Joey Julius-K/Beast Mode-Penn State

Jabrill Peppers purposely stepped aside to avoid blocking him. A Kent State returner called the tackle one of the hardest hits of his career. And one of his longtime teammates referred to him as a "stone wall."

Meet Penn State's 258-pound Joey Julius, the hardest-hitting kicker in college football.

"I would say he's the hardest hitter on the team," Nittany Lions defensive end Shareef Miller said.

Sure, maybe a laughing Miller was speaking tongue in cheek. But those hit by Julius say the kicker is no joke. Julius has twice gone viral this season by barreling downfield after kicking the ball off and brutally tackling the returner like an oversized linebacker.

"Never been hit by a kicker. Never been caught by a kicker, actually," said Michigan returner Jourdan Lewis, whom Julius smacked in the above video. "In college I never knew that a kicker had the trigger in the hole. I thought he'd just stay back there for a safety valve, but he definitely didn't care about that. He took his shot and made it."

"That guy is surprisingly a very good cover guy. ... Credit to him, he's a big, stout cover guy you really have to account for, which is unfortunate. You usually like to be able to ignore the kickers." -- Jay Harbaugh, Michigan special teams coach

"I've never seen anything quite like this. I can't even remember anyone in the pros who took that kind of attitude on kickoffs. I can't remember anyone who had that kind of feel for it -- and he enjoys it." -- Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Ham

Originally posted by eastcoast49ersfan:

David Buehler used to practice with the coverage team and played fullback and safety at USC. He also beat his teammate Clay Mathews in the 40 at the combine and put up 25 reps on the bench press. And Ben Graham was an Australian league football player before becoming a punter.

There haven't been many 5'10 260 kickers or punters though.

A slightly less impressive video of Joey Julius:


http://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/10/12872676/pitt-leveled-penn-state-s-large-kicker-which-would-be-illegal-even-if-he-wasn-t-a-national-treasure

Originally posted by NorthBay49er:

1st round pick? Possible trade up to #1?

Originally posted by Zealot:

D'ya reckon he hits the pussay just as hard?

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Illegal hit made to look worse by a flop.


Julius stays winning.

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Illegal hit made to look worse by a flop.


Julius stays winning.

Happened again today against Minny.

If dude wants to be a big hitter, should stop being a p***y...