Kicker, Oregon (from Cincinnati), 2019–⁠22

Alex Bales

Lettered 2021 at Cincinnati (school media guide)

Number
No. 80
Height
6′0″
Weight
172 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Westfield, IN

Alex Bales played kicker at Cincinnati (2019–⁠21) and Oregon (2022).

Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021

Kicking

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2021Cincinnati2540.0521218

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2022Oregon725236.0462

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Cincinnati80PKRS
2020Cincinnati80PKFr.
2021Cincinnati80PKSo.
2022Oregon80PKJr.6′0″172

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2021Cincinnati––––––-4.6 (5 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Oregon 3 games, 7 punts, 36.0 average
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 5atColoradoW 49–⁠10–––––
Nov 19vs.UtahW 20–⁠17–––––
Nov 26atOregon StateL 34–⁠38–––––
2021 Cincinnati 4 games, 2 of 5 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Oct 23atNavyW 27–⁠20115203
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 45–⁠28112769
Nov 20vs.SMUW 48–⁠1402066
Nov 26atEast CarolinaW 35–⁠1301000
2020 Cincinnati 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 21–⁠24–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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