Leigh Tiffin Class: Junior Hometown: Muscle Shoals, Ala. High School: Muscle Shoals Height / Weight: 6-1 / 199 Position: Kicker Experience: 2L

Placekicker with a powerful leg who took over the starting role during 2007 spring drills ... served as a backup to Jamie Christensen as a freshman, but saw extensive action when Christensen missed several games with a variety of injuries ... developed confidence in his sophomore season after struggling early and became one of the most accurate kickers in the league in the second half of his second season ... is a legacy at Alabama, his father, Van, was one of the most prolific kickers in school history and hit the memorable 52-yarder that beat Auburn in the 1985 Iron Bowl game ... shared the 2008 Bear Bryant Outstanding Non-Scholarship Player Award with defensive back Tyrone King for his performance during spring practice.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Handled place-kicking and kickoff duties for the team all season after earning the starting nod in fall camp ... was 25-for-34 on field goals and a perfect 36-of-36 on extra points this season ... second in the SEC and is tied for seventh nationally with 1.92 made field goals per game ... led the SEC with 10 field goals of over 40-yards on the season ... scored 111 points on the season and set the UA record for points by a kicker in a season (Phillip Doyle, 1989) ... set the single-season school record for made field goals with 25, previously held by Doyle in 1990 ... also averaged 60.0 yards on 70 kickoffs on the season, with four touchbacks ... had the best game of his career against Mississippi State ... nailed all four field-goal attempts against MSU, including two over 50 yards to become the first kicker since his father, Van, to make two field goals of over 50-yards in a game ... the 51-yarder in the second quarter against the Bulldogs was a career long and helped earn him SEC Special Teams Co-Player of the Week honors ... was good on all three field goals, including a 41-yarder, in the win over Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl ... went 3-of-5 in field goals against Vanderbilt, including one from 40 yards ... was 2-of-3 against Arkansas, including a clutch 42-yarder in the fourth quarter ... converted all three of his field goals against Georgia, including a 42-yarder in overtime to give the Tide the lead ... was 2-of-3 against Ole Miss ... nailed 4-of-5 attempts in the 41-17 win over Tennessee ... made both field goal attempts against LSU and converted all four against MSU to give him a streak of nine straight makes ... streak ended with a blocked attempt against Louisiana Monroe ... hit a 49-yarder in the fourth quarter at Auburn ... named UA Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Arkansas and Mississippi State.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Served as a backup placekicker and played in five games after an injury to the starter Jamie Christensen ... finished the season 8-for-13 on field goals and 12-of-13 on extra point attempts ... connected on 3-of-4 attempts in his first collegiate game in the season-opener against Hawai'i ... followed with a perfect 2-for-2, including the game winning 47-yarder in the fourth quarter against Vanderbilt to earn him SEC Special Teams Co-Player of the Week honors ... made 2-of-3 field goals against Louisiana Monroe along with five PAT's, a season high ... made a 46-yard field goal in his first collegiate road game at Arkansas ... finished the season with three kickoffs for a 57.7 yard average ... named Alabama Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Hawai'i and Vanderbilt.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Muscle Shoals High School ... All-Region team member ... made 4-of-5 field goals as a senior at Muscle Shoals High School ... hit a long of 50 yards as a prep ... also recorded touchbacks on 95 percent of his kickoffs ... full name is Van Leigh Tiffin ... born Aug. 3, 1988.

Leigh Tiffin: Career Statistics
EXTRA POINTS         FIELD GOALS                      FG BREAKDOWN
Year  G-S    XP-XPA  Pct.  FG-FGA    Pct. Long  Pts.  10-19  20-29  30-39  40-49   50+
2006  5-3    12-13   92.3  8-16      50.0 47    36    0-0    3-3    3-7    2-3     0-0
2007  13-13  36-36   100   25-34     73.5 51    111   0-0    12-13  3-6    8-13    2-2
TOTAL 18-16  48-49   98.0  33-50     66.0 51    147   0-0    15-16  6-13   10-16   2-2