received first - team honors from the Associated Press , the Football Writers Association of America , " The Sporting News " , and Walter Camp Football Foundation . As a senior , he was again selected as a first - team All - American by " Pro Football Weekly " and the Walter Camp Football Foundation . He was the runner - up for the Lou Groza Award , despite being heavily favored to win . During his senior season , he became the first player in Big 12 Conference history to be named player of the week eight times , and became Colorado ' s all - time leading scorer , with 308 career points . Statistics . " Note " : Average Starting Yardline : Onsides , short squibs and free kicks are omitted in figuring the above - out - of - bounds are not . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . Crosby was chosen by the Green Bay Packers with the 19th pick of the sixth round ( 193rd overall ) of the 2007 NFL Draft , the last of three consecutive picks for the Packers , and the third kicker overall . Crosby entered training camp in a battle with incumbent placekicker Dave Rayner . During Green Bay ' s first pre - season game against the Pittsburgh Steelers , Crosby kicked a 52 - yard field goal , the longest field goal in the history of Heinz Field . Crosby won the starting job during the final roster cut . In his first regular season game , Crosby converted all three field goals he attempted , including a 53 - yarder and a 42 - yard kick with two seconds left on the clock to help the Packers defeat the visiting Philadelphia Eagles . The kick was the first game - winner by a rookie on opening weekend since 1979 ( when Matt Bahr achieved the same feat ) . Crosby was the first player in NFL history to kick a 50 - yard field goal and a game - winning field goal with under a minute remaining in his NFL debut . Crosby was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week ( the first rookie kicker to receive this honor on opening weekend ) . Crosby was awarded the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November 2007 . He led all NFL kickers with 54 points and tied for the lead with 12 field goals as the Packers posted a 4 - 1 mark . Crosby converted 12 of 15 field goals during November and was a perfect 18 - for - 18 on PATs . He had at least one field goal in every game , including four in the Week 9 win at Kansas City . His longest field goal of the month was a 52 - yarder in the Week 13 contest at Dallas . For the 2007 season , Crosby led the NFL with 130 points scored and his 24 field goals ranked first in the NFC . Crosby finished second for most points scored in a season by a rookie ( Kevin Butler had 144 points for Chicago in 1985 ) . Crosby finished 2007 with the highest - scoring season by a kicker in franchise history and third - highest season point total by any Packers player . In the first game of the 2010 regular season against the Philadelphia Eagles , Crosby kicked a field goal from 56 yards in the last seconds of the first half , his career long and a franchise record . He equaled this record distance on October 9 , 2011 in the third quarter against the Atlanta Falcons . On July 27 , 2011 , the Packers re - signed Crosby to a 5 - year , $ 14 million deal . On October 23 , 2011 , Crosby set the franchise record when he drilled a 58 - yard field goal in the third quarter as part of a four - field - goal game . The 58 - yard field goal had about 7 yards to spare . He also was good from 39 , 45 and 24 yards and has made all 15 of his field goals as of week 9 . In 2012 , he finishing the 2012 NFL regular season with a 63 . 6 field - goal percentage . This was the lowest field goal percentage for any active kicker in the league in the 2012 season . In 2013 , Crosby rebounded from his disappointing 2012 season by setting career records in number of field goals and field goal percentage . He made 33 out of 37 field goals , a 89 . 2 field - goal percentage . Personal life . Crosby graduated in December 2006 from the University of Colorado , majoring in communication . He attended Georgetown High School in Texas , where he played football and soccer . He is a Houston Astros fan and an avid golf er . Mason ' s father , Jim , was a running back in college for the UTEP Miners and graduated from Texas Tech . Crosby married the former Molly Ackerman on June 28 , 2008 . Crosby is a Christian . Crosby has spoken about his faith by saying , " I think He helps me knowing that kicking is what I do , not who I am . It ' s not everything that I am . I can escape knowing that my relationship with Christ is what carries me . I ' m always reading in the Proverbs and Psalms to relax my mind before we play . I know that God cares for me all the time regardless of any outcome here . "