Kicker, Michigan State (from Auburn), 2019–⁠22

Ben Patton

Number: No. 93
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 203 lb
Class (2022): Senior
Hometown: Rochester, MI

Ben Patton played kicker at Auburn (2019–⁠21) and Michigan State (2022).

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

Season	Team	FGM	FGA	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
2019	Auburn	0	0	–	0	2	2
2021	Auburn	5	6	83.3	49	6	21
2022	Michigan State	4	8	50.0	48	15	27
Career		9	14	64.3	49	23	50

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2019	Auburn	93	PK	Fr.
2020	Auburn	93	PK	So.
2021	Auburn	93	PK	Jr.
2022	Michigan State	93	PK	Sr.	5′10″	203

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	PAAR
2021	Auburn	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.1 (6 att.)
2022	Michigan State	–	–	–	–	–	–	-5.5 (7 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 Michigan State 6 games, 4 of 8 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Oct 1	atMaryland	L 13–⁠27	0	1	0	1	1
Oct 15	vs.Wisconsin	W 34–⁠28	0	0	0	4	4
Oct 29	atMichigan	L 7–⁠29	0	0	0	1	1
Nov 5	atIllinois	W 23–⁠15	1	2	21	2	5
Nov 12	vs.Rutgers	W 27–⁠21	2	2	48	3	9
Nov 19	vs.Indiana	L 31–⁠39	1	3	19	4	7

2021 Auburn 4 games, 5 of 6 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Sep 11	vs.Alabama State	W 62–⁠0	0	0	0	1	1
Nov 20	atSouth Carolina	L 17–⁠21	1	2	37	2	5
Nov 27	vs.Alabama	L 22–⁠24	2	2	49	2	8
Dec 28 ✦	vs.Houston	L 13–⁠17	2	2	35	1	7