Laith Marjan
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Enloe (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| College | East Carolina (2021–2023) South Alabama (2024) Kansas (2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
Laith Alexander Marjan is an American professional football kicker. He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates, Kansas Jayhawks, and for the South Alabama Jaguars.
Early life
Marjan attended Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and committed to play college football for the East Carolina Pirates.[1]
College career
East Carolina
As a freshman in 2021, Marjan redshirted. He then played in 17 games across 2022 and 2023 as the team's kickoff specialist, not attempting any kicks. After the 2023 season, Marjan entered the NCAA transfer portal.[2]
South Alabama
Marjan transferred to play for the South Alabama Jaguars.[3] In 2024, he converted on 16 of 17 field goal attempts. After the season, Marjan once again entered the NCAA transfer portal.[4]
Kansas
Marjan transferred to play for the Kansas Jayhawks.[5] Heading into the 2025 season, he won the Jayhawks starting kicker job.[6] Marjan finished the 2025 season, going 14 for 17 on field goal attempts, while making all 40 of his extra points.[7]
Statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Overall FGs | PATs | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lng | FGA | FGM | Pct | XPA | XPM | Pct | ||||
| 2021 | East Carolina | 0 | DNP | |||||||
| 2022 | East Carolina | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 12 | 49 | 17 | 16 | 94.1 | 44 | 42 | 95.5 | 90 |
| 2025 | Kansas | 12 | 55 | 17 | 14 | 82.4 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 82 |
| Career | 39 | 55 | 34 | 30 | 88.2 | 84 | 82 | 97.6 | 172 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 5+5⁄8 in (1.97 m) | ||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[8] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2026 NFL draft, Marjan signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent.[9] He was waived on August 23.[10]
Personal life
Marjan is Arab American; his father was born in Kuwait.[11] His first name means "lion" in Arabic.[11]
References
- ↑ Rodish, David (April 14, 2025). "KU kicker Marjan brings confidence, experience to Jayhawks in his final college season". Lawrence World-Journal. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ Stephenson, Creg. "South Alabama adds ex-East Carolina kicker Laith Marjan via transfer portal". AL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ Stephenson, Creg. "Kicker Laith Marjan has been among South Alabama's biggest surprises in 2024". AL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ Guskey, Jordan (May 5, 2025). "Laith Marjan has made some memorable kicks, and is ready for more with Kansas football". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ Laddha, Shreyas. "Kansas Jayhawks football adds potential replacement kicker for graduating Allen". Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ Laddha, Shreyas. "Kansas football has a record-setting kicker. The key is his pregame ritual". Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ Kozora, Alex. "2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Pittsburgh Steelers UDFA K Laith Marjan". Steelers Depot. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Laith Marjan College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Steelers' Laith Marjan: Another kicker in Pittsburgh". CBS Sports. April 27, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ read, Chris Ward·2 min (August 23, 2026). "Steelers Cut Ties with Backup Kicker". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 Tait, Matt (August 7, 2025). "The competitive nature & soulful spirit of KU kicker Laith Marjan". R1S1 Sports. Retrieved June 30, 2026.