Kicker, Pittsburgh, 2020–⁠24

Ben Sauls

Lettered 2021–⁠24 (school media guide)

Number
No. 90
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Tipp City, OH
Born
Jul 31, 2001

Ben Sauls played kicker at Pittsburgh (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

5field goals, career highvs. UCLA, 2022

All-America: Pro Football Focus 2024

Team titles: ACC champions, 2021

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2020Pittsburgh00–011
2021Pittsburgh00–022
2022Pittsburgh202483.35147107
2023Pittsburgh111668.8472861
2024Pittsburgh212487.55844107
Career526481.358122278

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Pittsburgh440000
2024Pittsburgh220000
Career660000

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Pittsburgh90PKYr 1
2021Pittsburgh90PKYr 2
2022Pittsburgh90PKYr 3
2023Pittsburgh90PKYr 4
2024Pittsburgh90PKSr. (Yr 5)5′10″185

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
2022Pittsburgh––––––7.6 (23 att.)
2023Pittsburgh––––––0.9 (16 att.)
2024Pittsburgh––––––20.6 (24 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

2024 Pittsburgh 13 games, 21 of 24 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.Kent StateW 55–⁠242250713
Sep 7atCincinnatiW 28–⁠273353110
Sep 14vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠34113158
Sep 21vs.Youngstown StateW 73–⁠171149912
Oct 5atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠242237410
Oct 12vs.CaliforniaW 17–⁠15115825
Oct 24vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠132257511
Nov 2atSMUL 25–⁠48124425
Nov 9vs.VirginiaL 19–⁠24234817
Nov 16vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠24234728
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 9–⁠3700011
Nov 30atBoston CollegeL 23–⁠34115725
Dec 26 ✦vs.ToledoL 46–⁠483357312
2023 Pittsburgh 12 games, 11 of 16 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.WoffordW 45–⁠7112658
Sep 9vs.CincinnatiL 21–⁠2701033
Sep 16atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠17223606
Sep 23vs.North CarolinaL 24–⁠41124436
Sep 30atVirginia TechL 21–⁠3801033
Oct 14vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠21114658
Oct 21atWake ForestL 17–⁠21114125
Oct 28atNotre DameL 7–⁠5801011
Nov 4vs.Florida StateL 7–⁠2400011
Nov 11vs.SyracuseL 13–⁠28223517
Nov 16vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠16124236
Nov 25atDukeL 19–⁠30224717
2022 Pittsburgh 13 games, 20 of 24 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠31114258
Sep 10vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠34243539
Sep 17atWestern MichiganW 34–⁠132348410
Sep 24vs.Rhode IslandW 45–⁠24113169
Oct 1vs.Georgia TechL 21–⁠2600033
Oct 8vs.Virginia TechW 45–⁠29114769
Oct 22atLouisvilleL 10–⁠24113714
Oct 29atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠42114736
Nov 5vs.SyracuseW 19–⁠9114325
Nov 12atVirginiaW 37–⁠73439413
Nov 19vs.DukeW 28–⁠26225128
Nov 26atMiamiW 42–⁠1600066
Dec 30 ✦vs.UCLAW 37–⁠355549217
2021 Pittsburgh 5 games, 2 of 4 extra points
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠700022
Sep 11atTennesseeW 41–⁠34–––––
Sep 25vs.New HampshireW 77–⁠700000
Oct 23vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠17–––––
Nov 6atDukeW 54–⁠29–––––
2020 Pittsburgh 1 game, 1 of 1 extra point
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 12vs.Austin PeayW 55–⁠000011

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′9⅞″
Weight182 lb
Arm length29″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan71½″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2025New York Giants388

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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