Kicker, Mississippi State (from Arizona State), 2017–⁠21

Brandon Ruiz

Number
No. 8
Height
5′10″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Gilbert, AZ
Born
Feb 18, 1999, in Yuma, Arizona

Brandon Ruiz played kicker at Arizona State (2017–⁠18) and Mississippi State (2020–⁠21).

Career highs

3field goals, career higheight times; last vs. Alabama, 2021

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2017Arizona State192770.45249106
2018Arizona State182281.8494599
2020Mississippi State101283.3432555
2021Mississippi State5955.6441934
Career527074.352138294

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Arizona State8PKYr 1
2018Arizona State8PKYr 2
2020Mississippi State8PKYr 4
2021Mississippi State8PKSr. (Yr 5)5′10″180

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
2017Arizona State––––––1.0 (27 att.)
2018Arizona State––––––3.5 (22 att.)
2020Mississippi State––––––0.4 (9 att.)
2021Mississippi State––––––-1.1 (9 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

2021 Mississippi State 6 games, 5 of 9 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.Louisiana TechW 35–⁠3401055
Sep 11vs.NC StateW 24–⁠1000022
Oct 16vs.AlabamaL 9–⁠49334409
Oct 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠6113669
Oct 30vs.KentuckyW 31–⁠17122747
Nov 6atArkansasL 28–⁠3102022
2020 Mississippi State 9 games, 10 of 12 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 26atLSUW 44–⁠343343514
Oct 3vs.ArkansasL 14–⁠2100022
Oct 10atKentuckyL 2–⁠2401000
Oct 17vs.Texas A&ML 14–⁠2800022
Nov 7vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠17112536
Nov 21atGeorgiaL 24–⁠31112236
Nov 28atOle MissL 24–⁠31112536
Dec 12vs.AuburnL 10–⁠24124114
Dec 19vs.MissouriW 51–⁠323343615
2018 Arizona State 13 games, 18 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.UTSAW 49–⁠700077
Sep 8vs.Michigan StateW 16–⁠133349110
Sep 15atSan Diego StateL 21–⁠2800033
Sep 22atWashingtonL 20–⁠27224828
Sep 29vs.Oregon StateW 52–⁠241129710
Oct 6atColoradoL 21–⁠2801033
Oct 18vs.StanfordL 13–⁠20223417
Oct 27atUSCW 38–⁠35123158
Nov 3vs.UtahW 38–⁠20122158
Nov 10vs.UCLAW 31–⁠28123447
Nov 17atOregonL 29–⁠313338211
Nov 24atArizonaW 41–⁠40223939
Dec 15 ✦vs.Fresno StateL 20–⁠31224428
2017 Arizona State 13 games, 19 of 27 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.New Mexico StateW 37–⁠31125247
Sep 9vs.San Diego StateL 20–⁠3000022
Sep 16atTexas TechL 45–⁠52124469
Sep 23vs.OregonW 37–⁠353341413
Sep 30atStanfordL 24–⁠34123236
Oct 14vs.WashingtonW 13–⁠7235217
Oct 21atUtahW 30–⁠103347312
Oct 28vs.USCL 17–⁠48113925
Nov 4vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠302437511
Nov 11atUCLAL 37–⁠443423413
Nov 18atOregon StateW 40–⁠24114558
Nov 25vs.ArizonaW 42–⁠3000066
Dec 29 ✦vs.NC StateL 31–⁠52122447

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2023XFLSeattle Sea Dragons *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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