When Tom Obarski was signed by the Giants at the end of the 2015 season after spending the season on the Bengals' practice squad, the Bengals decided to sign Zach Hocker to add some competition for veteran kicker Mike Nugent this summer in training camp.
Coming out of high school, kicker Hocker was a 2 star recruit out of Russellville, Arkansas. He joined the Arkansas Razorbacks in 2010, becoming their kicker for four years in Fayetteville. He was a pretty good kicker in his freshman and senior seasons, making 84+ percent of his kickers.