The Arlington Renegades are set to sign placekicker Jonathan Garibay on Friday according to Pro Football Newsroom’s James Larsen.
Jonathan Garibay is six foot one and weighs 215 pounds. The 23-year-old from Rubidoux, California, attended the Dallas Cowboys rookie minicamp in 2023. Then, Garibay signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 22, 2023. He made three field goals with a long of 46 yards, and three extra points in two preseason games before he was released on June 4, 2023.
Collegiately, Garibay played two seasons at Riverside City College (2017-18) converting 15 of 20 field goals (75%) with a long of 47 yards and was 106 of 112 in extra points, and 99 punts for 3,929 yards with a long of 64 yards, 37 from inside the 20-yard line, 21 fair catches, and four touchbacks in 24 games for the Tigers.
Then, Garibay transferred to Texas Tech (2020-21) converting 23 of 27 field goals (85.2%), with a long of 62 yards, six punts for 287 yards with a long of 56 yards, made 55 extra points (124 points) one fair catch, one from inside the 20-yard line, three from 50-plus yards, 24 kickoffs for 1,391 yards, eight touchbacks, and two kicks out of bounds in 17 games.
In his final season, Garibay converted 15 of 16 field goals (93%) with a long of 62 yards, converted 49 extra points (94 points), one kickoff for 65 yards, and one touchback in 12 games for the Red Raiders.
He was named All-Big 12 first team by the conference coaches in 2021 and became the first Red Raider kicker to be tabbed to the first team since Clayton Hatfield in 2018. He joined Hatfield and Alex Trilica (2007) as the only kickers in the Big 12 era to garner First Team accolades receiving votes for Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year.
