Caleb Shudak

Caleb Shudak (born November 19, 1997) is an American professional football placekicker. He played college football at Iowa and was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent in .

Early life Shudak was born on November 19, 1997, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended Lewis Central High School, where he played five sports (football, track, swimming, tennis, baseball) and was a four-year varsity player in football. Shudak assisted the school in making the football playoffs four consecutive seasons and played placekicker, defensive back, running back, and linebacker. He earned all-city and first-team all-district, as well as All-Western Iowa, honors in his first three seasons at the school and was named all-state as a senior.

College career In 2016, Shudak began attending the University of Iowa after making their football team as a walk-on. He redshirted as a true freshman in 2016, and did not see any game action in 2017. He became the team's main kicker on field goals and made 24-of-28 attempts, which was the fourth-best single season average in school history. He also made all 36 of his PATs and totaled 108 points on the season, placing fifth all-time in Iowa scoring for a single season.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Shudak was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent. He was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list to start the season. He was activated for Week 12, after an injury to Randy Bullock, and made his NFL debut against the Cincinnati Bengals, converting 3 of 4 fields goals and one PAT attempt. He was waived on December 3, but signed with the practice squad three days later. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023. On August 22, 2023, Shudak was waived by the Titans.

Arena football In April 2024, Shudak signed with the Iowa Rampage, an arena football team that ultimately folded a month later after a single game and without playing a single home game. Then, ahead of the 2024 NFL season, the Pittsburgh Steelers brought Shudak into their spring mini-camp, but he did not ultimately make the team.

In December 2024, Shudak signed with the Omaha Beef of the National Arena League ahead of the 2025 NAL season.

Personal life Shudak's father, Jeff, played kicker at Iowa State and is one of their all-time leading scorers.