Kicker, USC (from UNLV), 2024–⁠26

Caden Chittenden

Number
No. 45
Height
5′10″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV

Caden Chittenden plays kicker for USC, after UNLV (2024).

2026 so far

7 of 8 field goals

Last game: at Penn State, W 31–⁠23

Next game: at Wisconsin, Oct 24

Game by game this season, field goals
  1. 0SJSU
  2. 0FRES
  3. 0UL
  4. 2@RUTG
  5. 2ORE
  6. 2WASH
  7. 1@PSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

4field goals, career highat Oregon State, 2024

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Kicking

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2024UNLV263378.85255133
2026USC7887.5393051
Career334180.55285184

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024UNLV45PKYr 1
2025USC45PKYr 2
2026USC45PKSo. (Yr 3)5′10″190

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
2024UNLV––––––4.6 (64 att.)
2026USC––––––1.7 (8 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

2026 USC 7 games, 7 of 8 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 29vs.San José StateW 42–⁠2600066
Sep 4vs.Fresno StateW 39–⁠000055
Sep 12vs.LouisianaW 49–⁠3000077
Sep 19atRutgersW 42–⁠352235410
Sep 26vs.OregonL 27–⁠41233839
Oct 3vs.WashingtonW 25–⁠21223917
Oct 10atPenn StateW 31–⁠23113747
2024 UNLV 14 games, 26 of 33 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atHoustonW 27–⁠7234039
Sep 7vs.Utah TechW 72–⁠143336615
Sep 13vs.KansasW 23–⁠203438211
Sep 28vs.Fresno StateW 59–⁠141145811
Oct 4vs.SyracuseL 41–⁠442241511
Oct 11atUtah StateW 50–⁠342246511
Oct 19atOregon StateW 33–⁠254434315
Oct 25vs.Boise StateL 24–⁠29122836
Nov 9atHawai’iW 29–⁠27244139
Nov 16vs.San Diego StateW 41–⁠202246511
Nov 22atSan José StateW 27–⁠16235239
Nov 30vs.NevadaW 38–⁠14112658
Dec 6atBoise StateL 7–⁠2101011
Dec 18 ✦vs.CaliforniaW 24–⁠13114836

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

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