Kicker, Fresno State, 2017–⁠21

Cesar Silva

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
174 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Milpitas, CA

Cesar Silva played kicker at Fresno State (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

3field goals, career highfour times; last vs. UTEP, 2021

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2018

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2019Fresno State122157.1484480
2020Fresno State55100.0351530
2021Fresno State162080.0513280
Career334671.75191190

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Fresno State28PKRS
2018Fresno State28PKFr.
2019Fresno State28PKSo.
2020Fresno State28PKJr.
2021Fresno State28PKSr.5′11″174

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
2019Fresno State––––––-8.4 (20 att.)
2020Fresno State––––––2.2 (5 att.)
2021Fresno State––––––8.6 (20 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 Fresno State 10 games, 16 of 20 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 28vs.UConnW 45–⁠0122469
Sep 24vs.UNLVW 38–⁠30223117
Oct 2atHawai’iL 24–⁠27114836
Oct 16atWyomingW 17–⁠0124125
Oct 23vs.NevadaW 34–⁠322247410
Oct 30atSan Diego StateW 30–⁠203449312
Nov 6vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠4000022
Nov 13vs.New MexicoW 34–⁠72251410
Nov 25atSan José StateW 40–⁠9114358
Dec 18 ✦vs.UTEPW 31–⁠243445211
2020 Fresno State 4 games, 5 of 5 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Oct 24vs.Hawai’iL 19–⁠34222517
Oct 29vs.Colorado StateW 38–⁠17113458
Nov 7atUNLVW 40–⁠272235410
Nov 14atUtah StateW 35–⁠1600055
2019 Fresno State 12 games, 12 of 21 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atUSCL 23–⁠313346211
Sep 7vs.MinnesotaL 35–⁠38234839
Sep 21vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠2003044
Sep 28atNew Mexico StateW 30–⁠173338312
Oct 12atAir ForceL 24–⁠43114736
Oct 18vs.UNLVW 56–⁠2703088
Oct 26vs.Colorado StateL 31–⁠41113547
Nov 2atHawai’iW 41–⁠382437511
Nov 9vs.Utah StateL 35–⁠3700055
Nov 15atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠1700011
Nov 23vs.NevadaL 28–⁠3500044
Nov 30atSan José StateL 16–⁠1700022

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

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