Cameron Dicker

Lore & Background

Cameron Dicker was born in Hong Kong to Kelly and Rachel Dicker. He has one sister, Annabelle. His parents were from Seattle but were working in China. He spent the first eleven years of his life in Shanghai, where his father worked. Dicker grew up watching soccer and is a fan of Liverpool F.C. In 2011, when he was 11, his family moved to Austin, Texas. He didn't play football until the fifth grade as part of an ex-pat youth league in Shanghai. He moved to Austin and played on the middle school team as left guard. During his high school career at Austin's Lake Travis High School, Dicker was a two-time all-state selection and was the starting kicker for three seasons and the starting punter for two seasons, winning the Texas 6A Division I State Championship in 2016 with teammates Garrett Wilson and Charlie Brewer and was state runner-up in 2015. Dicker had 331 points, going 34–43 on field goal attempts and 229–232 on extra point attempts. Additionally, Dicker set a Lake Travis High School record with a 53-yard field goal. He also played soccer at Lake Travis, helping them to the 2015 State Championship game. On May 4, 2017, Dicker committed to Texas.

In Their Own Story

The SoFi Stadium lights hummed overhead as the fourth quarter waned, the tension thick enough to choke on. Cameron Dicker adjusted his helmet, the familiar weight of the Chargers' gold and powder blue grounding him against the roar of the crowd. The snap was crisp, the hold perfect; he stepped back, eyes locked on the uprights fifty yards away. With a single, fluid motion, he struck the ball, watching it sail true through the night sky, sealing another chapter in the team's ongoing story.

Reader's Guide

Cameron Dicker played college football at the University of Texas, where he earned immediate playing time, winning the starting role as a freshman. He kicked his first career game-winning field goal against #7 Oklahoma, gaining notoriety as "Dicker the Kicker" when he kicked the game-winning 40-yard field goal in the Red River Showdown. He finished his career as the highest scoring kicker in school history and 3rd on the all time scoring list with 386 points. In the final game of his career, he broke Phil Dawson's school record for the most field goals made (60) in a career and tied him for most field goal attempts (79). After going undrafted, Dicker signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2022, but was released on August 16. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on August 26, 2022, as a punter and kicker, but waived two days later. On October 4, 2022, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to their practice squad, elevated to the active roster on October 8, and made his NFL debut on October 9, kicking a game-winning 23-yard kick. He was released by the Eagles on October 29. On November 3, 2022, Dicker was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad following an injury to kicker Taylor Bertolet. He was elevated to the roster 2 days later. On November 6, he made two field goals, including a game-winning 37-yard kick as time expired against the Atlanta Falcons. After being elevated from the practice squad two more weeks, Dicker had reached the maximum number of times he could be called up and was signed to the active roster.

Did You Know?

• Cameron Dicker is the only NFL player born in Hong Kong.
• He is the most accurate kicker in NFL history by field goal percentage.
• Dicker is a fan of Liverpool F.C. and grew up watching soccer.
• He holds the University of Texas school record for most field goals made in a career.
• Dicker is the first rookie kicker to win the Special Teams Player of the Week Award for two different teams, let alone in two conferences.