Is this young Quebec kicker headed to the NCAA?

Dylan Giroux never imagined that his football boots would attract so much attention.

At 17, the young athlete from Terrebonne has carved out a unique place for himself in Quebec football, setting a record in the RSEQ Division 1 and nurturing ambitions for American college football.

Initially, the oval ball was not part of his plans. His real passion was soccer, a sport he played assiduously until a knee injury at age 12 kept him off the field. But fate had other plans for him.

A discovery that changed everything It was in ninth grade, during a school activity at high school, that he first encountered American football.un-quart-arriere-a-150-m-dans-le-viseur-des-falcons/”>It was in ninth grade, during a school activity at Armand-Corbeil High School, that Giroux kicked his first football. To his surprise, his kick traveled 40 yards. An impressed Scorpions coach invited him to join the team's practices. In just two years, Giroux became the team's star kicker, specializing in field goals and punts. In his first season, he was successful on all of his attempts, and the following year, he set a Quebec record with a 46-yard kick.
His performance even caught the attention of an agent specializing in exporting Canadian players to the United States, as he pointed out in an interview with Stéphane Cadorette of the Journal de Québec.

“I had never thought about playing there,” says Giroux, now aware of the opportunity before him.

With his experience as a soccer goalkeeper, he has learned to handle pressure and stay focused despite criticism.

“If I miss a kick, I'm the one who takes responsibility. Comments help me improve,” he explains.

His talent earned him two invitations to Kohl's Kicking Camp in Tennessee, where he was rated a 4.5-star prospect for the 2028 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. Ranked ninth among nearly 700 American kickers, Giroux is now considering attending a prep school in Texas or Georgia to maximize his visibility. He has already visited Rutgers University in New Jersey and is planning other visits.

“Two years ago, going to the United States seemed impossible. Today, it's my main goal,” he concludes, determined to cross borders to achieve his dream.

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